Glycaemic Index (GI) of foods from highest (100) to lowest (1):

FOOD

GI

FOOD

GI

FOOD

GI

FOOD

GI

Pure glucose 100 Pumpkin 75
  • Basmati long-grain rice
  • Bread, wholemeal
  • Pasta, wholewheat
  • Peas, tinned
  • Rice, brown.
50 25
99 74 49 24
Potato, baked 98 73 48 23
97 72 47
  • Chocolate 85% cocoa
  • Peas, split
  • Lentils
22
96 71 46 21
  • Potato, roast
  • Chips
95
  • Bread, white
  • Chocolate, milk
  • Potato, boiled
  • Sugar, white
70 45 Fructose 20
94 69 44 19
93 68 43 18
92 67 42 17
91 66 41 16
90 65
  • Peas, fresh
  • Kidney beans
  • Porridge oats, non-instant
  • Bread, pumpernickel
40 15
89 64 39 14
88 63 38 13
87 62 37 12
86 61 36 11
  • Carrot, cooked
  • Cornflakes
  • Hamburger bun
  • Puffed Rice Cereal
  • Rice, easy-cook
85 60
  • Pasta, unrefined flour
  • Rice, wild
35 10
84 59 34 9
83 58 33 8
82 57 32 7
81 56 31 6
80
  • Pasta, spaghetti
55
  • Chickpea
  • French bean
  • Carrot, raw
30 5
79 54 29 4
78 53 28 3
77 52 27 2
76 51 26 1

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Last Updated: 6th November 2005