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Common foods & their Glycaemic Index (GI) value
High glycaemic index
GI Value
Glucose
100
Instant mashed potatoes
85
Potato, baked
85
Corn flakes
81
Jelly sweets
78
White bread (gluten-free)
76
Waffles
76
French fries
75
Weetabix
75
Oatmeal porridge
74
Rice, puffed
74
Potato, boiled
74
Water melon
72
Popcorn
72
White bread
70
Average/Medium glycaemic index
Fanta
68
Sucrose (sugar)
68
Rice, white
64
Rye bread (wholemeal)
58
Cola
58
Rice, long grain
56
Gluten-free pasta
56
Low glycaemic index
Honey
55
Banana (all yellow)
51
Pasta
46-52
Lactose (milk sugar)
46
grapes
46
Rice, whole-grain
46
Milk chocolate
43
Banana, yellow or green
42
All Bran
42
Orange
42
Apple
38
Ice cream
37-61
Yoghurt
36
Lentils, green
30
Kidney beans
28
Milk, 3% fat
21
Fructose (fruit sugar)
19
Soya beans (dried)
18
Peanuts
14
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