Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The glycemic index is a ranking system for carbohydrates based on their effect on blood glucose levels. Carbohydrates that breakdown quickly during digestion have the highest glycemic indices and are known as simple sugars. The blood glucose response is fast. Carbohydrates that breakdown slowly, releasing glucose gradually into the blood stream, have low glycemic indices and are known as complex carbohydrates or starches. Glucose has a glycemic index value of 100. Glycemic values for other foods: 85: Baked potato 65: White rice 55: Brown rice 50: Sweet potato 46: Orange juice 40: Oatmeal 25: Plum This article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by fixing it. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.