Glycemic
Index and Sugar
GI of Sugars
Glucose
- Glycemic Index = 100
Maltose - Glycemic Index = 105
Sucrose - (Table sugar) Glycemic Index = 65
Lactose - (Milk sugar) Glycemic Index = 46
Fructose - (Fruit sugar) Glycemic Index = 23
Honey - Glycemic Index = 58
Note About
GI of Sugars
The glycemic
response to honey (GI 58) is not much better than the response to white
sugar (GI 65). Indeed honey is worse for teeth because its stickiness
keeps it in contact with teeth and gums for longer). Honey may provide
some micronutrients that sugar does not but it affects blood sugar in
a similar way.
Likewise,
other natural and raw sugars have a similar glycemic index
and glycemic response to ordinary white sugar. In this sense, these sugars
are as indistinguishable from white sugar as is finely milled whole wheat
from regular white flour.
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