African Food for Diabetics
Jollof rice, injera, stews with low-GI alternatives. Every food rated by glycemic index with nutrition facts.
GI Distribution
All African Foods (242)
Biltong (Dried Beef, 50g)
Portion: 1 serving
Biltong Dried Beef 50g
Portion: 1 serving
Peri Peri Chicken (Grilled)
Portion: 1 serving (150g)
Suya (Grilled Meat Skewers)
Portion: 3 skewers (100g)
Droewors (Dried Sausage)
Portion: 40g
Kilishi (Dried Meat Jerky)
Portion: 50g
Catfish (Grilled)
Portion: 1 fillet (120g)
Suya (West African Spiced Meat)
Portion: 1 serving
Suya (Grilled Spiced Meat Skewers)
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Spiced Beef Skewers
Portion: 1 serving
Tilapia (Grilled)
Portion: 1 fillet (120g)
African Grilled Suya Plain
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Suya Platter
Portion: 1 serving
Ethiopian Tibs (Lamb Sauteed)
Portion: 1 serving
Nyama Choma (Grilled Meat Kenya)
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Platter Nigerian
Portion: 1 serving
African Suya Beef Af2
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Full Final Af
Portion: 1 serving
Kitfo (Ethiopian Lean Beef)
Portion: 1 serving
Kitfo Full Ethiopian
Portion: 1 serving
Nyama Choma Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Chicken (Nigerian Spiced)
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Mixed Grill Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Af Suya Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Fish Skewers
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Fish Skewers Nigerian
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Beef Full Plate Af
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Full Platter Af
Portion: 1 serving
Tibs (Ethiopian Sauteed Meat)
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Chicken Skewers Full Af
Portion: 1 serving
Piri Piri Chicken + Coleslaw
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Prawns Piri Piri (Mozambique)
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Tilapia (West African Style)
Portion: 1 serving
African Grilled Tilapia Af2
Portion: 1 serving
Af Grill 7K
Portion: 1 serving
Af Grilled Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Moringa Tea
Portion: 250ml
Kenyan Black Tea (Sugar-Free)
Portion: 250ml
Rooibos Tea
Portion: 250ml
Af Soup Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Tibs Full Ethiopian Af
Portion: 1 serving
Doro Tibs Full Af
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Tilapia Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
African Sukuma Wiki Plain
Portion: 1 serving
Berbere Spice Blend
Portion: 1 tsp (5g)
Egusi Full Plate Af
Portion: 1 serving
Tilapia Yassa Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Kontomire Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Af Stew Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Suya Spice (Yaji)
Portion: 1 tsp (5g)
Egusi Seeds (Ground)
Portion: 2 tbsp (20g)
Grilled Suya Chicken + Garden Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Grilled Catfish + Steamed Spinach
Portion: 1 plate
Suya Wrap (Lettuce Nigerian)
Portion: 1 serving
SA Braai Chicken Full Veg
Portion: 1 serving
South African Braai Chicken + Veg
Portion: 1 serving
Chicken Yassa Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Egusi Soup (Melon Seed + Spinach)
Portion: 1 serving
