Purnava Low GI Rice was tested by BIRDEM, Bangladesh’s foremost institute under the Diabetic Association of Bangladesh, and found to have a low GI. In addition, an Australian University’s Glycemic Index Research Unit has found Purnava Low GI Rice to have a low GI value of 47, the lowest GI value of any white rice tested ever. Based on these results, Purnava Low GI Rice is internationally certified by the Glycemic Index Foundation and part of GI Symbol Program, the only independent worldwide Glycemic Index certification program.