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Glycemic Index and Glycemic Load: Meal Replacement Products
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Below is a table with the glycemic index and glycemic loads of meal replacement products.
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 Meal Replacement Products | ||||
| MEAL-REPLACEMENT PRODUCTS | Glycemic Index | Glycemic Load | Serving size | Available carbohydrate |
(Glucose = 100) | (per serving) | grams | grams per serving | |
| 475 Hazelnut and apricot bar (Dietworks, South Yarra, Australia) | 42 ± 7 | 9 | 50 | 22 |
| 476 L.E.A.N products (Usana Inc, Salt Lake City, UT, US) | ||||
| L.E.A.N Fibergy bar, harvest oat | 45 ± 4 | 13 | 50 | 29 |
| Nutrimeal, drink powder, dutch chocolate | 26 ± 3 | 3 | 250 | 13 |
| L.E.A.N (Life long) Nutribar, peanut crunch | 30 ± 4 | 6 | 40 | 19 |
| L.E.A.N (Life long) Nutribar, chocolate crunch | 32 ± 4 | 6 | 40 | 19 |
| Mean of 2 Nutribars | 31 ± 1 | 6 | 40 | 19 |
| Worldwide Sport Nutrition reduced-carbohydrate products (Worldwide Sport Nutritional Supplements Inc, Largo, FL, US) | ||||
| 477 Designer chocolate, sugar-free | 14 ± 3 | 3 | 35 | 22 |
| 478 Burn-it bars | ||||
| Chocolate deluxe | 29 ± 3 | 2 | 50 | 8 |
| Peanut butter | 23 ± 3 | 1 | 50 | 6 |
| 479 Pure-protein bars | ||||
| Chewy choc-chip | 30 ± 4 | 4 | 80 | 14 |
| Chocolate deluxe | 38 ± 4 | 5 | 80 | 13 |
| Peanut butter | 22 ± 4 | 2 | 80 | 9 |
| Strawberry shortcake | 43 ± 4 | 6 | 80 | 13 |
| White chocolate mousse | 40 ± 4 | 6 | 80 | 15 |
| 480 Pure-protein cookies | ||||
| Choc-chip cookie dough | 25 ± 3 | 3 | 55 | 11 |
| Coconut | 42 ± 5 | 4 | 55 | 9 |
| Peanut butter | 37 ± 7 | 3 | 55 | 9 |
| 481 Ultra pure-protein shakes | ||||
| Cappuccino | 47 ± 6 | 1 | 250 mL | 1 |
| Frosty chocolate | 37 ± 6 | 1 | 250 mL | 3 |
| Strawberry shortcake | 42 ± 4 | 1 | 250 mL | 1 |
| Vanilla ice cream | 32 ± 5 | 1 | 250 mL | 3 |
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