A snack food and beverage fit for the nutritional requirements of Filipino senior citizens, and the lowering of the glycemic index (GI) of rice for those with diabetes.
These are among the current researches being developed by researchers at the Department of Science and Technology , including those in the program tagged, “Healthy Aging Program for PinoY Senior Citizens,” in response to the needs of the country’s growing number of senior population.
Gaba, an inhibitory neurotransmitter, is known to provide several health benefits, such as providing support to the immune and nervous systems. The project team has already tested the use of MGT powder on several food products, such as biscuits, chicken nuggets, skinless longganisa, and tomato sauce.
Using gamma-irradiation and chemical mutagenesis techniques, several mutant rice populations were induced from the well-known rice variety, Tubigan 14 . Each of the three foods contain 100 calories, 23 grams of carbohydrates and 2 grams of protein, the DOST said.
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