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Glycemic Responses and Sensory Characteristics of Whole Yellow Pea Flour Added to Novel Functional Foods
Author(s) -
Marinangeli Christopher P.F.,
Kassis Amira N.,
Jones Peter J.H.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1750-3841.2009.01347.x
Subject(s) - postprandial , food science , glycemic , ingredient , crossover study , taste , glycemic index , functional food , chemistry , medicine , diabetes mellitus , endocrinology , alternative medicine , placebo , pathology
A fundamental understanding regarding postprandial glycemic responses to foods containing whole yellow‐pea flour (WYPF) remains unknown. This, alongside concerns that WYPF possesses unfavorable sensory characteristics has limited the incorporation of WYPF into new functional food products as a healthy novel ingredient. The objective of this study was to evaluate how WYPF modulates postprandial glycemic responses as well as sensory characteristics in novel foods. In a single‐blind crossover trial, the present study assessed postprandial glycemic responses of banana bread, biscotti, and spaghetti containing either WYPF or whole wheat flour (WWF). Boiled yellow peas (BYP) and white bread (WB) were used as positive and negative controls, respectively. On day 1, subjects evaluated appearance, taste, texture, smell as well as overall acceptance of each WYPF and WWF food on a 5‐point hedonic scale. WYPF banana bread (97.9 ± 17.8 mmol·min/L) and biscotti (83 ± 13 mmol·min/L), as well as BYP (112.3 ± 19.9 mmol·min/L), reduced ( P < 0.05) glycemic responses compared to WB (218.1 ± 29.5 mmol·min/L). The glycemic response of WYPF pasta (160.7 ± 19.4 mmol·min/L) was comparable to WB. WYPF biscotti produced a lower ( P = 0.019) postprandial glycemic response compared to WWF biscotti (117.2 ± 13.1 mmol·min/L). Hedonic responses between corresponding foods were similar except for the WYPF pasta (2.9 ± 0.9) which possessed a lower sensory score ( P = 0.02) for smell compared to WWF pasta (3.6 ± 1). WYPF can be used to produce low‐glycemic functional foods possessing sensory attributes that are comparable to identical food products containing WWF.