Blackcurrants are favorable for glucose metabolism

[Northerner]

Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows.

Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on the blood glucose response after a meal. They balance the glucose response of ingested sugar by attenuating its rise and delaying its fall. The effect is likely associated with berry-derived polyphenolic compounds, anthocyanins, which are rich in blackcurrants.

The beneficial health effect of blackcurrants was supported by a recent study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland. In the clinical meal study (Maqua) the beneficial effect on postprandial glucose response was achieved by 75 g (1.5 dL) of blackcurrants, a remarkably smaller portion size than in earlier studies. Blackcurrants are often consumed with added sugar because of their natural sourness, which may be a cause of concern for health-conscious consumers. However, it seems that sugar consumed with blackcurrants is not as unhealthy as sugar consumed without berries.

Blackcurrants are favorable for glucose metabolism

Blackcurrants have a beneficial effect on post-meal glucose response, and the required portion size is much smaller than previously thought, a new study shows.

www.sciencedaily.com

 

[trophywench]

Does this mean I can eat blackcurrant jam I wonder? Not that it would be like my mum's - you couldn't hardly spread that as it had a lot more blackcurrants than sugar. (a lot to do with X tons of hoss manure - which the allotment holders had pre-purchased by the barrow load - being tipped on the end of dad's allotment adjacent to his blackcurrant canes!)

 

[mikeyB]

Not eating blackcurrants is even better for glucose levels

 

[danielmg]

Are there any types of healthy foods available with Blackcurrant as a main ingredient? Having searched around, most products are either jelly, fruit drinks or jam, all of which have high amounts of sugar.

 

[trophywench]

Don't think blackcurrants without ANY sweetener, would be very palatable frankly - however enormous and juicy my dad's were that year, still tasted 'tart', cos they do. Shedloads of pectin in them; the opposite of strawberries. Same as you can't make decent marmalade from sweet juicy oranges alone - it doesn't 'set'.