Moringa Leaves (Steamed)
Portion: 1 cup (50g)
Ndole (Cameroon Bitter Leaf + Prawn)
Portion: 1 serving
Ogbono Soup
Portion: 1 serving
Nigerian Pepper Soup (Fish)
Portion: 1 serving
Ginger Beer (Sugar-Free)
Portion: 250ml
Sobolo (Ghanaian Hibiscus Drink, SF)
Portion: 250ml
Bissap (West African Hibiscus, SF)
Portion: 250ml
Karkade (Sudanese Hibiscus Tea)
Portion: 250ml
Zobo (Hibiscus Tea, Sugar-Free)
Portion: 250ml
Moroccan Harissa Chicken
Portion: 1 serving
Moroccan Fish Chermoula
Portion: 1 serving
Yassa Poulet (Senegalese Onion Chicken)
Portion: 1 serving
Ndole Full Cameroon
Portion: 1 serving
West African Pepper Soup Goat
Portion: 1 serving
Boiled Groundnuts
Portion: 1 cup (80g)
Ayib (Ethiopian Cottage Cheese)
Portion: 0.5 cup (100g)
Maafe Peanut Dip + Veg Sticks
Portion: 1 serving
Sosatie (SA Kebab)
Portion: 1 serving
Garden Egg (African Eggplant) + Groundnut Paste
Portion: 2 pieces + paste (80g)
Fish Yassa (Senegalese Onion)
Portion: 1 serving
Doro Wot (Ethiopian Chicken Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Groundnut Soup (Peanut Chicken)
Portion: 1 serving
Maafe Full Plate Af
Portion: 1 serving
Doro Wot Final Af
Portion: 1 serving
Kontomire Stew (Cocoyam Leaf)
Portion: 1 serving
Gomen (Ethiopian Collard Greens)
Portion: 1 cup (120g)
Okra (Fresh)
Portion: 1 cup (100g)
Sukuma Wiki (Collard Greens)
Portion: 1 cup (100g)
Morogo (Braised Greens) + Grilled Chicken + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Pepper Soup (Goat Meat) + Vegetables
Portion: 1 bowl
Roasted Groundnuts
Portion: handful (30g)
Chicken Muamba (Angolan)
Portion: 1 serving
Peanut Butter Stew (Sierra Leone)
Portion: 1 serving
Peanut Stew Sierra Leone
Portion: 1 serving
Tagine Chicken + Olive
Portion: 1 serving
Senegalese Fish Yassa
Portion: 1 serving
Peanut Soup (West African)
Portion: 1 serving
Chakalaka (Spicy Veg Relish)
Portion: 1 serving
Grilled Prawns + Pilau Spiced Vegetables
Portion: 1 plate
Vegetable Edikang Ikong Soup + Fish
Portion: 1 plate
Kuli Kuli (Groundnut Cake)
Portion: 3 pieces (40g)
Tamarind Juice (Sugar-Free)
Portion: 200ml
Chicken Yassa + Steamed Vegetables
Portion: 1 plate
Grilled Fish + Chakalaka + Steamed Greens
Portion: 1 plate
Kenyan Fish Stew + Steamed Cabbage + Kachumbari
Portion: 1 plate
Roasted Cashews (African)
Portion: handful (30g)
Mafe (Senegalese Peanut Beef)
Portion: 1 serving
Mafe Poulet (Senegal Peanut Chicken)
Portion: 1 serving
Af Jollof Final2
Portion: 1 serving
Braai Chicken + Roasted Butternut + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Grilled Tilapia + Steamed Vegetables
Portion: 1 plate
Baobab Fruit Powder
Portion: 1 tbsp (10g)
Maafe (Peanut Stew, West African)
Portion: 1 serving
Doro Wot Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Baobab Juice (Sugar-Free)
Portion: 250ml
Chicken Shawarma (African Style)
Portion: 1 serving
Shakshuka African Style
Portion: 1 serving
Shakshuka (North African)
Portion: 1 serving
Poulet DG Cameroon Af
Portion: 1 serving
Cape Malay Curry (Chicken)
Portion: 1 serving
Cape Malay Curry Chicken
Portion: 1 serving
Injera Tibs Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Jollof Full Final Af
Portion: 1 serving
Ethiopian Misir Wot Lentil
Portion: 1 serving
Vegetable Potjie + Steamed Greens
Portion: 1 plate
Kashata (Coconut Peanut Bar, SF)
Portion: 1 bar (30g)
