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Graph depicting blood sugar change during a day with three meals. The glycemic (glycaemic) index (GI; / ɡ l aɪ ˈ s iː m ɪ k / [1]) is a number from 0 to 100 assigned to a food, with pure glucose arbitrarily given the value of 100, which represents the relative rise in the blood glucose level two hours after consuming that food. [2]
Millet is the main ingredient in bánh đa kê, a Vietnamese sweet snack. It contains a layer of smashed millet and mungbean topped with sliced dried coconut meat wrapped in a crunchy rice cake. [57] In parts of Africa millet is mixed with milk to make a drink, Brukina. [58]
The puffed rice cake is a flat hard food made with puffed rice. Typically, it is eaten as a snack or used as a base for other ingredients. [1]
Whereas glycemic index is defined for each type of food, glycemic load can be calculated for any size serving of a food, an entire meal, or an entire day's meals. [ citation needed ] Glycemic load of a 100 g serving of food can be calculated as its carbohydrate content measured in grams (g), multiplied by the food's GI, and divided by 100.
This template presents a comparison table for major staple foods. It is intended to be transcluded into other pages. If it is transcluded into an article for one of the staple foods listed in the table e.g., the Wheat article, then the column for that food will be automatically highlighted.
African rice in its inedible husk (seed rice, will sprout) The same rice, dehusked (whole grain rice, colour varies by variety) The same rice, with almost all bran and germ removed to make white rice. Minor cereals. Millets; Sorghum; Teff; Triticale; Canary grass; Job's tears; Fonio, black fonio, Asian millet; Wild rice; Pseudocereals. Amaranth ...
Bangladeshi style rice cake, originally known as Bhapa Pitha, eaten with molasses as a sweetener Tahchin or Persian baked Saffron rice cake. Decorated with Barberries, Almond and Pistachio slices. Chwee kueh, (lit. ' water rice cake ') is a type of steamed rice cake, a cuisine of Singapore and Johor. It is made by mixing rice flour and water to ...
This millet is widely grown as a cereal in India, Pakistan, and Nepal. Its wild ancestor is the tropical grass Echinochloa colona, [3] but the exact date or region of domestication is uncertain. It is cultivated on marginal lands where rice and other crops will not grow well. The grains are cooked in water, like rice, or boiled with milk and sugar.