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We tested 33 g and\/or 50 g of oligomalt\/maltodextrin, which were dissolved in 300 mL of water and consumed after fasting in the morning. The primary exploratory endpoint was the incremental area under the curve (iAUC) for postprandial glucose, assessed by frequent blood sampling over 3 h. Insulin levels were also assessed. In the HV cohort, a 4 h hydrogen breath test was performed with 15 g of inulin as a positive control. Analysis was performed by a mixed model. Oligomalt elicited a lower post-prandial glucose response compared to maltodextrin in HV (50 g, n = 15 [7 women], mean age\/BMI 31 years\/22.6 kg\/m2), in PwO (33 g and 50 g, n = 26 [10 women], age\/BMI 44 years\/29.9 kg\/m2, mean HbA1c 5.3%), and in people with T2D (50 g, n = 22 [13 women], age\/BMI 61 years\/31.8 kg\/m2, HbA1c 7.4%), with significant reductions observed in PwO and T2D for the 0\u20131 h window (HV: \u221219% [p = 0.149]\/PwO33g-38% [p = 0.0002]\/PwO50g-28% [p = 0.0027]\/T2D-38% [p &lt; 0.0001]; the 0\u20132 h window (HV: \u221217% [p = 0.311]\/PwO33g-34% [p = 0.0057]\/PwO50g-21% [p = 0.0415]\/T2D-37% [p &lt; 0.0001]), and the 0\u20133 h window (HV: \u221215% [p = 0.386]\/PwO33g-30% [p = 0.0213]\/PwO50g0\u221219% [p = 0.0686]\/T2D\u221237% [p = 0.0001]). The post-prandial insulin response was significantly lower, by 38\u201360%, across all populations, dose, and time points, with oligomalt. In HV, the breath-hydrogen pattern was comparable between oligomalt and maltodextrin, but increased significantly with inulin. These data support the glucometabolic advantages of oligomalt over maltodextrin, hence confirming it as a healthier carbohydrate, and underscoring its full digestibility. This therefore opens up the possibility for the incorporation of oligomalt in relevant food products\/matrices.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/metabo14080410","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,26]],"date-time":"2024-07-26T13:04:59Z","timestamp":1721999099000},"page":"410","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Oligomalt, a New Slowly Digestible Carbohydrate, Reduces Post-Prandial Glucose and Insulin Trajectories Compared to Maltodextrin across Different Population Characteristics: Double-Blind Randomized Controlled Trials in Healthy Individuals, People with Obesity, and People with Type 2 Diabetes"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"14","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-2470-0530","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Odd Erik","family":"Johansen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Health Science, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joel","family":"Neutel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Orange County Research Center, Tustin, CA 92780, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sanjay","family":"Gupta","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Product Technology Center NHS, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Produits Nestl\u00e9 S.A., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Barbara","family":"Mariani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Product Technology Center NHS, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Produits Nestl\u00e9 S.A., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gerhard","family":"Ufheil","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Product Technology Center NHS, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Produits Nestl\u00e9 S.A., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA"},{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Research and Development Konolfingen, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Produits Nestl\u00e9 S.A., 3510 Konolfingen, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Emilie","family":"Perrin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"SOCAR Research SA, 1260 Nyon, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5992-9154","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Andreas","family":"Rytz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Research, Clinical Research Unit, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anirban","family":"Lahiry","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Research, Clinical Research Unit, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Frederik","family":"Delodder","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Research, Clinical Research Unit, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jaclyn","family":"Lerea-Antes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Product Technology Center NHS, Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 des Produits Nestl\u00e9 S.A., Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA"},{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Health Science, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Naomi","family":"Ocampo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Health Science, Bridgewater, NJ 08807, USA"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Maximilian","family":"von Eynatten","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Nestl\u00e9 Health Science, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,7,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","unstructured":"U.S (2024, June 01). 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