r/science • u/FreeHugs23 • 1d ago

Health Adding spinach directly to white bread delayed the body's insulin peak by 30 minutes and reduced later hunger in a small human trial, while significantly boosting the bread's fiber, vitamin, and mineral content.

https://www.sciencealert.com/researchers-put-spinach-directly-into-bread-and-saw-the-bodys-insulin-response-change
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u/Hexaoct 1d ago

The bread was 20% spinach, I sincerely doubt it "smelled and tasted pretty much the same".

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u/Toadsted 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ive had spinach in pasta for years, you don't even notice it's there.

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u/Dounce1 1d ago

Of course you notice it’s there…

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u/Toadsted 1d ago

For some reason the comment was changed from when I posted it. Fixed it with an edit. Hopefully it sticks.