Table 4 Mean difference comparison between dietary intake, glycaemic index, and glycaemic load

Macronutrients

Carbohydrates (g)

371.95

88.52

348.81

125.49

0.27

Protein (g)

99.81

32.43

89.65

32.70

0.10

Total Fat (g)

113.20

35.04

104.68

47.17

0.29

Saturated fat (g)

39.49

13.88

34.66

15.38

0.09

Monosaturated fat (g)

33.52

10.60

34.15

16.32

0.82

Polyunsaturated fat (g)

37.19

11.06

31.94

15.96

0.05*

Cholesterol (g)

246.60

98.66

207.94

88.74

0.03*

Dietary Fiber (g)

20.92

4.43

19.30

7.62

0.18

Vitamins

Vitamin A (RE)

1804.90

725.16

1495.79

871.69

0.05*

Vitamin B6 (mg)

1.79

0.47

1.50

0.56

 < 0.01*

Vitamin B12 (mcg)

5.29

2.24

4.08

2.11

 < 0.01*

Vitamin C (mg)

85.38

63.52

68.73

46.59

0.11

Vitamin D (mcg)

161.11

91.50

121.10

99.35

0.03*

Vitamin E (mg)

5.73

4.21

9.13

7.64

0.01*

Vitamin K (mcg)

3.10

0.00

3.10

0.00

0.01*

Niacin (mcg)

21.91

6.56

19.41

6.36

0.04*

Riboflavin (mcg)

2.41

0.66

2.33

0.89

0.58

Thiamin (mcg)

7.54

0.16

7.43

0.21

 < 0.01*

Folate

473.06

149.09

449.29

151.85

0.40

Minerals

Calcium (mg)

1242.63

462.45

1164.89

508.06

0.40

Iron (mg)

35.47

8.20

32.24

10.50

0.08

Magnesium (mg)

369.95

91.19

349.11

139.95

0.37

Phosphate (mg)

1492.56

31.36

1478.13

42.57

0.05*

Potassium (mg)

3274.26

809.42

2916.10

1034.80

0.05*

Sodium (mg)

3791.74

1420.00

3535.89

1629.35

0.38

Zinc (mg)

13.46

4.74

12.18

4.55

0.14

Copper (mg)

1.58

0.45

1.57

0.60

0.97

Magnese (mg)

43.91

22.36

33.96

24.63

0.03*

Glycaemic index

41.06

4.00

40.58

5.47

0.60

Glycaemic load

15.23

6.52

17.27

14.39

0.36