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    Healthy Carbs — Fruit

    We would recommend that fruit be restricted to, perhaps, one a day.

    Fruit has a low Glycaemic Index (GI) and Glycaemic load (GL), and doesn't raise blood glucose much. Thus is looks like a good form of carbohydrate food for diabetics.

    However, this is deceptive as its sugar, fructose, is much worse than glucose for glycating haemoglobin and increasing the the risk of cardiovascular disease.



    The following quantities of fruit will give 10g of carbohydrate (raw weights):

    75g/3ozs

    Apples
    Blackcurrants
    Blueberries
    Cherries
    Elderberries
    Kiwi fruit
    Kumquats
    Loganberries
    Mangoes
    Pears
    Pineapple
    Plums

    100g/4oz

    Apricots
    Blackberries
    Cranberries
    Guavas
    Lemons (peeled)
    Limes
    Mulberries
    Nectarine
    Oranges
    Papaya (Pawpaw)
    Peach
    Redcurrants
    Satsumas
    Strawberries
    Tangerines

    150g/6oz

    Coconut meat
    Gooseberries
    Grapefruit (white)
    Melon
    Raspberries

    200g/8oz

    Avocados
    Rhubarb
    Source — USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 12.



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