Study: Different Honeys Have ‘Virtually Identical Glycemic Indexes’

Honeys All the Same When it Comes to Glucose
Reuters Health, 8/18/2006

NEW YORK - The effect of honey on blood sugar levels is the same no matter what its source, a new study shows. Tupelo, clover, buckwheat and cotton honeys had virtually identical glycemic indexes, Dr. Mark Kern and Jennifer Ilana Ischayek report.

The glycemic index of a food is a measure of how quickly it causes blood sugar to rise. High carbohydrate, low fiber foods such as white bread or bananas have a high glycemic index, while high fiber foods containing complex carbs, including most vegetables, have a low glycemic index.

There is some evidence that the fructose-to-glucose ratio contained in honey may affect its glycemic index, as can its floral source, Kern and Ischayek write in the August issue of the Journal of the American Dietetic Association…