Spherix Incorporated today announced that the world's first tagatose-containing chocolate, Miada(R) ChocoLite(R), is very low in Glycemic Load (GL) and estimated relative Glycemic Index (GI), according to newly performed studies.
Miada Corporation Limited's recent press release, stated that research commissioned by Miada and conducted by leading nutrition researcher Dr. Alison Wallace at the New Zealand Institute for Crop & Food Research Ltd., showed that the chocolate tested had a GL of 1 and an estimated GI of 8. Readings below 10 for GL and below 55 for GI are considered low.
Earlier this year, Sydney University's Glycaemic Index Research Service (SUGiRS) tested tagatose in a research study and stated that, compared to glucose, which had glycemic and insulinaemic responses of 100%, tagatose produced very low glycemic and insulinaemic responses of only 3%.
Miada(R) ChocoLite(R) is the world's first chocolate to undergo GL testing, believed to be the most scientifically accurate way to inform consumers of how the recommended serving size of a particular food affects blood glucose levels relative to glucose sugar. This is particularly important to individuals wishing to eat healthier and reduce the amount of insulin the body produces, which may affect conditions such as the onset of Type 2 diabetes and obesity.