Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Administrator Oscar G. Garin bared in a press conference that the result of tests conducted on the glycemic index of sugar obtained from the sap of the coconut revealed a glycemic index of 35.

Dr. Trinidad P. Trinidad, Scientist II of the Food and Nutrition and Research Institute-Department of Science and Technology and her research team in the same press conference said that Glycemic Index or G I is the glucose response of an individual from food relative to a standard glucose solution. Low G I food is good for proper control and management of diabetes mellitus and has been shown to lower total and LDL cholesterol. It is also good for weight maintenance therefore prevents overweight and obesity.