Polys launch low GI food items
23 Aug 2017
The New Paper, 23 Aug 2017 - Article featured the food products with low glycaemic index (GI) developed by the local polytechnics. GI values refer to the rate at which different foods raise a person's blood sugar level. SP’s School of Chemical & Life Sciences has previously teamed up with companies to create low GI instant soya oatmeal, banana chocolate cupcake mix, brownie mix and healthier mee kia, some of which are available at supermarkets and hawker stalls. The Diploma in Food Science and Technology students came up with the brownie and cupcake mixes, while SP's Food Innovation and Resource Centre worked on the soya oatmeal and noodles. Article also mentioned that TP announced the launch of a multi-grain drink, iLite® GrainPlus with low GI this week. The polytechnic teamed up with food manufacturing company Faesol to create the drink, which is now available at NTUC FairPrice outlets. Earlier this year, students from TP's School of Applied Science collaborated with NTUC Foodfare to develop diabetic-friendly dishes like pad thai, with noodles made from sweet potato rather than rice flour and spicy briyani with lamb meatballs, which uses low-GI, long-grain rice. These dishes are halal-certified and are available at NTUC Foodfare at Mapletree Business City.