Starch: a polysaccharide made up of glucose units.
Sugar: including sucrose, glucose, fructose, maltose and lactose.
Sources:
- Starches: bread, pasta, rice, potatoes, pulses and breakfast cereals.
- Sugars: fruits, sof drinks, table sugar, sweets and cakes.
Starchy foods should make up at least 50% of our food energy intake. Starchy foods fill you up.
Glycaemic index
GI is a measure of the effects of carbs on blood glucose levels.
Low GI foods: fruit +veg, grainy breads, pasta and milk
High GI foods: Cornflakes, baked potato, watermelon, croissant, white bread and sweets.
Non-milk extrinsic sugars (NMES): sugars found in sweets and cakes etc.
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