Beer 110 Wholemeal bread 50 Glucose 100 Brown rice 50 Roast potatoes 95 Wholewheat dry pasta 50 Chips 95 White spaghetti (al dente) 45 Modified starches 95 Peas 40 Mashed potato 90 Unrefined cereals 40 Crisps 90 Natural fruit juice (no sugar) 40 Honey 85 Bread (100 per cent unrefined flour) 40 Hamburger buns 85 Carrots (cooked) 85 Black bread (German) 40 Corn flakes 85 Rye (wholemeal) bread 40 Popcorn 85 Corn on the cob/maize 35 Easy-cook rice 85 Yoghurt (full milk) 35 Refined sugar 70 Dry pasta (100 per cent unrefined flour; al dente) 35 White bread 70 Sugar-coated cereals 70 Dried fruit 35 Chocolate bars 70 Milk (semi-skimmed) 30 Colas, sodas, soft drinks 70 Fresh fruit 30 Biscuits 70 Carrots (raw) 30 White rice 70 French beans 30 Raisins 65 Pulses (various) 30 Brown bread 65 Dark chocolate (at least 70 per cent cocoa) 20 Boiled potatoes (in skins) 65 Jams 65 Fructose 15 Bananas 60 Peanuts 15 White overcooked spaghetti 55 Vegetables less than 15

Source: Eat Yourself Slim . . . and Stay Slim! by Michel Montignac, London: Montignac Publishing, 1999