Glycemic Index of Five Ghanaian Corn and Cassava Staples
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Glycemic index of some local staples in Ghana
Glycemic index (GI), a measure of blood glucose level as influenced by foods has become a concern due to the increasing cases of diabetes in Ghana. In spite of this, little is known of the GI of commonly consumed carbohydrate-rich foods of the Ghanaian diet. The GI of five Ghanaian staples: fufu (locally pounded), kenkey (Ga), banku, Tuo Zaafi (TZ), and fufu (Processed powder) were determined i...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Food and Nutrition Research
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2333-1119
DOI: 10.12691/jfnr-7-9-1