Extracts of mulberry have been shown to reduce post-prandial glucose (PPG) and insulin (PPI) responses, but reliability of these effects and required doses and specifications are unclear. We previously found that 1.5 g of a specified mulberry fruit extract (MFE) significantly reduced PPG and PPI responses to 50 g carbohydrate as rice porridge, with no indications of intolerance. The trials reported here aimed to replicate that work and assess the efficacy of lower MFE doses, using boiled rice as the carbohydrate source. Two separate randomized controlled intervention studies were carried out with healthy Indian males and females age 20-50 (N=84 per trial), with PPG area under the curve over 2 hr as the primary outcome. Trial 1 used doses of 0, 0.37, 0.75, 1.12 and 1.5 g MFE in boiled rice, and 0 or 1.5 g MFE in rice porridge. Trial 2 used doses of 0, 0.04, 0.12, 0.37 g MFE in boiled rice. In trial 1, relative to control, all MFE doses significantly decreased PPG (−27.2 to −22.9%; all p ≤ 0.02) and PPI (−34.6 to −14.0%, all p < 0.01). Breath hydrogen was significantly increased only at 1.5 g MFE (in rice porridge), and self-reported gastrointestinal symptoms were uniformly low. In trial 2, only 0.37 g MFE significantly affected PPG (−20.4%, p = 0.002) and PPI (−17.0%, p <0.001). Together, these trials show that MFE in doses as low as 0.37 g can reliably reduce PPG and PPI responses to a carbohydrate-rich meal, with no apparent adverse effects.
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