GI Values Update

Where can I get more information on GI testing? North America Dr Alexandra Jenkins Glycemic Index Laboratories 36 Lombard Street, Suite 100 Toronto, Ontario M5C 2X3 Canada Phone +1 416 861 0506 Email info@gilabs.com Web www.gilabs.com Australia Fiona Atkinson Research Manager, Sydney University Glycemic Index Research Service (SUGiRS) Human Nutrition Unit, School of Molecular and …

GI Values Update

The latest GI values from SUGiRS Fiona Atkinson The following fruit juices are a combination of 99% fruit juice with an added dash of vitamins, herbal or botanical extracts. There’s no added sugar. The available carb and GL figures here are based on drinking one small glass (200 ml/7 fl oz) which is equivalent to …

GI Values Update

Many of the products in GI Values Update are not available in the USA. Why’s that? The answer is pretty simple. Very few US companies are GI testing their products, and those that are don’t always release the results for publication. Where do the values we publish in GI News come from? We publish the …

GI Values Update

The latest GI values from SUGiRS: Ginger Valued the world over as a culinary spice, condiment and home remedy with beneficial properties that have long been recognised and recorded, ginger has made its presence felt and entered the language with phrases like ‘ginger up’ and ‘ginger group’. Although grown in Asia and India for hundreds …

GI Values Update

The latest GI values from SUGiRS Beans, Peas and Legumes Casa Fiesta Refried Beans, GI 38 Beverages – Milk Pura Light Start, GI 30 Pura Tone, GI 30 Pura HiLo, GI 20 Pura Skimmer, GI 20 Big M Chocolate flavoured milk, GI 37 Big M Strawberry flavoured milk, GI 37 Bread Bakers Delight Wholemeal Country …

GI Values Update

Breakfast Cereals and Beverages The latest GI values from SUGiRS. Breakfast cereal Morning Sun Muesli GI 49 Beverages Ribena blackcurrant fruit syrup (prepared with water according to the instructions) GI 52 Schweppes lemonade GI 54 In publishing the GI values of two sweetened drinks, Kaye Foster-Powell reminds parents that they are definitely not an everyday …

GI Values Update

No Time to Cook? The home meal replacement market is here to stay. It’s a trend, not a fad – and it can provide a healthier option than a takeaway meal for time-pressed and kitchen-shy consumers who want to be able to open the fridge (or freezer) door, take their pick, heat and eat. There’s …

GI Values Update

Flour Power Flour is one of the main foods that has the potential to raise our blood glucose. Though you may think you don’t eat much of it, remember it’s the main ingredient in bread, crackers, biscuits, muffins, cakes and most breakfast cereals. We know from our testing so far that all these foods are …

GI Values Update

How do you know if it’s low, medium or high GI? Living in the USA, where would you suggest I look for GI information on our food? Or are foodstuffs pretty comparable? Any US sites you would recommend?’ Low GI eating often means making a move back to staple foods – fruit, vegetables, legumes (home-cooked …

GI Values Update

White Bread Matters While many parents would prefer their children to eat high fibre, wholegrain bread they know their kids, particularly once they are at school, will be wanting sandwiches made with white bread like everyone else. Even with the best of intentions, parents generally find it’s hard to get the grainy or soy and …