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 |