Health

Cous cous vs rice

Cous cous, rice, potatoes, pasta

“How healthy is cous cous compared to rice? Is there rice that’s better than other rice? Does cous cous have a low GI?”

Cous cous is a wheat product and is very popular in the Middle East. It can be used as a fluffy grain alternative to rice.

Neither rice nor cous cous is low-GI, but different types of rice vary in their GI levels. (See table below)

Some people who suffer from wheat intolerance should avoid cous cous, whereas rice is a very low allergen food and tolerated by nearly everyone. If you are managing high blood sugar levels and/or diabetes, then select a rice from the table below that is low-GI and avoid cous cous in favour of lower-GI barley, buckwheat, bulgar and quinoa.

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