Antioxidant and Antihyperglycemic Properties of Three Banana Cultivars (Musa spp.)

Table 1

The starch, sugar, amylose and amylopectin contents, amylose/amylopectin ratio, and glycemic index (%) of Musa sapientum (Latundan banana) (MSL), Musa acuminata (Cavendish banana) (MAC), and Musa acuminate (Red Dacca) (MAR).

Parameter	MAC	MAR	MSL
Starch (g/100 g)	57.31 ± 2.62	58.13 ± 2.13	51.36 ± 1.8
Sugar (g/100 g)	17.87 ± 0.42	19.50 ± 0.52	18.52 ± 0.45
Amylose content (A) (g/100 g)	9.67 ± 0.42	10.18 ± 0.45	12.84 ± 0.63
Amylopectin content (Am) (g/100 g)	47.64 ± 1.25	47.95 ± 1.67	38.52 ± 1.12
GI (%)	45.49 ± 1.25	44.95 ± 1.33	41.33 ± 0.95
A/Am	0.20	0.23	0.33

Value represents mean ± standard deviation of triplicate readings. Values with the same superscript letter on the same row are not significantly different ().