Blood Glucose Response of Novel Wild Rice Enhanced Food Products (Trial 2)

Summary

The goal of this acute double-blind cross over trial to test the effects of different wild rice cereal products compared to products currently on the market on glycaemic control. The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. What is the effect compared to products currently on the market on glycaemic control?
2. Is the wild rice product palatable?

Participants will:

* consent to attend 6 study visits being 2.5 hours each
* come to each visit fasted for at least 10-12 hours.
* complete a Motivation to Eat VAS following each blood measure

Conditions

• Blood Glucose

Interventions

OTHER

Kellogg's - rice krispies (control)

One serving size (140g) of whole white rice cereal will be provided. Preparation will be consistently maintained throughout.

OTHER

Kellogg's - rice krispies (control) + 125ml milk

One serving size (140g) of whole white rice cereal with 125ml of milk will be provided. Preparation will be consistently maintained throughout.

OTHER

Novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 60% fava bean blend) + 125 ml milk

One serving size (140g) of novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 60% fava bean blend) with 125ml of milk will be provided. Preparation will be consistently maintained throughout.

OTHER

Novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 60% fava bean blend)

One serving size (140g) of novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 60% fava bean blend) will be provided. Preparation will be consistently maintained throughout.

OTHER

Novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 50% fava bean blend) + 10% purple powder (sweet potato)

One serving size (140g) of novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 60% fava bean blend) with a 10% added purple powder (sweet potato) will be provided. Preparation will be consistently maintained throughout.

OTHER

Novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 50% fava bean blend) + 10% purple powder (sweet potato) + 125 ml milk

One serving size (140g) of novel cereal (40% Canadian wild rice, 50% fava bean blend) and 10% purple powder (sweet potato) with 125 ml milk. Preparation will be consistently maintained throughout.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mitacs

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Dylan MacKay

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Dylan MacKay, PHD · University of Manitoba

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

50 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2025-09-01

Primary Completion

2026-03-30

Completion

2026-09-01

Countries

• Canada

Study Locations