Question: are pinto beans low glycemic?
Answer: Long grain white rice has been found to have an average GI value of 80 ± 3 across ten studies and is considered to be a high GI food [20,26,27]. Black beans (GI value 20), pinto beans (GI value 45), and red kidney beans (GI value 20) are considered to be low GI foods [26,27].