Table 5.

Glycemic index (GI) of the food ingredients

Food ingredients	GI
Control	97.0 ± 0.9
Cardamom	94.0 ± 3.4
Carom	86.7 ± 0.05
Coriander	88.4 ± 1.9
Cumin	85.8 ± 5.6
Fennel	78.4 ± 1.5
Fenugreek	93.3 ± 1.0
Ginger	84.0 ± 2.7
Liquorice	98.2 ± 1.4
Orange	95.8 ± 0.9
Papaya	94.8 ± 1.4
Pepper	97.5 ± 1.8
Pineapple	98.0 ± 0.5*
Star anise	89.3 ± 2.9
Tarragon	87.2 ± 0.5
Turmeric	85.4 ± 1.8
Valerian	88.9 ± 3.7

Values are mean ± SD of six independent determinations

*Significant increase in the control value (p ≤ 0.05)