Beans and rice
Breads & grains
The beans bring fiber and protein that pull the whole plate below rice on its own.
- Glycemic index
- 56
- Medium GI
- Glycemic load
- 31
- High load
- Serving
- 1 cup rice with 1/2 cup beans
- 55 g carbohydrate
- As teaspoons of sugar
- 11.9
- Teaching comparison for this serving, not a lab value. Your meter is the experiment.
What this means
Beans and rice sits in the medium range, so it raises glucose at a moderate pace. Pairing it with protein, fat, or fiber (or keeping the portion modest) softens the curve.
Glycemic index measures speed; glycemic load measures the impact of the amount you actually eat. The best read is your own: a post-meal reading shows how your body handled it.
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GI is a rounded published reference and shifts with ripeness, processing, and the rest of your meal. General information, not medical advice.
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