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GI Food List

 

 

 

 

   

 

GI

Name of product / food

GL

Unit

Mass (g)

Comments

Low

Apple rings, dried 

≤5

4 rings

20

Australian GI

Low

Apricot, dried 

≤5

6 halves

18

Average Australian & Canadian GI

Low

Banana bread*

≤20

1 slice

50

Australian GI - use as a guideline

Low

Breakfast bar, green fig, Fine Form

≤10

1 bar

32

GIFSA & DSA

Low

Cape Sweeteners (like original) Flavours Low GR

≤5

2 m

1

 

Low

Cape Sweeteners + Sucralose -(15%) Low GR

≤5

2 m

1

 

Low

Cashews**

≤5

2 Tbs

30

High fat, mainly beneficial fats

Low

Chocolate slab, milk / plain* 

≤5

2 small blocks

15

 

Low

Chocolate slab, sugar free*

≤5

2 small blocks

15

 

Low

Crisps / chips, potato (similar to Simba, Willards)**

≤10

1 packet

30

Australian GI, high fat

Low

Custard, homemade, Australian*

≤10

1/2 cup 

125

Australian GI

Low

Custard, homemade, South African

≤10

1/2 cup

125

Calculated GI

Low

Equisweet, sachets

≤5

1 sachet

1

Low glycemic response; estim. GL; GIFSA & DSA

Low

Equisweet, tablets

≤5

2 tablets

1

Low glycemic response; estim. GL; GIFSA & DSA

Low

Fructo-oligo-saccharide / FOS / Inulin

≤5

1 level tsp

2

Prebiotic soluble fibre, flour/sugar/fat replacer

Low

Fructose, baking, crystalline

>40

1 cup

220

Sugar substitute. Maximum 20g per day

Low

Fructose, table-top, crystalline

≤5

1 tsp

4

Sugar substitute. Maximum 20g per day

Low

Fruit bar, apricot, Trufruit

≤10

1 bar

33

GIFSA & DSA

Low

Fruit bar, berry, Just Fruit, Safari

≤10

1 bar

32

 

Low

Fruit bar, cherry berry, Trufruit

≤10

1 bar

33

GIFSA & DSA

Low

Fruit bar, mango, Trufruit

≤10

1 bar

33

GIFSA & DSA

Low

Fruit bar, pear & currant, Just Fruit, Safari

≤10

1 bar

32

 

Low

Fruit bar, strawberry, Trufruit

≤10