The difference between available carbohydrates and glycaemic index of white rice and brown rice flour food in healthy and diabetes

Carbohydrates in foods are in two broad groups, 'available' and 'unavailable'. The true meaning of carbohydrate of a food means available (digestible) carbohydrate. Moreover, only a percentage of total carbohydrate ingested will be absorbed and the percentage absorbed will vary between carbohydrates and the availability of fibre contents in the food ingested. Unavailable carbohydrate, which is not digested by the endogenous secretions of human digestive tract. The digestible carbohydrate content in a food is an important factor in determining postprandial blood glucose levels. Rice and rice flour consumption in…