Roasted Pulse Snacks, Post-prandial Food Intake, Appetite, and Glycemia

A Comparison of Roasted Pulse Snacks on Post-prandial Food Intake, Appetite, and Glycemic Response in Healthy Young Adults

An investigation on the effects of roasted pulse snacks on post-prandial glycemic and satiety response in healthy young adults.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Overweight; Normal Weight; Normoglycemic
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Corn nuts; Other: Chickpeas; Other: Yellow peas; Other: Pinto beans; Other: Soybeans; Other: Almonds

Detailed Description

An acute, randomized, controlled cross-over trial examining the post-prandial glycemic and satiety response to six snacks will be conducted. The study treatments are: 1) roasted corn nuts, 2) roasted chickpeas, 3) roasted yellow peas, 4) roasted pinto beans 5) roasted soybeans, and 6) roasted almonds. They will be matched for calorie content and provided in 200 kcal servings.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 32
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Canada
  • Manitoba
    • Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, R3T 6C5
      • Richardson Centre for Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals, University of Manitoba

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 45 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• BMI: ≥18.5 and ≤29.9 kg/m2
• Fasting serum glucose: ≤5.5 mmol/L

Exclusion Criteria:

• Fasting serum glucose > 5.5 mmol/L
• Smoking
• Thyroid problems
• Previous history of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, liver or kidney disease, inflammatory bowel disease, celiac disease, short bowel syndrome, any malabsorptive syndrome, pancreatitis, gallbladder or biliary disease
• Presence of a gastrointestinal disorder or surgeries within the past year
• Consuming prescription or non-prescription drug, herbal or nutritional supplements known to affect blood glucose or that could affect the outcome of the study as per investigator's judgment
• Known to be pregnant or lactating
• Known intolerance, sensitivity or allergy to any ingredients in the study products.
• Extreme dietary habits (i.e. Atkins diet, very high protein diets, etc.)
• Uncontrolled hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg)
• Weight gain or loss of at least 10lbs in previous three months
• Excessive alcohol intake
• Restrained Eaters (identified by Eating Habits Questionnaire)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

6

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Roasted snacks; Corn nuts	Other: Corn nuts; Roasted corn nut snack
Experimental: Roasted chickpeas; Chickpeas	Other: Chickpeas; Roasted chickpea snack
Experimental: Roasted yellow peas; Yellow peas	Other: Yellow peas; Roasted yellow pea snack
Experimental: Roasted pinto beans; Pinto beans	Other: Pinto beans; Roasted pinto bean snack
Experimental: Roasted soybeans; Soybeans	Other: Soybeans; Roasted soybean snack
Experimental: Roasted almonds; Almonds	Other: Almonds; Roasted almond snack

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Food intake	Ab libitum meal	At 60 min

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Subjective appetite	Measured by VAS questionnaire at 12 time points used to calculate area under the curve	0-200 min
Blood glucose concentrations	Measured in blood using a glucometer at 12 time points and used to calculate area under the curve	0-200 min
Physical comfort	Measured by VAS questionnaire at 12 time points to calculate area under the curve	0-200 min
Energy and fatigue	Measured by VAS questionnaire at 12 time points to calculate area under the curve	0-200 min
Palatability of meal	Measured by VAS questionnaire	At 60 min
Palatability of treatment	Measured by VAS questionnaire	At 5 min

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: University of Manitoba
• Collaborators: Saskatchewan Pulse Growers; Pulse Canada
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Peter JH Jones, PhD, University of Manitoba

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): August 11, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): April 4, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): April 4, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: July 6, 2017
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: July 19, 2017
• First Posted (Actual): July 21, 2017

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): January 23, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 19, 2023
• Last Verified: April 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Body Weight; Overweight
• Other Study ID Numbers: HS20792 (B2017:059)

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: No
• IPD Plan Description: Individual participant data requests should be submitted to the PI.

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No