In a study of 18 active adults, changing the order of a rice, chicken and broccoli meal changed short-term blood glucose measurements. Cream of Rice powders were not tested.
What did the researchers compare?
Ferguson and colleagues used a randomised crossover design: each participant tried both meal orders on separate visits after at least 8 hours of fasting. The meal contained 150 g rice, 100 g chicken and 150 g broccoli. Rice was eaten before or after the chicken and broccoli. After 60 minutes of rest, participants ran for 30 minutes at 70% of maximum heart rate.
What changed in this experiment?
At 30 minutes after eating, mean blood glucose was 133 ± 20 mg/dL with rice first and 106 ± 21 mg/dL with rice last (p < 0.001). These are group measurements under this protocol, not individual targets or a product’s glycaemic index. Ferguson et al. (2026), PubMed.
What does this tell us about Cream of Rice?
The study involved 18 people and a mixed meal of rice, chicken and broccoli. It did not compare Cream of Rice powders or brands. The reported glucose measurements do not establish a race-performance or muscle-growth benefit for products in our shop.
This brief uses the published abstract. The journal issue is February 2026; the article first appeared online on 21 August 2025. Ferguson et al. (2026), PubMed. DOI: 10.1016/j.jsams.2025.08.010.
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