Diabetics, who miss having rice, will soon have something to cheer about. A low glycemic index (GI) rice variety that goes by RNR-15048 moniker is expected to be released for commercial seed production. It has a low GI of 51. Compared to this, the popular Sona Masuri rice variety registers 72 as its GI.

Higher GI foods are generally not recommended for consumption by diabetics. They can contribute to increase in blood sugar levels and make medical management of diabetes more intensive and sometimes challenging.

The RNR-15048 rice variety was developed after six years of research at Prof Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University near here.

This variety of rice has been in production for the past three years, but in limited quantities as the scientists went about establishing the crop's growth and yields as well as consistency in the GI.........................Read more

Source: The Times of India