Taiwan is located between tropical and subtropical. In addition to changing the seasons and full of various beautiful scenery, it is also the best place to grow fruits! Let us take a closer look at how many summer fruits are produced in the fruit kingdom of Taiwan? Watermelon, mango, pear, lychee, longan, grape, plum, red dragon fruit, passion fruit... These are all high-quality fruits produced in the summer on the Taiwanese treasure island! Under the hot summer weather, everyone unconsciously wants to eat more cold and juicy fruits, but is this really good?
Although fruits are full of water, the calorie density (total calories/total volume) is much lower than that of staple foods, but it is the same as the previous article [The Three Major Nutrients Extra Story-Sugar Fruits】Introduced, fruits themselves are also sugars, and there are still health risks if you eat unscrupulously! And need to explore the level of glycemic index (glycemic index article here: [GI value? GL value?】), so the author has compiled a list of GI values of common fruits in summer for everyone below:
Common fruits in summer in Taiwan | GI value (glycemic index) |
---|---|
watermelon | 72 |
Longan | 71 |
litchi | 60 |
Mango | 51 |
grape | 49 |
Plum | 39 |
Red Dragon Fruit | 38 |
Passion fruit | 30 |
pear | 25 |
It can be found that among the common fruits in summer, the most commonWatermelon GI value is as high as 72! Longan is not too panic, and sits firmly on the throne of high GI food with watermelon. As a close relative of longan, lychee has a GI value of 60, which should not be underestimated. On the contrary, mango has a relatively low GI. Friends who are concerned about blood sugar can eat snoring more safely.
In short, in summer, there are vendors of watermelon juice everywhere on the road. Sometimes watermelon may be a big Huadongda watermelon when you buy it. Please remember to eat it in moderation! Don't let the temporary gluttony gradually burden your body.
High GI summer fruits:
watermelon,Longan,litchi
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