Moin Moin (Steamed Bean Pudding)
Portion: 1 serving
Ghanaian Red Red Bean Stew
Portion: 1 serving
Shiro Wot (Chickpea Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Okra Soup + Grilled Turkey + Plantain (Green)
Portion: 1 plate
Ndole (Bitterleaf Stew) + Plantain (Green)
Portion: 1 plate
Akara (Black-Eyed Pea Fritters, 3pc)
Portion: 1 serving
Tigernuts (Aya)
Portion: handful (30g)
Tajine (Lamb Prune Almond)
Portion: 1 serving
Doro Wot Full + Injera
Portion: 1 serving
Bobotie South African Mince
Portion: 1 serving
Injera Combo Plate Full
Portion: 1 serving
Jollof Rice Chicken Full Brown Af
Portion: 1 serving
Potjiekos (SA Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Mango Sorbet (Sugar-Free)
Portion: 1 scoop (80g)
Grilled Chicken + Steamed Okra + Plantain (Green)
Portion: 1 plate
Matoke (Green Banana Stew) + Grilled Chicken
Portion: 1 plate
South African Milk Tart (Small Sugar Free)
Portion: 1 serving
Moi Moi (Steamed Bean Pudding)
Portion: 1 serving (150g)
Coconut Candy (Sugar-Free)
Portion: 3 pieces (30g)
Nigerian Breakfast Akara + Pap
Portion: 1 serving
Fonio (Cooked)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Injera + Kitfo Ethiopian
Portion: 1 serving
Teff (Cooked)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Bobotie (South African)
Portion: 1 serving
Wot + Injera Full (Ethiopian)
Portion: 1 serving
Wot Injera Full Ethiopian
Portion: 1 serving
Jolof Spag Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Waakye Full Set Brown Af
Portion: 1 serving
Fufu Light + Egusi Full Af
Portion: 1 serving
Cachupa (Cape Verdean Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Tropical Fruit Salad (Mango, Papaya, Pineapple)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Koose (Ghanaian Bean Fritters)
Portion: 4 pieces (100g)
Injera + Shiro (Chickpea Stew) + Gomen
Portion: 1 plate
Injera + Yataklete Kilkil (Veg Stew)
Portion: 1 plate
Roasted Plantain + Egg Sauce
Portion: 1 plantain + sauce (200g)
Bunny Chow (Bean Curry, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Moroccan Chicken Bastilla (Light Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Plantain (Green, Boiled)
Portion: 1 medium (150g)
Plantain Chips (Baked)
Portion: small bag (30g)
Jollof Brown Full Set Af
Portion: 1 serving
Cachupa Rica (Cape Verdean Stew)
Portion: 1 serving
Injera + Kitfo (Lean, Cooked) + Ayib
Portion: 1 plate
Injera + Misir Wot (Lentil Stew)
Portion: 1 plate
Samp & Beans + Chakalaka + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Githeri (Maize & Beans) + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Injera + Yemisir Wot (Red Lentil) + Gomen
Portion: 1 plate
Pepper Soup + Small Fufu
Portion: 1 bowl + fufu
Injera (Small) + Lentil Wot
Portion: 1 serving
Ogi (Fermented Corn Porridge)
Portion: 1 bowl (250ml)
Roasted Banana with Cinnamon
Portion: 1 banana (100g)
Brown Rice + Groundnut Soup + Chicken
Portion: 1 plate
Bobotie (Lean) + Brown Rice + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Injera + Doro Wot (Chicken Stew)
Portion: 1 plate
Injera + Tibs (Sauteed Meat) + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Waakye (Brown Rice & Beans) + Stew + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Egusi Soup + Pounded Yam (Small)
Portion: 1 plate
Irio (Mashed Peas & Potato) + Grilled Chicken
Portion: 1 plate
Sukuma Wiki + Ugali (Small) + Grilled Chicken
