Snacks & sweets
Dark chocolate
Cocoa fat keeps it low-GI; the higher the cocoa, the lower the sugar.
- Glycemic index
- 40
- Low GI
- Glycemic load
- 5
- Low load
- Serving
- 30 g
- 13 g carbohydrate
What this means
As a low-GI food, dark chocolate releases glucose slowly, so it tends to produce a gentle, sustained rise rather than a sharp spike, easier on your time in range.
Glycemic index measures speed; glycemic load measures the impact of the amount you actually eat. The best read is your own: a post-meal reading shows how your body handled it.
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GI is a rounded published reference and shifts with ripeness, processing, and the rest of your meal. General information, not medical advice.
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