Glycemic index (GI value): refers to the percentage value of the glycemic response level of food containing 50g carbohydrate and equivalent glucose within a certain period of time (usually 2 hours), which reflects the speed and ability of this food to raise blood sugar relative to glucose.
For example, the carbohydrate of 100g millet porridge is 8.4g, and the GI value is 61.5; Then the GL value of millet porridge is: 8.4× 6 1.5/ 100 = 5.2.
Millet was called millet or millet in ancient China, and also called beam and millet in northern China. Yellow or yellow-white, hard texture. Because of its small particles, about 2 mm in diameter, it is named Xiaomi. It is one of the main foods for people in northern China. In addition to eating, it can also be used to make wine and caramel.
Millet has high nutritional value and contains 9 essential amino acids needed by human body. Xiaomi porridge is called "Daishen soup". Vitamin B 1, vitamin E, magnesium and calcium in millet are more than three times that of rice. Dietary fiber, iron, potassium, phosphorus and selenium are more than twice that of rice; The unsaturated fatty acids of millet are four times that of rice. Comparing the nutritional components of millet and rice, we can see that the nutritional components of millet are higher than that of rice. In addition, millet also contains carotene which is not contained in general cereals, and the content of vitamin B 1 ranks first among all cereals.