glycemic index

English

Noun

glycemic index (plural glycemic indexes or glycemic indices)

1. A measure of how quickly blood sugar levels rise after eating a particular type of food, on a scale where the index of glucose or ordinary table sugar is 100.

Synonyms

• glycaemic index, GI

Translations

measure

• Finnish: glykeeminen indeksi, glykemiaindeksi, sokeristumisindeksi
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• German: glykämischer Index m