Open AccessGlycemic index and glycemic load of arrowroot (Maranta arundinaceae) cookies with the addition of cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum) and porang (Amorphophallus oncophyllus) glucomannan
Author(s) -
Lily Arsanti Lestari,
Dewa Baskara Gama,
Emy Huriyati,
Ajeng Prameswari,
Eni Harmayani
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
food research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.218
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2550-2166
DOI - 10.26656/fr.2017.4(3).401
Subject(s) - glycemic index , glycemic load , food science , glycemic , glucomannan , amorphophallus , starch , cinnamomum , dietary fiber , sugar , chemistry , diabetes mellitus , medicine , endocrinology , alternative medicine , traditional chinese medicine , pathology , cassia
Development of functional food especially diabetic food has recently increased since theprevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus has increased dramatically. Hence, we developedMy Cookies® that made from several ingredients that could lower the blood glucosenamely arrowroot (Maranta Arundinaceae), cinnamon (Cinnamomum verum), and porang(Amorphophallus oncophyllus) glucomannan. The objective of this study was to evaluatethe nutrient composition, glycemic index, and glycemic load of My Cookies®. Cookiesamples were analyzed for their nutrient composition using proximate analysis methods.The total sugar and total starch of cookies were analyzed with colorimetric method andenzymatic method, respectively, while dietary fiber and resistant starch were analyzedwith enzymatic-gravimetric method. The glycemic index and glycemic load weredetermined using Wolever and Jenkins method. The result showed that the cookiescontain water, ash, protein, fat, total carbohydrate, soluble fiber, insoluble fiber, andresistant starch as much as 7.20%, 2.66%, 7.66%, 28.00%, 54.49%, 0.57%, 15.80% and2.23% respectively. Glycemic index and glycemic load of the cookies were 48.2 and 6.92respectively. Since the glycemic index and glycemic load were categorized as low, it canbe concluded that My Cookies® could be consumed by diabetics as an alternative snack.