On Fri, 11 May 2001 19:31:37 -0400, Mark Labbee <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>My copy of The Glucose Revolution shows rutabagas to have a glycemic index
>of 72 on the glucose = 100 scale while white potatoes can range from 63
when
>boiled to 85 when baked. Interesting that sweet potatoes have a glycemic
>index of 54 when boiled.

Maybe this so-called "glycemic index" is not worth considering
afterall. Maybe it's just carbs/kg or carbs/fiber or something else.

Anyway I am pro-rutabaga-turnip, anti-potato-yam :-)


Philip Thrift
http://www.paleofitness.com