Diabetes mellitus patients are advised to eat foods with low glycemic index, which is below 55. White rice is one type of food that is not recommended for people with diabetes mellitus because it has a high glycemic index, which is 89.
Alternatively, people with diabetes mellitus are advised to replace white rice with brown rice that has a low glycemic index. However, not all diabetics like this alternative because the taste of red rice is not as good as white rice.
The addition of coconut flour turned out to be a new alternative for people with diabetes mellitus who want to keep eating white rice safely. Research shows that adding 25 percent coconut flour while cooking can lower the white rice glycemic index to 49.
"47 grams of coconut flour in 185 grams of white rice or equivalent to six to seven tablespoons of coconut flour in one cup of white rice," explained Head of Food Analysis Services Development Bogor Agricultural Institute Dr. Didah Nur Faridah in the launch of H2 Health & Happiness Coconut Teping in Jakarta , Wednesday (31/1).
Alternatively, people with diabetes mellitus are advised to replace white rice with brown rice that has a low glycemic index. However, not all diabetics like this alternative because the taste of red rice is not as good as white rice.
The addition of coconut flour turned out to be a new alternative for people with diabetes mellitus who want to keep eating white rice safely. Research shows that adding 25 percent coconut flour while cooking can lower the white rice glycemic index to 49.
"47 grams of coconut flour in 185 grams of white rice or equivalent to six to seven tablespoons of coconut flour in one cup of white rice," explained Head of Food Analysis Services Development Bogor Agricultural Institute Dr. Didah Nur Faridah in the launch of H2 Health & Happiness Coconut Teping in Jakarta , Wednesday (31/1).
