Anyone Use the Satiety Index
Susanna Holt, PhD, has developed the Satiety Index, a system to measure different foods' ability to satisfy hunger. A fixed amount (240 calories) of different foods was fed to participants who then ranked their feelings of hunger every fifteen minutes and were allowed to eat freely for the next two hours. Of all the foods tested, potatoes were the most satisfying.
All are compared to white bread, ranked as "100"
Bakery Products___________Carbohydrate-Rich Foods
Croissant........47%________White bread..........100%
Cake..............65%________French fries...........116%
Doughnuts......68%________White pasta............119%
Cookies..........120%_______Brown Rice.............132%
Crackers........127%_______White rice...............138%
Snacks and Confectionary__Grain bread..............154%
Mars candy bar...70%______Wholemeal bread.......157%
Peanuts.........84%________ Brown pasta............188%
Yogurt...........88%________ Potatoes, boiled.......323%
Crisps............91%________ Protein-Rich Foods
Ice cream.......96%________ Lentils...................133%
Jellybeans.......118%_______ Cheese.................146%
Popcorn..........154%_______ Eggs.....................150%
Breakfast Cereals with Milk___Baked beans...........168%
Muesli...........100%_________Beef................ .....176%
Sustain..........112%________ Ling fish................225%
Special K........116%________ Fruits
Cornflakes.......118%________Bananas.............. ..118%
Honeysmacks...132%________Grapes.................. 162%
All-Bran...........151%________Apples................. .197%
Porridge/Oatmeal.209%_______Oranges...............202%
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