The
Glycemic Index rates foods by how quickly they break down
into sugar (energy). The higher the number, the quicker
the food is converted to energy.(You
want to choose foods that are lower, so not to raise your
blood sugar).
Here
is a partial list of some of the foods on the Glycemic
Index.
|
|
Sugar
|
Fructose |
20 |
|
Glucose
|
100
|
|
Honey
|
87 |
|
Maltose
|
110
|
|
Sucrose
|
59
|
|
|
|
| Breads
|
Pita
Bread |
|
 |
White
Bread |
|
| Whole
Wheat Bread |
|
| Whole-Grain
Rye Bread |
42
|
|
|
| Grains
|
Brown
Rice |
66
|
|
White
Rice |
|
|
Whole-Wheat
Spaghetti |
|
|
White
Spaghetti |
|
|
Oatmeal
|
|
|
Sweet
Corn |
59
|
|
|
|
| Potatoes
|
Baked
Russet Potato |
|
 |
Parsnips |
97
|
| Sweet
Potato |
|
| White
Potato |
70
|
|
|
| Fruits
|
Apples,
golden del. |
|
|
Apricots |
|
|
Bananas |
|
|
Cantaloupe |
|
|
Cherries |
23
|
|
Grapefruit |
|
|
Grapes |
|
|
Orange
Juice |
|
|
Oranges |
|
|
Peaches |
|
|
Pears |
|
|
Plums |
|
|
Raisins |
|
|
Strawberries |
|
|
Watermelon
|
72
|
|
|
|
| Vegetables
|
Beets
|
|
| 
|
Carrots |
|
| Peas |
|
|
|
|
|
| Beans
|
Baked
Beans |
|
|
Black
Beans |
|
|
Black-eyed
Peas |
|
|
Chickpeas |
|
|
Kidney
Beans |
|
|
Lentils
|
|
|
Lima
Beans |
|
|
Soybeans
|
15
|
|
|
|
| Dairy
|
Skim
Milk |
|
 |
Whole
Milk |
|
| Soy
Milk |
|
| Yogurt
|
36
|
|
|
|
|
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