Evaluating carbohydrate quality a new model Bill Shrapnel Shrapnel Nutrition Consulting These studies were partly funded by Kellogg Australia
Discriminating between carbohydrate-rich foods: a model based on nutrient density and glycaemic index Bill Shrapnel, Manny Noakes Nutrition & Dietetics 2012;69:152-8
Criteria: Nutrient density index... the glycaemic index of foods be used in conjunction with information about food composition to guide food choices WHO 2003
Carbohydrate quality quadrants 0 10 20
Carbohydrate quality quadrants Second lowest quality Highest quality 3 1 4 2 Lowest quality Second highest quality 0 10 20
Soft drinks, confectionery and condiments Milk chocolate Jam, strawberry Soft drink, cola Mars Bar Sweets, peppermints Honey Sweets, jelly beans 0 10 20
Soft drinks, etc + legumes Soya beans, boiled Soya beans, canned Lentils Split peas Red kidney beans, boiled Chickpeas, canned Milk chocolate Jam, strawberry Soft drink, cola Mars Bar Sweets, peppermints Baked beans, canned Haricot beans Red kidney beans, canned Honey Sweets, jelly beans 0 10 20
Biscuits, cakes, pastries Sponge cake Muffin, apple Cake, banana Biscuit, oatmeal Biscuit, shortbread Croissant Biscuit, flaky cracker Donut Biscuit, wafer, vanilla Biscuit, cracker Biscuit, plain, sweet 0 10 20
Biscuits, etc + milks and yoghurts Sponge cake Muffin, apple Cake, banana Milk, red. fat Milk, full fat Yoghurt, natural Milk, flavoured Yoghurt, low fat, sweetened Milk, skim Yoghurt, low fat, natural Biscuit, oatmeal Biscuit, shortbread Croissant Biscuit, flaky cracker Donut Biscuit, wafer, vanilla Biscuit, cracker Biscuit, plain, sweet 0 10 20
Milks and yoghurts Milk, red. fat Milk, full fat Yoghurt, natural Milk, flavoured Yoghurt, low fat, sweetened Milk, skim Yoghurt, low fat, natural 0 10 20
Milks and yoghurts Milk, red. fat Milk, full fat Yoghurt, natural Milk, flavoured Yoghurt, low fat, sweetened Milk, skim Yoghurt, low fat, natural 0 10 20
Refined cereal foods Pasta, white Semolina Couscous Polenta White rice 0 10 20
Refined cereal foods Pasta, white Semolina Couscous Polenta Biscuit, plain, sweet White rice 0 10 20
Refined and wholegrain cereal foods Pasta, white Rolled oats Pasta, wholemeal Semolina Couscous Polenta Brown rice White rice Quick oats Vitabrits 0 10 20
Breads and breakfast cereals (fortified) All Bran Bread, Soy-Lin Bread, sourdough, white Sustain Special K Bread, multigrain Just Right Sultana Bran Nutrigrain Muesli, plain WeetBix Bread, white Bread, wholemeal Cornflakes 0 10 20 Rice Bubbles
Breakfast cereals (fortified) All Bran Sustain Special K Just Right Sultana Bran Muesli, plain Nutrigrain WeetBix 0 10 20 Cornflakes Rice Bubbles
Breakfast cereals with added sugar All Bran Sustain Special K Just Right Sultana Bran muesli, plain Nutrigrain WeetBix 0 10 20 Cornflakes Rice Bubbles
Sugar and GI: breakfast cereals 100 n= 43 r= 0.06 20 10 0 0 5 10 15 20 25 35 45 Sugar (g)/100g Shrapnel B. Nutr Diet 2013 (epub)
Sugar and energy: breakfast cereals n= 312 r= 0.05 20 Energy density (kj)/100g 2000 10 1000 0 0 0.0 5.0 10.0 15.0 20.0 25.0.0 35.0.0 45.0.0 Sugar (g)/100g Shrapnel B. Nutr Diet 2013 (epub)
Sugar content of breakfast cereals Unrelated to: Nutrient density Energy density index
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