Glycemic Index: Instant white rice vs instant white rice enriched long grain.

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DC_TheDrivah1
DC_TheDrivah1 Posts: 77 Member
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Is there a difference between Instant white rice and Instant white rice enriched long grain as far as what they're listed as on the glycemic index? Are they the same thing?Couldn't find my answer anywhere online :( please help.

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  • RodaRose
    RodaRose Posts: 9,562 Member
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    For practical purposes they are the same thing. :)
  • Acg67
    Acg67 Posts: 12,142 Member
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    DC_TheDrivah1 wrote: »
    Is there a difference between Instant white rice and Instant white rice enriched long grain as far as what they're listed as on the glycemic index? Are they the same thing?Couldn't find my answer anywhere online :( please help.

    Who cares, the glycemic index is a load of nonsense that has little real world application
  • maxit
    maxit Posts: 880 Member
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    You can moderate a "high glycemic" individual food by what you have with it - if you are tracking glycemic loads, consider whole meals not individual items.
  • DC_TheDrivah1
    DC_TheDrivah1 Posts: 77 Member
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    maxit wrote: »
    You can moderate a "high glycemic" individual food by what you have with it - if you are tracking glycemic loads, consider whole meals not individual items.

    Exactly what I was thinking... So I'd have to eat just rice

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