Glycemic Index (GI) is a tool that measures how carbohydrates affect your blood glucose levels. It then ranks the quality of carbohydrates based on this score.
Scroll below to take a look at the glycemic indexes of 100+ food items and whether they are good for PCOS or not!
| Category | Image | Food Item | Glycemic Index | PCOS Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fruit |  | Orange | 43 |  |
| Fruit |  | Apple | 36 | |
| Fruit |  | Banana (kela) | 51 | |
| Fruit |  | Mango (aam) | 56 |  |
| Fruit |  | Pineapple | 59 | |
| Fruit |  | Dates (khajoor) | 42 | |
| Fruit |  | Papaya (papita) | 58 | |
| Fruit |  | Strawberries | 40 | |
| Fruit |  | Kiwi | 58 | |
| Fruit |  | Grapefruit | 25 | |
| Fruit |  | Pear | 38 | |
| Fruit |  | Pomegranate | 53 | |
| Fruit |  | Muskmelon | 65 | |
| Fruit |  | Watermelon | 76 |  |
| Fruit |  | Peaches | 42 | |
| Fruit |  | Plum | 40 | |
| Fruit |  | Cherries | 20 | |
| Fruit |  | Grapes (angoor) | 53 | |
| Fruit |  | Raspberry | 32 | |
| Fruit |  | Kala jamun | 25 | |
| Fruit |  | Guava | 32 | |
| Vegetable |  | Boiled potato (aloo) | 78 | |
| Vegetable |  | Carrots (gajar) | 39 | |
| Vegetable |  | Cucumber (kakdi) | 15 | |
| Vegetable |  | Cabbage (gobi) | 10 | |
| Vegetable |  | Tomato (tamatar) | 15 | |
| Vegetable |  | Onion (kanda) | 10 | |
| Vegetable |  | Green peas (vatana) | 48 | |
| Vegetable |  | Pumpkin | 64 | |
| Vegetable |  | Sweet potato | 63 | |
| Vegetable |  | Beetroot | 64 | |
| Vegetable |  | Green beans | 32 | |
| Vegetable |  | Spinach (Palak) | 15 | |
| Vegetable |  | Mushroom | 10 | |
| Vegetable |  | Yam | 51 | |
| Vegetable |  | Sweet corn | 52 | |
| Vegetable |  | Arbi | 53 | |
| Vegetable |  | Broccoli | 15 | |
| Bread |  | White Bread | 77 | |
| Bread |  | Chapati | 52 | |
| Bread |  | Whole wheat bread | 74 | |
| Bread |  | Jowar | 49 | |
| Bread |  | Makki ki roti | 59 | |
| Bread |  | Bajra ki roti | 53 | |
| Beverage |  | Coconut Water | 3 | |
| Desserts |  | Banana cake, made with sugar | 67 | |
| Beverage |  | Beer | 89 | |
| Beverage |  | Smoothie drink, soy milk, banana | 30 | |
| Beverage |  | Apple juice | 41 | |
| Beverage |  | Orange juice | 50 | |
