If you’re suffering from disease that links to high blood-sugar level, taking in rice, as well as other source of carb, is not such a good idea because the body breaks down carbohydrate into sugar which will enter the blood stream. If you can’t eliminate rice totally from your diet, fret not, there’s also a strain of rice with great health benefits as well as the property to help control blood sugar level.
A cross-breeding of Khao Jow Hawm Suphan Buri and Suphan Buri 1, RD43 rice is mostly grown in Chainat and Supanburi provinces in the central-north part of Thailand. While it is a common sense that rice with brown or black color is normally good for you, this kind of rice boasts white feature, with a slightly sticky texture and aromatic nature.
Here are some reasons why RD43 rice is friendly to your body and your blood sugar level.
(1) Your body absorbs less sugar when consuming RD43 rice.
When you eat rice in general, your body transforms starch into sugar—glucose specifically—which is later stored as fat when taken excessively. Luckily, RD43 rice has a low glucose level, making it ideal for high blood sugar and diabetic patients.
(2) RD43 rice has a medium-to-low GI level.
GI Level stands for Glycemic Index, which is the ranking of carbs in food that affects blood glucose level. Normally, white rice is classified as high GI food similarly to foods like potato, white bread, and soft drinks. But for RD43 rice, despite its white color, the GI level is considered medium-to-low which is in the same category as whole grains. Therefore, it is highly recommended for obese and diabetic patients.
(3) RD43 rice is considered complex carbohydrate.
When it comes to consuming carbs, the bad guy in the story here is the simple carbohydrate found mostly in sugar, as well as sweet fruit and vegetables. On the other hand, complex carbohydrate, as stored in RD43 rice, is the good guy. The compound boasts of longer saccharide chain which takes a lot of time to break down so your body will absorb less sugar from this kind of carb.