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  • From: <bob AT akasha.net>
  • To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
  • Subject: FW: Re: Sun/Jerusalem Chokes Glycemic Index
  • Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 17:29:34 -0500


-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Menke

But, how about adding Glycemic Index (GI) and Glycemic Loading (GL)
numbers?
Since Glucose has a GI of 1.0, white bread is .7, raw pears are .38
and blackeyed peas (beans, cowpeas) are .4, what is the GI of the
Jerusalem Artichoke? I did a Google search on glycemic index "jerusalem
artichoke", and got about four pages of hits on the subject, mostly
dealing with INULINS which have a Glycemic Index of zero.I never did see a
GL number for Jerusalem Artichokes, and they are probably not 100% Inulins.
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Here is a little more from the web- It should explain it a little better
than I can. You answered your own question as inulin is very slow to give up
its calories it would be very low in glycimic index but enough from me, more
information to wit:
The tuber, instead of containing starch like the potato, has the allied
substance Inulin. The chief ingredients are water, 80 per cent. albuminoids,
2 per cent.; gum, known as Laevulin, 9.1 per cent.; sugar, 4.2 per cent.;
inulin, 1.1 per cent.
The tubers contain a high proportion of the carbohydrate inulin, a polymer
of fructose;
Interestingly, Jerusalem artichokes are starch-free. Their carbohydrates
(inulin) do not convert to sugar in the body, so they can be eaten with
abandon by the diet-conscious and by diabetics. Of course the very
indigestibility of inulin has given it a name for "filthy loathsome stinking
wind"....
High Triglycerides (Hypertriglyceridemia) - Healthwell.com - "in individuals
with elevated total cholesterol or triglyceride levels, including people
with type 2 diabetes, FOS or inulin (in amounts ranging from 8 to 20 grams
daily) produced significant reductions in triglyceride levels"
DESCRIPTION Inulin is a polysaccharide derived from the Jerusalem artichoke.
It is formed by linking 30 fructose monomer units together in a long chain.
It is a natural fiber that helps moderate blood sugar levels in the body.
Not only can inulin analog help avoid those "sugar rushes and crashes"
commonly experienced by dieters, but it may also help reduce sugar craving,
a frequent source of calories.
METHOD OF ACTION Inulin analog is a water-soluble fiber. It is an
oversimplification to consider inulin analog a complex carbohydrate similar
in nature to starch. Inulin Analog is based on a beta linkage between its
component fructose molecules. The natural flora of the human intestine does
not possess the enzymes required to hydrolyze inulin analog in the stomach
or intestines. Based on the definition that fibers are polysaccharides
impervious to hydrolysis by enzymes of the digestive system, inulin analog
can be considered a fiber. Specifically, it is a water soluble fiber.
THERAPEUTIC Inulin analog is the ultimate complex carbohydrate. It is a
storage carbohydrate as well as one of the few known soluble fibers. It is
the only carbohydrate that extends carbohydrate-derived energy over extended
periods without significant increases in blood sugar level and does not
require insulin in order to be metabolized. Inulin analog can help reduce
insulin dependencies and requirements as well as provide better blood sugar
control. The long-term energy release which inulin analog provides not only
prevents low blood sugar levels in diabetics but enhances endurance for the
normal active individual.Inulin analog spreads the absorption of
carbohydrates over a longer period of time than absorption without inulin
analog. This is important because stretching carbohydrates over periods from
2 to 10 hours delays the pangs of hunger that results from the sugar rush
and low experienced with carbohydrate consumption. For diabetics, the fact
that inulin analog does not increase blood sugar levels and prevents low
blood sugar levels is important in preventing diabetic ketoacidosis and
actually can tone down the amount of exogenous (injected) insulin required.
Thus, inulin analog can be of benefit to diabetics, people with a propensity
towards diabetes. The importance of inulin analog to diabetics as a "buffer"
for maintaining constant blood sugar levels and an "energy sustainer,"
providing endurance, cannot be stressed enough.






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