Table 2.

‘Superfoods’ that can reduce glycaemic level in type 2 diabetic patients.

‘Superfoods’	Examples	Reference(s)
Foods with polyphenols	Berries, tea, coffee, wine or grapes	[13,14,15,16,17,18,19]
Fermented dairy products	Yoghurt (fortified or not with vitamin D or probiotics)	[20,21,22,23,24,25,26]
Whole cereals/grains	Mixed grains, barley or oatmeal	[27,28,29,30]
Nuts	Almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, hazelnuts, macadamias, pecans, pine nuts, pistachios and walnuts	[31,32,33]
Proteins (especially, plant protein-rich diets)	Chickpeas (e.g., hummus), beans or other proteins–whey protein	[34,35,36,37]
Other foods	Sunflower seeds and flax seeds; cabbage; lupin, prickly pear cacti (Opuntia spp.) cladodes and honey (especially for short-term use)	[38,39,40,41,42]