5. Conclusions
SEPARATION
The research presented here suggests that the effective use of fruit in a carbohydrate exchange format to reduce the postprandial glycaemic response to starchy food depends on:Equi-carbohydrate partial substitution of low GI fructose in fruit sugars for higher GI carbohydrates such as cooked starch.Separation of fruit and starchy foods in a meal enough to avoid overlap of the glycaemic responses to each.Ingestion of the fruit no later than the starchy food to ensure that the starch digestion is subjected to interactions with fruit remnants and components, such as dietary fibre and organic acids, that delay digestion and absorption.