Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load: Infant Formulas

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Below is a table with the glycemic index and glycemic loads of infant formulas.

High glycemic index foods increase calorie intake by 50 to 80 percent when compared to medium- and low-glycemic index foods according to one study.

Low glycemic index foods reduce calorie intake and are associated with lower body weights.

Some researchers believe that low-carbohydrate diets work because they are low glycemic index and low glycemic load foods.

Glycemic index is how quickly a given amount of food raises blood sugar levels relative to pure glucose (blood sugar).

Glycemic load is a ranking of how much a standard serving of food raises your blood sugar. Glycemic load is calculated by multiplying the amount of carbohydrate in a food by the glycemic index and dividing by 100. Glycemic load of a food is a better tool than the glycemic index value of a food when evaluating the foods you eat.

A more complete description of glycemic index and glycemic load can be found here.

     

Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load of Infant Formulas and Weaning Foods
INFANT FORMULA AND WEANING FOODS	Glycemic   Index	Glycemic     Load	Serving   size	Available   carbohydrate
	(Glucose = 100)	(per serving)	grams	grams per serving
445 Formula
Infasoy, soy-based, milk-free (Wyeth Nutritionals, Baulkham Hills, Australia)	55 ± 6	4	100 mL	7
Karicare gold starter formula with omega plus LCP oils (Nutricia, Auckland, New Zealand)	35 ± 5	2	100 mL	7
Nan-1 infant formula with iron (Nestlé, Sydney, Australia)	30 ± 6	2	100 mL	8
S-26 infant formula (Wyeth Nutritionals, Australia)	36 ± 6	3	100 mL	7
Weaning foods
446 Farex baby rice (Heinz Wattie’s Ltd, Malvern, Australia)	95 ± 13	6	87	6
447 Robinsons First Tastes from 4 months (Nutricia, Wells, UK)
Apple, apricot and banana cereal	56 ± 8	11	75	13
Creamed porridge	59 ± 8	5	75	9
Rice pudding	59 ± 6	6	75	11
448 Heinz for Baby from 4 months (Heinz Wattie’s Ltd, Australia)
Chicken and noodles with vegetables (strained)	67 ± 11	5	120	7
Sweetcorn and rice	65 ± 13	10	120	15

Articles on the same subject can be found here:

• Glycemic Index Tables