Dates

Date sugar, date paste and date syrup have a low glycemic index

One sugar is not the other. Also, not all blondes are stupid. Date products have a relatively low glycemic index and are a good source of fiber. Date products contain a lot of energy, but do not rock your blood sugar levels. They release their energy slowly.

Date products flirt between a low glycemic index and a normal one, but never have a high glycemic index. That’s good news for dieters and diabetics .

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A low glycemic index is less than or equal to 55. From 56 to 70 is a normal index and above 70 is a high.

Some examples of foods with a high glycemic index are white rice with a GI of 73, mashed potatoes with a GI of 87, boiled sweet potato with a GI of 82, baguettes with a GI of 95, cola with a GI of 65GI), and white sugar has a GI of 65GI.

Dates have a low glycemic index

Glycemic index of dates, date sugar, date syrup and date paste:

Glycemic index (GI) for dates is between 40 – 50, for date paste around 50, for date syrup around 54 and date sugar is 55. Besides a low GI, the quality of the carbohydrates is very important. How healthy is a food? Date products are super healthy! Let there be no doubt about that.

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Bart Maes

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