Where can I go to research the Glycemic index of specific foods

Question

I hear people on this site throwing the term 'Glycemic Index' a lot and I'd like to familiarize myself with how the GI of specific foods affect my diet.

For instance, I have recently started eating potato bread instead of white bread and I'd like a way to compare the Glycemic Index of the two to see how the change will affect my current diet.

Is there a particular source that's good for looking up the GI of specific foods (like Wolfram Alpha is for researching nutritional facts)?

Answer 1

You can always go to glycemicindex.com. They have a database of foods available.

NOTE: certain foods don't have any glycemic reaction like chicken, beef, etc. However if you marinade them, you'll have to check out what the GI is on the marinade.

• South Beach also has a GI food chart.
• A chart for glycemic index and load.
• And gilisting.com.

Probably one of the most useful would be this:

Self Nutrition Data