Figure 1

Aguamiel concentrate had low glycemic and insulinemic indices in humans and contains steroidal saponins.
(A) AC sugar quantification and its corresponding HPLC-ELSD chromatogram (inset). (B) Blood glucose (C) and serum insulin levels during the fasting state and 15, 30, 45, 60, 90, 120 min after the consumption of 50 g of oral glucose or 50 g of available carbohydrates from AC and their corresponding incremental areas under the curve (AUC) (insets). (D) HPLC-ELSD steroidal saponin profile and quantification (inset).