Table 1: Glycemic Index of
Selected Foods. Source: [21,22]
|
Food |
Glycaemic Index |
|
Glucose [reference] |
100 |
|
Cassava (boiled) |
92 |
|
Cornflakes |
81 |
|
Dasheen (boiled) |
80 |
|
French fries |
75 |
|
Iced cupcake |
73 |
|
Popcorn |
72 |
|
Whole wheat flour |
71 |
|
Water crackers |
71 |
|
White bread |
70 |
|
Potato (boiled) |
69 |
|
Whole wheat
crackers |
67 |
|
Corn chips |
63 |
|
Yam (boiled) |
63 |
|
Green banana
(boiled) |
62 |
|
Roti (boiled) |
62 |
|
Ice cream |
61 |
|
Sweet potatoes |
61 |
|
Eddoes (boiled) |
61 |
|
All bran cornflakes |
60 |
|
Tannia
(boiled) |
60 |
|
Pawpaw |
59 |
|
Pineapple |
59 |
|
Breadfruit (boiled) |
59 |
|
Honey |
55 |
|
Oatmeal cookies |
55 |
|
Brown rice |
55 |
|
Ripe banana |
52 |
|
Mango |
51 |
|
Baked beans |
48 |
|
Bulgur |
48 |
|
White rice |
47 |
|
Chocolate |
43 |
|
Orange |
42 |
|
Pear |
38 |
|
Skim milk |
32 |
|
Split peas |
32 |
|
Yoghurt (sweetened
with sugar) |
31 |
|
Chickpeas |
28 |
|
Kidney beans |
28 |
|
Whole milk |
27 |
|
Yogurt (artificially sweetened) |
24 |
|
Peanuts |
14 |