NCT07416643

The Role of Incorporating Acacia Gum in Foods on Glucose Homeostasis in Healthy Humans

The Role of Incorporating Acacia Gum in Foods on Glucose Homeostasis in Healthy Humans: a Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 14 (actual)
• Sponsor: King Abdulaziz University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Abnormal postprandial blood glucose (PPG) is considered as a strong predictor for developing metabolic diseases worldwide. Nowadays, little understanding is available on how a carbohydrate-rich food matrix and the starch structures within interact with the gastrointestinal tract to help in controlling PPG. In this investigation, the use Acacia gum enriched flour will be used to explore the effect of adding the gum as food supplement on PPG in healthy humans.

Conditions

• Health Adult Subjects

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT	incorporating acacia gum flour into commonly consume foods	incorporating acacia gum flour into commonly consume foods

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-01
• Primary completion: 2023-08-30
• Completion: 2023-09-30
• First posted: 2026-02-18
• Last updated: 2026-02-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Saudi Arabia