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Key
GI: low=1-55 mid=56-69 High=70-100
GL: low=1-10 mid=11-19 High=20 or more |
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Glycemic Index versus Glycemic Load |
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LOW GI |
MED GI |
HI GI |
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LOW GL |
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All-bran cereal (8,42) |
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Apples (6,38) |
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Carrots (3,47) |
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Chana dal (3,8) |
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Chick peas (8,28) |
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Grapes (8,46) |
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Kidney beans (7,28) |
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Nopal (0,7) |
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Oranges (5,42) |
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Peaches (5,42) |
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Peanuts (1,14) |
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Pears (4,38) |
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Pinto beans (10,39) |
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Red lentils (5,26) |
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Strawberries (1,40) |
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Sweet corn (9,54) | |
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Beets (5,64) |
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Cantaloupe (4,65) |
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Pineapple (7,59) |
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Sucrose (table sugar) (7,68) | |
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Popcorn (8,72) |
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Watermelon (4,72) |
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Whole wheat flour bread (9,71) |
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White wheat flour bread (10,70) | |
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MED GL |
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Apple juice (11,40) |
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Bananas (12,52) |
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Buckwheat (16,54) |
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Fettucine (18,40) |
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Navy beans (12,38) |
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Orange juice (12,50) |
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Parboiled rice (17,47) |
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Pearled barley (11,25) |
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Sourdough wheat bread (15,54) | |
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Life cereal (16,66) |
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New potatoes (12,57) |
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Sweet potatoes (17,61) |
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Wild rice (18,57) | |
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Cheerios (15,74) |
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Shredded wheat (15,75) | |
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HI GL |
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Linguine (23,52) |
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Macaroni (23,47) |
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Spaghetti (20,42) | |
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Couscous (23,65) |
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White rice (23,64) | |
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Baked Russet potatoes (26,85) |
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Cornflakes (21,81) | | |
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