Effects of xylooligosaccharide-sugar mixture on glycemic index (GI) and blood glucose response in healthy adults

Myungok Kyung, Han Saem Choe, Sangwon Jung, Kyungsun Lee, Sung Eun Jo, Sheungwoo Seo, Keunbum Choe, Chang Kun Yang, Sang Ho Yoo, Yuri Kim

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Abstract

Purpose: The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of xyloologosaccharide (XOS)-sugar mixture on glycemic index (GI) and blood glucose in human subjects.

Methods: Randomized double-blind cross-over studies were conducted to examine the effect of sucrose with 14% xyloologosaccharide powder (Xylo 14) and sucrose with 20% xylooligosaccharide powder (Xylo 20) on GI and postprandial glucose response at 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, and 120 min.

Results: GIs of Xylo 14 and Xylo 20 were 60.0 ± 23.5 classified within medium GI range, and 54.3 ± 17.7 within low GI range, respectively. Xylo 14 and Xylo 20 showed significantly lower area under the glucose curve (AUC) for 0-15 min (p = 0.0113), 0-30 min (p = 0.0004), 0-45 min (p < 0.0001), 0-60 min (p < 0.0001), 0-90 min (p < 0.0001), and 0-120 min (p = 0.0001). In particular, compared with glucose, the blood glucose levels of Xylo 14 and Xylo 20 were significantly lower at every time point between 15 and 120 min.

Conclusion: The results of this study suggested that Xylo 14 and Xylo 20 had an acute suppressive effect on GI and the postprandial glucose surge.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)229-235
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Nutrition and Health
Volume47
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2014

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Publisher Copyright:
© 2014 The Korean Nutrition Society.

Keywords

  • Area under the curve (AUC)
  • Blood glucose
  • GI (glycemic index)
  • Sugar
  • Xylooligosaccharide (XOS)

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