Portion: 1 plate
Malva Pudding (SA, SF, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Injera + Scrambled Eggs
Portion: 1 injera + eggs (200g)
Boiled Yam + Garden Egg Sauce
Portion: 1 serving (200g)
Genfo (Barley Porridge)
Portion: 1 bowl (200g)
Vetkoek + Mince (WG Dough, Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Ghanaian Kelewele (Spiced Plantain Baked)
Portion: 1 serving
Kelewele (Spiced Plantain, Baked)
Portion: 1 serving
Kenyan Chai + Chapati
Portion: 1 serving
Chin Chin (Baked)
Portion: small bowl (30g)
Melktert (Milk Tart, SF Small)
Portion: 1 small slice (50g)
Banana Fritters (Baked, Sugar-Free)
Portion: 2 pieces (60g)
Ethiopian Breakfast Genfo
Portion: 1 serving
Lamb Tagine + Couscous WG
Portion: 1 serving
Waakye (Rice + Beans, Ghana)
Portion: 1 serving
Waakye Breakfast (Ghana)
Portion: 1 serving
Egusi + Pounded Yam Small
Portion: 1 serving
Egusi Soup + Fufu (Small)
Portion: 1 serving
Jollof Full Brown Chicken
Portion: 1 serving
Jollof Spaghetti Nigerian WG
Portion: 1 serving
Thieboudienne Full Senegal
Portion: 1 serving
Matoke (Steamed Plantain, Uganda)
Portion: 1 serving
Black-Eyed Peas (Cooked)
Portion: 1 serving
Brown Rice + Ogbono Soup + Turkey
Portion: 1 plate
Banku + Okra Soup + Grilled Fish
Portion: 1 plate
Brown Rice + Efo Riro (Spinach Stew) + Fish
Portion: 1 plate
Brown Rice + Oha Soup + Chicken
Portion: 1 plate
Brown Rice + Bitterleaf Soup + Fish
Portion: 1 plate
Firfir (Injera with Berbere Sauce)
Portion: 1 serving (180g)
Kenyan Chai + Boiled Sweet Potato
Portion: 1 cup + potato (200g)
Kokoro (Corn Snack, Baked)
Portion: handful (30g)
Jollof Rice (Brown) + Grilled Chicken + Salad
Portion: 1 plate
Fufu (Small) + Light Soup + Fish
Portion: 1 plate
Hausa Koko (Millet Porridge)
Portion: 1 bowl (250ml)
Puff Puff (Baked, Sugar-Free, Small)
Portion: 3 pieces (60g)
Jollof Rice + Grilled Fish (Brown)
Portion: 1 serving
Ga Kenkey + Pepper Sauce
Portion: 1 ball + sauce (180g)
Cassava (Boiled)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Uji (Kenyan Millet Porridge)
Portion: 1 bowl (250ml)
Ugali (Small) + Sukuma Wiki + Nyama Choma
Portion: 1 plate
Mandazi (East African Donut, WG)
Portion: 1 serving
Chechebsa (Ethiopian Flatbread Stir-fry)
Portion: 1 serving (150g)
Roasted Maize + Groundnuts
Portion: 1 cob + handful (150g)
Tom Brown (Roasted Corn Porridge)
Portion: 1 bowl (250ml)
Pilau Rice (Kenyan, Brown)
Portion: 1 serving
Tanzanian Pilau (Brown Rice Beef)
Portion: 1 serving
Couscous Royale (WG, Lamb)
Portion: 1 serving
Kenyan Pilau Brown Rice Meat
Portion: 1 serving
Roasted Corn on the Cob
Portion: 1 cob (100g)
Thieboudienne (Senegal Fish Rice Brown)
Portion: 1 serving
Ugali (Small)+Sukuma Wiki
Portion: 1 serving
Sorghum (Cooked)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Jollof Rice (Brown Rice Version)
Portion: 1 serving
Yam (Boiled)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Butternut Squash (Roasted)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Fatira (Wheat Pancake) + Honey
Portion: 1 piece (100g)
Millet (Cooked)
Portion: 1 cup (150g)
Pap + Morogo (Corn Porridge + Greens)
Portion: 1 serving
Yam Porridge (Nigerian)
Portion: 1 serving
Ugali (Maize Meal)
Portion: 1 serving (150g)
Fufu + Light Soup (Small)
Portion: 1 serving
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