Healthy
Conditions
Keywords
manuka honey, glycaemic index, blood glucose control, individuals, current disease, medication use
Brief summary
Five high methylglyoxal (460-667 mg/kg) Manuka honey samples were selected from different geographical locales around the North Island of New Zealand and tested for glycaemic index (GI) in 10 healthy volunteers in a single-blinded, randomised study. Participants were fed honey containing 25g of available carbohydrate in 200 ml water and the blood glucose responses measured (area under the curve; AUC) and compared to that of 25 g of available carbohydrate from glucose.
Interventions
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTManuka Honey
honey was weighed out to provide 25 g of available carbohydrate in 200 ml of water
Sponsors
Manuka Health New Zealand
Waiariki Institute of Technology
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* healthy (Body mass index (BMI) 20-25) * non-smoking * aged between 18-45 years * absence of diabetes or chronic illness * not taking any medications.
Exclusion criteria
* currently dieting * suffering from illness or chronic disease * currently taking medication * smokers (including recreational) * outside healthy BMI range
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Determine the Glycaemic index of Manuka honey | 2 weeks | 10 healthy individuals consumed honey (25g of available carbohydrate in 200 ml of water) in a fasted state. Blood glucose levels were recorded at 0, 15, 30, 45, 60, 90 and 120 mins and the area under the blood glucose curve was calculated. All 10 participants took five different honeys and a glucose standard on six different days (with randomised allocation of samples). |
Countries
New Zealand
Outcome results
None listed