Glycaemic Index Values Of Some Canadian Foods
Item No. | Food | GI Value |
1 | White Bread | 72 |
2 | Croissant | 69 |
3 | Crumpet | 70 |
4 | English Muffin (white) | 61 |
5 | High Fibre ('Fibread') | 61 |
6 | Hamburger Bun (white) | 62 |
7 | High Fibre Crispbread | 60 |
8 | High Fibre White | 70 |
9 | High Fibre White | 69 |
10 | Kaiser Rolls | 74 |
11 | Light Rye | 69 |
12 | Linseed Rye | 56 |
13 | Melba Toast (white) | 71 |
14 | Paxo Stuffing | 76 |
15 | Pita Bread | 59 |
16 | Pumpernickel Bread | 58 |
17 | Rye Crispbread | 64 |
18 | Stoneground Wholemeal Bread | 62 |
19 | Bagel (white) | 74 |
20 | White Bread | 71 |
21 | Pumpernickel Bread wholegrain | 47 |
22 | Wholemeal Rye #1 | 68 |
23 | Wholemeal Rye #2 | 57 |
24 | Wholemeal Rye #3 | 65 |
25 | Wholemeal Wheat bread | 69 |
26 | Wholewheat Snack Bread | 75 |
27 | Bran Buds (no psyllium) | 59 |
28 | Bran Buds with Psyllium | 48 |
29 | Bran Chex | 59 |
30 | Cheerios | 76 |
31 | Corn Bran | 76 |
32 | Corn Chex | 84 |
33 | Cream of Wheat | 67 |
34 | "Cream of Wheat, Instant" | 75 |
35 | Crispix | 89 |
36 | Golden Grahams | 73 |
37 | Grapenuts | 69 |
38 | Grapenuts Flakes | 81 |
39 | High Fibre Cornflakes | 75 |
40 | Life | 67 |
41 | Muesli | 61 |
42 | "Oats, Instant" | 67 |
43 | Oat Bran | 51 |
44 | Pro Stars | 73 |
45 | Puffed Wheat | 69 |
46 | Red River Cereal | 50 |
47 | Rice Chex | 91 |
48 | Rice Krispies | 84 |
49 | Shredded Wheat | 84 |
50 | Team | 84 |
51 | Total | 78 |
52 | Weetabix | 75 |
53 | Blueberry Muffin | 60 |
54 | Bran Muffin | 61 |
55 | Carrot Muffin | 63 |
56 | Oatmeal Muffin Mix | 70 |
57 | Buckwheat | 55 |
58 | Bulgur | 48 |
59 | Couscous (Near East) | 62 |
60 | Couscous (Tunisian) | 71 |
61 | Cracked Barley | 51 |
62 | Pearled Barley | 33 |
63 | Rye Kernels | 34 |
64 | Tapioca | 82 |
65 | Wheat Kernels | 46 |
66 | "Rice, Cajun Style" | 51 |
67 | "Rice, Garden Style" | 56 |
68 | "Rice, Long Grain & Wild" | 55 |
69 | "Rice, Mexican Fast & Fancy" | 59 |
70 | "Rice, Parboiled (long grain white)" | 48 |
71 | "Rice, Polished white" | 64 |
72 | "Rice, Saskatchewan Wild" | 58 |
73 | Corn Chips | 76 |
74 | Cornmeal | 70 |
75 | "Corn, Frozen" | 48 |
76 | Taco Shells | 69 |
77 | Bean Thread | 26 |
78 | Capellini | 46 |
79 | Cheese Tortellini | 51 |
80 | Instant Noodles | 48 |
81 | Macaroni & Cheese (boxed) | 66 |
82 | Macaroni & Cheese (homemade) | 46 |
83 | Rice Vermicelli | 59 |
84 | Spaghetti (boiled 5min) | 32 |
85 | Spaghetti (boiled 15min) | 33 |
86 | Spaghetti (protein-enriched) | 27 |
87 | Star Pastina | 39 |
88 | French Fries (frozen) | 76 |
89 | Instant Mashed Potato | 88 |
90 | "White Potato, boiled" | 64 |
91 | "White Potato, boiled & mashed" | 74 |
92 | "White Potato, canned" | 62 |
93 | Sweet Potato | 60 |
94 | "White Potato, baked" | 61 |
95 | "White Potato, boiled" | 59 |
96 | "White Potato, boiled & mashed" | 74 |
97 | "Chick Peas, canned" | 43 |
98 | "Chick Pea Curry, canned" | 41 |
99 | "Chick Peas, boiled" | 31 |
100 | "Green Lentils, canned" | 53 |
101 | "Green Lentils, boiled" | 22 |
102 | "Kidney Beans, canned" | 53 |
103 | "Kidney Beans, boiled" | 43 |
104 | Lima Beans | 33 |
105 | "Pinto Beans, canned" | 46 |
106 | "Pinto Beans, boiled" | 39 |
107 | Red Lentils | 26 |
108 | Baked Beans | 57 |
109 | "White Beans, boiled" | 31 |
110 | "Yellow Split Peas, boiled" | 32 |
111 | Black Bean | 66 |
112 | "Green Pea Soup, canned" | 67 |
113 | "Lentil Soup, canned" | 45 |
114 | Split Pea Soup | 61 |
115 | Apple Juice | 42 |
116 | "Apricots, canned" | 65 |
117 | "Apricots, dried" | 33 |
118 | "Banana, under ripe (green at tips)" | 42 |
119 | "Banana, ripe (all yellow)" | 54 |
120 | "Banana, over ripe (brown spots)" | 64 |
121 | Fruit Cocktail | 56 |
122 | Grapefruit Juice | 49 |
123 | Oranges | 49 |
124 | "Peaches, canned" | 53 |
125 | "Pears, fresh" | 41 |
126 | "Pears, canned" | 45 |
127 | Pineapple Juice | 47 |
128 | Angel Food Cake | 68 |
129 | Donut | 77 |
130 | Flan Cake | 66 |
131 | Pound Cake | 55 |
132 | Arrowroot | 64 |
133 | Arrowroot Plus | 63 |
134 | Digestives | 63 |
135 | Graham Wafers | 76 |
136 | Vanilla Wafers | 79 |
137 | Glucose | 100 |
138 | Sucrose | 65 |
139 | Lactose | 49 |
140 | Fructose | 25 |
141 | Cheese Pizza | 61 |
142 | Waffles | 78 |
GI values are from tests done in Toronto by Drs. David Jenkins and Thomas Wolever.
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