Foods Glycemic Index Main food items Side dishes Parboiled Rice Green leave curry 47.47 Soya meat gravy 56.30 Green leave curry+ Soya meat gravy 54.67 ‘Kurakkan’ Pittu Green leave curry 57.51 Soya meat gravy 63.25 Green leave curry+ Soya meat gravy 50.25 ‘Atta’ Pittu Green leave curry 44.40 Soya meat gravy 50.80 Green leave curry+ Soya meat gravy 46.28 ‘Thosai’ Sambol 67.93 Sambol+’Itharai’plantain 60.17 Sambar 71.90 Sambar+’Itharai’plantain 68.59 Sambol+ Sambar 65.63 Sambol+ Sambar+’Itharai’plantain 63.0 ‘Idly’ Sambol 56.85 Sambol+’Itharai’plantain 51.10 Sambar 70.32 Sambar+’Itharai’plantain 67.45 Sambol+ Sambar 63.09 Sambol+ Sambar+’Itharai’plantain 61.30

Table 2: Glycemic Index values of mixed meals in Northern Sri Lanka.