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Table 2 Mean (95% CI) Glycemic Index (GI) values determined using different reference foods in European (n = 31) and Chinese (n = 32) groups

From: The use of different reference foods in determining the glycemic index of starchy and non-starchy test foods

Food

GI(glucose reference)

GI(jasmine reference)

 

European

Chinese

P

European

Chinese

P

Jasmine

68 (61, 76)

80 (72, 90)

0.03

NA

NA

NA

Basmati

57 (49, 67)

67 (58, 77)

0.17

84 (72, 99)

83 (72, 95)

0.88

Brown

65 (57, 74)

78 (68, 89)

0.05

95 (84, 108)

97 (85, 110)

0.85

Doongara

55 (48, 63)

67 (58, 76)

0.04

81 (71, 92)

83 (73, 94)

0.79

Parboiled

57 (50, 64)

72 (63, 82)

0.01

83 (73, 94)

89 (78, 102)

0.42

Sucrose

60 (54, 67)

62 (55, 70)

0.69

88 (77, 101)

78 (68, 89)

0.19

  1. NA Not Applicable.