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Glycemic Index and Sugar

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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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