LSU AgCenter low-glycemic rice shows promise for diabetics

By Rebecca Chaisson on Friday, February 11, 2022
  • Frontiére, a low-glycemic rice developed by the LSU AgCenter is being sold across the state under the Parish Rice brand. This rice is a healthy alternative for diabetics and those who are pre-diabetic.
    Frontiére, a low-glycemic rice developed by the LSU AgCenter is being sold across the state under the Parish Rice brand. This rice is a healthy alternative for diabetics and those who are pre-diabetic.

    For people interested in keeping their blood sugar levels in check, they now have a new tool thanks to rice developed at the LSU AgCenter Rice Research Station in Crowley. AgCenter area nutrition agent Mandy Armentor said Frontiére is a low-glycemic rice variety developed by LSU AgCenter scientists that went to market under the Parish Rice label late in 2021. Armentor said in addition to being n…