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Table 3 Glycemic index and glycemic load1 values for the six tested soy food products

From: Soy foods have low glycemic and insulin response indices in normal weight subjects

  

Glycemic Index

 

Glycemic Load

Test Food

Carbohydrate Tested (g)

Value ± SEM2

Category3

Carbohydrates/Serving (g)

Value

Category4

Chocolate Daydream™ shake – sucralose

10.0

25.00 ± 4.28

Low

5

1.25

Low

Chocolate Daydream™ shake – fructose

25.0

32.73 ± 4.41

Low

34

11.13

Medium

Soy spaghetti

25.0

47.03 ± 7.48

Low

33

15.52

Medium

Chocolate Raspberry Zingâ„¢ bar

10.0

47.42 ± 4.55

Low

6

2.85

Low

Peanut Butter Chocolate Palâ„¢ bar

25.0

51.82 ± 3.86

Low

31

16.06

Medium

Lightly Salted Sunshineâ„¢ soy protein chips

25.0

86.79 ± 7.86

High

13

11.28

Medium

  1. 1Glycemic Load = (GI × net carbohydrates)/100
  2. 2SEM = Standard Error of the Means
  3. 3Glycemic Index Category: Low = ≤ 55; Medium = 56 – 69; High = > 70 [54]
  4. 4Glycemic Load Category: Low = ≤ 10; Medium = 11 – 19; High = > 20 [54]