Nowadays, during the current COVID-19 pandemic, consumers increasingly seek foods that
not only fulfill the basic need (ie, satisfying hunger) but also enhance human health and well …

Indigenous and traditional foods of Sri Lanka inherit a long history and unique traditions
continued from several thousands of years. Sri Lankan food tradition is strongly inter-wound …

Current international tables published on the glycaemic index (GI) of foods represent
valuable resources for researchers and clinicians. However, the vast majority of published …

Cycads are used mainly as source of food starch and in traditional medicine in Asia,
Americas, Australia, Sub-Saharan Africa and some Pacific islands by the local communities …

Starch digestibility, thermal, pasting and gelling properties of Caryota urens (CU) flour were
investigated using wheat flour as reference. Amylose content of CU and wheat flour was …

Crystalline, pasting and thermal properties and antioxidant activity of starch isolated from
queen sago seed by using different isolation methods such as water steeping, alkali …

Caryota urens which is commonly known as Kithul, is a multipurpose and underutilized palm
mainly distributed in Asia. Due to its numerous applications, it has been considered an …

The paper presents data on glycaemic indices (GI), glycaemic load (GL) and some factors
that contributed to the variations observed in GI of commonly consumed Sri Lankan foods …

Diabetes mellitus is the deadliest metabolic disease of contemporaneous times and,
therefore the research for new antidiabetic agents remains an urgent priority. Over the past …

Current international tables published on the glycaemic index (GI) of foods represent
valuable resources for researchers and clinicians. However, the vast majority of published …