Abstract

Diet is corn stone in the management of non-communicable diseases i.e., diabetes and low glycemic index of foods are gaining more importance as they delay the release of glucose in the blood. It is necessary to develop low glycemic food from regionally available ingredients for use in daily dietaries. Hence, the present study was undertaken to assess the glycemic index of the traditional recipe prepared from developed millet-based food mix and their GI on normal subjects. The glycemic index was found to be 54 moderate glycemic load of < 18.8 for MMBC. However, the developed chapathi showed a relatively lower glycemic index. The glycaemic index study indicating it is a preferable option in the management of diabetes mellitus.