Glycemic load

The Glycemic Load (GL) is a ranking system for carbohydrate content in foods based on their Glycemic Index(GI).

Glycemic load for a single serving of a food can be calculated as the quantity (in grams) of its carbohydratecontent, multiplied by its GI, and divided by 100. For example, a 100g slice serving of Watermelonwith a GI of 72 and a carbohydrate content of 5g (it contains a lot of water) makes the calculation 5*0.72=3.6, so the GL is 3.6. So a food with a GI of 100 and a carbohydrate content of 10g has a GL of 10 (10*1=10), while a food with 100g carbohydrate and a GI of just 10 also has a GL of 10 (100*0.1=10).

Data on GI and GL comes from the University of Sydney (Human Nutrition Unit) GI database at [1]through [2].

List of foods and their glycemic load

See also

• Glycemic Index

External links

• The University of Sydney GI Database
• Glycemic Load, Diet and Healthfi:Glykemiakuorma

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