Foods or meals high in available carbohydrate such as sucrose or starch increase postprandial blood glucose concentrations. Repeated high post prandial plasma glucose "spikes" are associated with an increased risk of developing type II diabetes. Unregulated glycemic excursions are undesirable and any reduction or "blunting" of the post prandial glucose concentration in blood is potentially beneficial. This invention relates to an edible composition for delay of intestinal glucose uptake through synergistic inhibition of both active sodium glucose co transporter 1 (SGLT1) and passive glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2) leading to flattening or blunting of the post prandial glucose peak. Thus in a first aspect of the invention an edible composition is provided the composition comprising at least 5% dry weight at least one flavonoid aglycone and at least 5% dry weight at least one flavonoid glucoside wherein the flavonoid glucoside is at least 20 % preferably at least 40 % most preferably at least 60 % more resistant to hydrolysis by lactase phloridzin hydrolase than quercetin 4 glucoside and wherein the flavonoid aglycone is a GLUT 2 inhibitor and the flavonoid glucoside is a SGLT 1 inhibitor.
