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Snacks & Sugars
GI Food List
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GI
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Name of product / food
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GL
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Unit
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Mass (g)
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Comments
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Low
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Apple rings, dried
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≤5
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4 rings
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20
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Australian GI
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Low
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Apricot, dried
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≤5
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6 halves
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18
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Average Australian & Canadian GI
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Low
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Banana bread*
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≤20
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1 slice
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50
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Australian GI - use as a guideline
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Low
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Breakfast bar, green fig, Fine Form
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≤10
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1 bar
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32
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GIFSA & DSA
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Low
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Cape Sweeteners (like original) Flavours Low GR
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≤5
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2 m
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1
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Low
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Cape Sweeteners + Sucralose -(15%) Low GR
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≤5
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2 m
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1
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Low
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Cashews**
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≤5
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2 Tbs
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30
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High fat, mainly beneficial fats
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Low
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Chocolate slab, milk / plain*
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≤5
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2 small blocks
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15
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Low
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Chocolate slab, sugar free*
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≤5
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2 small blocks
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15
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Low
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Crisps / chips, potato (similar to Simba, Willards)**
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≤10
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1 packet
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30
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Australian GI, high fat
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Low
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Custard, homemade, Australian*
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≤10
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1/2 cup
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125
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Australian GI
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Low
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Custard, homemade, South African
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≤10
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1/2 cup
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125
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Calculated GI
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Low
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Equisweet, sachets
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≤5
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1 sachet
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1
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Low glycemic response; estim. GL; GIFSA & DSA
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Low
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Equisweet, tablets
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≤5
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2 tablets
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1
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Low glycemic response; estim. GL; GIFSA & DSA
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Low
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Fructo-oligo-saccharide / FOS / Inulin
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≤5
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1 level tsp
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2
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Prebiotic soluble fibre, flour/sugar/fat replacer
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Low
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Fructose, baking, crystalline
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>40
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1 cup
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220
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Sugar substitute. Maximum 20g per day
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Low
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Fructose, table-top, crystalline
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≤5
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1 tsp
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4
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Sugar substitute. Maximum 20g per day
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Low
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Fruit bar, apricot, Trufruit
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≤10
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1 bar
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33
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GIFSA & DSA
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Low
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Fruit bar, berry, Just Fruit, Safari
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≤10
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1 bar
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32
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Low
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Fruit bar, cherry berry, Trufruit
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≤10
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1 bar
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33
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GIFSA & DSA
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Low
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Fruit bar, mango, Trufruit
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≤10
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1 bar
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33
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GIFSA & DSA
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Low
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Fruit bar, pear & currant, Just Fruit, Safari
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≤10
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1 bar
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32
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Low
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Fruit bar, strawberry, Trufruit
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≤10
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