Glycemic index of foods by name: F

Comprehensive list of foods with their glycemic index values. In general, the higher the glycemic index, the higher the chance of sugar rush and crash, leading to overeating, weight gain, and increased risk of insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes and obesity.

Insulin resistance causes weight gain

It is important to realize that insulin resistance that affects up to 71 percent of the population in the United States and similar percent of the population in many countries, leads to weight gain and obesity, and not otherway around.

Obesity and insulin resistance

The popular notion that obesity is the cause of insulin resistance is recently disproven and it now is recognized that obesity is a result of the underlying metabolic process caled insulin resistance in most people.

A diet low in glycemic index or glycemic load, with adequate protein, and fiber can help reduce the risk of excess weight gain by reducinginsulin resistance.

The glycemic index is classified in to Low GI or Glycemic Index, medium GI, and high GI based on the glycemic index of foods.

• Low glycemic index foods have a GI value of 55 or less
• Medium glycemic Index foods have a GI value of between 56 - 69
• High glycemic Index foods have a GI value of 70 or more

How do they determine the glycemic index of foods?

The glycemic index is a number obtained by monitoring a persons blood sugar after eating the food which in turn signifies how much of the anabolic hormone, insulin, is needed to utilize the carbohydrate and how quickly does the body has to produce this hormone.

Glycemic index of foods by name

A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z

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Glycemic index of Foods Starting With Letter F

Description of food item	Glycemic Index
Fajita with chicken and vegetables	30.5
Fat back, cooked	0.0
Feta Cheese Dressing	50.0
Fiber 7 Flakes, Health Valley	74.0
Fiber One	42.0
Fig, dried, cooked, with sugar	61.0
Fig, dried, uncooked	61.0
Fig, raw	61.0
Figs, cooked or canned, in light syrup	61.0
Fish chowder	27.0
Fish stick, patty, or fillet, NS as to type, baked or broiled	95.0
Fish stick, patty, or fillet, NS as to type, battered, fried	95.0
Fish stick, patty, or fillet, NS as to type, breaded or battered, baked	95.0
Fish stick, patty, or fillet, NS as to type, cooked, NS as to cooking method	95.0
Fish stick, patty, or fillet, NS as to type, floured or breaded, fried	95.0
Fish, NS as to type, baked or broiled	50.0
Fish, NS as to type, battered, fried	95.0
Fish, NS as to type, breaded or battered, baked	95.0
Fish, NS as to type, canned	0.0
Fish, NS as to type, cooked, NS as to cooking method	0.0
Fish, NS as to type, floured or breaded, fried	95.0
Fish, NS as to type, smoked	0.0
Fish, NS as to type, steamed	0.0
Flavored milk drink, whey- and milk-based, flavors other than chocolate	35.0
Flavored pasta	42.0
Flavored rice mixture	54.7
Flavored rice, brown and wild	54.0
Flavored rice, white and wild	54.0
Flaxseed oil	0.0
Flounder, baked or broiled	50.0
Flounder, battered, fried	95.0
Flounder, breaded or battered, baked	95.0
Flounder, cooked, NS as to cooking method	50.0
Flounder, floured or breaded, fried	95.0
Flounder, steamed or poached	0.0
Flour and water gravy	50.0
Fondant, chocolate covered	43.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, beef	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, beef and pork	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, beef and pork, lowfat	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, beef, lowfat	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, chicken	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, low salt	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, meat & poultry, lowfat	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, meat and poultry	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, meat and poultry, fat free	28.0
Frankfurter or hot dog, turkey	28.0
Frankfurter, wiener, or hot dog, NFS	28.0
French cruller	76.0
French dressing	50.0
French dressing, low-calorie	50.0
French dressing, reduced calorie	50.0
French dressing, reduced calorie, fat-free, cholesterol-free	50.0
French toast sticks, plain	67.0
French toast, plain	67.0
Fried green plantain, Puerto Rican style (Tostones)	39.0
Fritter, apple	59.0
Froot Loops	69.0
Frosted Cheerios	74.0
Frosted corn flakes, NFS	55.0
Frosted Flakes, Kellogg	55.0
Frosted Mini-Wheats	58.0
Frosted Wheat Bites	72.0
Fructose sweetener, sugar substitute, dry powder	19.0
Fruit & Fibre (fiber) with peaches, raisins, almonds and oat clusters	42.0
Fruit & Fibre (fiber), NFS	42.0
Fruit butter, all flavors	51.0
Fruit cocktail or mix (excluding citrus fruits), raw	55.0
Fruit cocktail or mix (including citrus fruits), raw	55.0
Fruit cocktail or mix, frozen	55.0
Fruit cocktail, cooked or canned, drained solids	55.0
Fruit cocktail, cooked or canned, in heavy syrup	55.0
Fruit cocktail, cooked or canned, in light syrup	55.0
Fruit cocktail, cooked or canned, juice pack	55.0
Fruit cocktail, cooked or canned, NS as to sweetened or unsweetened; sweetened, NS as to type of sweetener	55.0
Fruit cocktail, cooked or canned, unsweetened, water pack	55.0
Fruit drink	58.7
Fruit drink, low calorie	50.0
Fruit juice bar with cream, frozen	42.0
Fruit juice bar, frozen, flavor other than orange	59.0
Fruit juice bar, frozen, orange flavor	59.0
Fruit juice bar, frozen, sweetened with low calorie sweetener, flavors other than orange	59.0
Fruit juice blend, 100% juice, with added Vitamin C	40.0
Fruit juice, NFS	50.0
Fruit leather	99.0
Fruit mixture, dried (mixture includes three or more of the following: apples, apricots, dates, papaya, peaches, pears, pineapples, prunes, raisins)	38.3
Fruit Rings, NFS	69.0
Fruit salad (excluding citrus fruits) with cream	48.4
Fruit salad (excluding citrus fruits) with cream substitute	45.8
Fruit salad (excluding citrus fruits) with salad dressing or mayonnaise	48.8
Fruit salad (including citrus fruits) with salad dressing or mayonnaise	41.4
Fruit syrup	51.0
Fruit Wheats	72.0
Fruit-flavored drink, made from powdered mix, mainly sugar, with high vitamin C added	68.0
Fruit-flavored drink, made from sweetened powdered mix (fortified with vitamin C)	68.0
Fruit-flavored drink, made from unsweetened powdered mix (fortified with vitamin C), with sugar added in preparation	68.0
Fruit-flavored drink, non-carbonated, made from low calorie powdered mix	50.0
Fruit-flavored drinks, punches, ades, low calorie, with vitamin C added	50.0
Fruit-flavored thirst quencher beverage	78.0
Fruit-flavored thirst quencher beverage, low calorie	50.0
Fruit, chocolate covered	54.3
Fruit, dried, NFS (assume uncooked)	38.3
Funnel cake	76.0

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Also see

• Glycemic index
• Insulin resistance
• Sugar rush and crash
• Metabolic syndrome
• Acanthosis nigricans
• Type 2 diabetes
• Why look at GI value of foods?
• GI values of common foods

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