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100 Foods With The Lowest Glycemic Index Number

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The Glycemic Index?

Not all carbohydrate foods are created equal, in fact they behave quite differently in our bodies. The Glycemic Index describes this difference by ranking carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels.

Cauliflower soup, cream of, prepared with milk
Glycemic Index Number: 27

Cheese, processed, Swiss, lowfat, low sodium
Glycemic Index Number: 27

Queso Chihuahua
Glycemic Index Number: 27

Shrimp dip, cream cheese base
Glycemic Index Number: 27

Cheese, natural, NFS
Glycemic Index Number: 27

Cheddar cheese soup
Glycemic Index Number: 27

Cheese, Feta
Glycemic Index Number: 27

Instant breakfast, fluid, canned
Glycemic Index Number: 26

Diet beverage, liquid, canned
Glycemic Index Number: 26

Instant breakfast, powder, milk added
Glycemic Index Number: 26

Pear, cooked or canned, in light syrup
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Grapefruit, canned or frozen, unsweetened, water pack
Glycemic Index Number: 25

grapefruit
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Barley, cooked, fat not added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Hot cereal, unflavored
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Barley soup
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Lentils, red
Glycemic Index Number: 25

barley
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Grapefruit, canned or frozen, in light syrup
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Barley, cooked, NS as to fat added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Barley, pearled
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Grapefruit, fresh
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Grapefruit, canned or frozen, NS as to sweetened or unsweetened; sweetened, NS as to type of sweetener
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Grapefruit, raw
Glycemic Index Number: 25

Cocoa with nonfat dry milk and low calorie sweetener, mixture, water added
Glycemic Index Number: 24

Milk beverage with nonfat dry milk and low calorie sweetener, water added, flavors other than chocolate
Glycemic Index Number: 24

Milk beverage with nonfat dry milk and low calorie sweetener, high calcium, water added, chocolate
Glycemic Index Number: 24

Cocoa, whey, and low-calorie sweetener mixture, lowfat milk added
Glycemic Index Number: 24

Planters Peanut Bar
Glycemic Index Number: 23

Peanut bar
Glycemic Index Number: 23

Mixed nuts, roasted, without peanuts
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, fresh
Glycemic Index Number: 22

fructose
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, sweet, cooked or canned, drained solids
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cashew nuts, roasted, without salt
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, sweet, cooked or canned, in heavy syrup
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Pigeon peas, cooked, NS as to form, fat not added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cashew butter
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cashew nuts, roasted (assume salted)
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, frozen
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cashew nuts, dry roasted
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, sweet, cooked or canned, juice pack
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, sweet, cooked or canned, in light syrup
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, sweet, cooked or canned, NS as to sweetened or unsweetened; sweetened, NS as to type of sweetener
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, sweet, raw (Queen Anne, Bing)
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cherries, sour, red, cooked, unsweetened
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Cashew nuts, NFS
Glycemic Index Number: 22

cherries
Glycemic Index Number: 22

Black, brown, or Bayo beans, dry, cooked, fat added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 20

Pecans
Glycemic Index Number: 20

Walnuts
Glycemic Index Number: 20

Sunflower seeds, hulled, unroasted
Glycemic Index Number: 20

Black, brown, or Bayo beans, dry, cooked, fat not added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 20

Black, brown, or Bayo beans, dry, cooked, NS as to fat added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 20

Chocolate syrup, thin type
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Maple and corn and/or cane pancake syrup blends (formerly Corn and maple syrup (2% maple))
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Fructose sweetener, sugar substitute, dry powder
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Yogurt, vanilla, lemon, maple, or coffee flavor, nonfat milk, sweetened with low calorie sweetener
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Topping, chocolate, thick, fudge type
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Syrup, pancake, reduced calorie
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Rice Bran
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Yogurt, fruit variety, nonfat milk, sweetened with low-calorie sweetener
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Topping, butterscotch or caramel
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Corn syrup, light or dark
Glycemic Index Number: 19

Mixed nuts, honey-roasted, with peanuts
Glycemic Index Number: 18

Mixed nuts, in shell
Glycemic Index Number: 18

Mixed nuts, NFS
Glycemic Index Number: 18

Soya beans
Glycemic Index Number: 18

Mixed nuts, roasted, with peanuts
Glycemic Index Number: 18

Mixed nuts, dry roasted
Glycemic Index Number: 18

soy beans, boiled
Glycemic Index Number: 16

Soybean curd
Glycemic Index Number: 16

Soyburger, meatless, no bun
Glycemic Index Number: 16

Soybean curd, breaded, fried
Glycemic Index Number: 16

Soybean curd, deep fried
Glycemic Index Number: 16

Soybean meal
Glycemic Index Number: 16

Carrots, raw
Glycemic Index Number: 16

Soybeans, cooked, fat not added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 16

prunes
Glycemic Index Number: 15

Peanut butter, reduced sodium
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, in shell, NFS (shell not eaten)
Glycemic Index Number: 14

yogurt, plain
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, roasted, without salt
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, dry roasted, salted
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanut butter, reduced fat
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Soya beans, canned
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, roasted, salted
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, honey-roasted
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, dry roasted, without salt
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, NFS
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanuts, boiled
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanut butter
Glycemic Index Number: 14

Peanut butter, low sodium
Glycemic Index Number: 14

White beans, dry, cooked, NS as to fat added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 13

White beans, dry, cooked, fat added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 13

White beans, dry, cooked, fat not added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 13

Blue Agave, Organic Agave Cactus Nectar , Light
Glycemic Index Number: 11

Cactus, cooked, NS as to fat added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 7

Cactus, cooked, fat added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 7

Cactus, raw
Glycemic Index Number: 7

Cactus, cooked, fat not added in cooking
Glycemic Index Number: 7

Resources about Foods With A Low Glycemic Index

The Official Website of the Glycemic Index and GI Database
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