Low
Glycemic Index Foods
(values less than 55)

Artichoke	<15	Canned peaches, in juice	30	Macaroni	45
Asparagus	<15	Dried apricots	31	Pineapple juice	46
Broccoli	<15	Soy milk	30	Banana bread	47
Cauliflower	<15	Baby lima beans, frozen	32	Long-grain rice	47
Celery	<15	Fat-free milk	32	Parboiled rice	47
Cucumber	<15	Fettuccine	32	Bulgur	48
Eggplant	<15	M&M's, Peanut	32	Canned baked beans	48
Green beans	<15	Low-fat yogurt, sugar sweetened	33	Grapefruit juice	48
Lettuce, all varieties	<15	Apple	36	Green peas	48
Low-fat yogurt, artificially sweetened	<15	Pear	36	Oat bran bread	48
Peanuts	<15	Whole wheat spaghetti	37	Chocolate bar, 1.5 oz	49
Peppers, all varieties	<15	Tomato soup	38	Old-fashioned oatmeal	49
Snow peas	<15	Carrots, cooked	39	Cheese tortellini	50
Spinach	<15	Mars Snickers Bar	40	Low-fat ice cream	50
Young summer squash	<15	Apple juice	41	Canned kidney beans	52
Zucchini	<15	Spaghetti	41	Kiwifruit	52
Tomatoes	15	All-Bran	42	OJ, not from concentrate	52
Cherries	22	Canned chickpeas	42	Banana	53
Peas, dried	22	Custard	43	Potato chips	54
Plum	24	Grapes	43	Pound cake	54
Grapefruit	25	Orange	43	Special K	54
Pearled barley	25	Canned lentil soup	44	Sweet potato	54
Peach	28	Canned pinto beans	45

Sources:
Amer. Jour. of Clinical Nutrition, 1995, vol 62: 871S-890S.

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