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The following charts provide you with just a portion of the foods and their values on the glycemic index. For your convenience, Ive presented this information in two forms and two separate charts. The first is presented below. The rankings are categorized by the type of food. If youre looking for a specific food, this makes it fairly easy for you to find a specific type of bread or a particular kind of cereal. In the next chart, the foods are divided by the actual index value, starting with the lowest and working up to the highest. This can be handy if youre planning meals. In this way you can view what range of foods are best to choose from. Low Glycemic Index food (55 or less) Medium Glycemic Index food (between 56 and 69) High Glycemic Index food (70 or greater)
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Bakery Products
*Pound cake Danish pastry Muffin (unsweetened) Cake , tart Cake, angel Croissant Waffles
54 59 62 65 67 67 76
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Beverages
Soy milk Apple juice Carrot juice Pineapple juice Grapefruit juice Orange juice Low Low Low Low Low Low 30 41 45 46 48 52
Breads
Multi grain bread Whole grain Pita bread, white Pizza, cheese Hamburger bun Rye-flour bread Whole meal bread White bread White rolls Baguette Low Low Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium High High High 48 50 57 60 61 64 69 71 73 95
Breakfast Cereals
All-Bran Low 42
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Cereal Grains
Pearl barley Rye Wheat kernels Rice, instant Rice, parboiled Barley, cracked Rice, brown Rice, wild Rice, white Barley, flakes Taco Shell Low Low Low Low Low Low Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium 25 34 41 46 48 50 55 57 58 66 68
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Dairy Foods
Yogurt low- fat (sweetened) Milk, chocolate Milk, whole Milk, Fat-free Milk, skimmed Milk, semiskimmed Ice-cream (lowfat) Ice-cream Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Medium 14 24 27 32 32 34 50 61
Fruits
Cherries Grapefruit Apricots (dried) Apples Pears Plums Peaches Oranges Grapes Kiwi fruit Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Low 22 25 31 38 38 39 42 44 46 53
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Pasta
Spaghetti, protein enriched Fettuccine Vermicelli Spaghetti, whole wheat Ravioli, meat filled Spaghetti, white Macaroni Spaghetti, durum wheat Macaroni and cheese Rice pasta, brown Low Low Low Low Low Low Low Medium Medium High 27 32 35 37 39 41 45 55 64 92
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Soups
Tomato soup, canned Lentil soup, canned Black bean soup, canned Green pea soup, canned Low Low Medium Medium 38 44 64 66
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Yogurt low-fat (sweetened) Peanuts Artichoke Asparagus Broccoli Cauliflower Celery Cucumber Eggplant Green beans Lettuce, all varieties Low-fat yogurt, artificially sweetened Peppers, all varieties Snow peas Spinach Young summer squash Tomatoes Zucchini Soya beans, boiled Cherries
14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 22
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