white roll

[spiritfree]

For my evening meal I usually have a brown wholemeal roll, with meat or cheese, and a yoghurt. Today I bought ot some fresh, still warm, white rolls, for oh to take to work. They looked, and smelled so nice I decided to have one fof my evening meal. I tested 2 hours later and was 13.4. It's taken until now to get back in range. Could white bread really make such difference? The only other thing could be a bad site, so I changed that too. What are your views on this? Any help would be appreciated.

 

[trophywench]

I don't think so. Frankly the carbs are about the same although the white roll will release its carbs a bit quicker than the wholemeal. (assuming they weigh the same)

I'd go with the site meself .....

 

[Northerner]

I would disagree with TW 😉 White bread has a higher GI than table sugar so could quite possibly hit your levels very quickly. What was your level before eating?

 

[Phil65]

Bacon in fresh crusty white rolls is my treat breakfast on a saturday.....however at 50g Carb per roll it's a big hit of insulin when you have 2!! 😉

 

[DeusXM]

Looking at the Hovis website, wholemeal rolls are slightly lower in carbs than white. However, they have a lot more fibre in them, meaning cumulatively a roll could have almost 10g fewer carbs overall - certainly enough to make a difference. All that fibre also slows down the metabolism of those carbs too.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Looking at the Hovis website, wholemeal rolls are slightly lower in carbs than white. However, they have a lot more fibre in them, meaning cumulatively a roll could have almost 10g fewer carbs overall - certainly enough to make a difference. All that fibre also slows down the metabolism of those carbs too.

Oddly I've found little difference between white and wholemeal/brown. To get a noticeably slower response I need to go for something with as many seeds in as possible.

I tend to try to go 'brown' mostly because I've conditioned myself to over 20 odd years, but empirical testing seems to show less difference than I'd like to see. Fortunately my system is pretty wheat friendly so I can cope with anything in moderation - but it's just another of those YDMV things I think.

 

[Andy HB]

I did a thread a while ago in which I tested for different breads.

White bread most definitely hit my BG pretty badly (for me) and was clearly worse than any other type I'd eaten.


Andy 🙂

 

[pgcity]

It would make a huge difference for me same with rice.

 

[spiritfree]

Thanks everyone.
Northener my levels, before eating white bread roll, were 5.1

 

[schmeezle]

I'm with the others that the white will hit faster than wheat - how much is debatable. I would ask how fast the roll was eaten........if fast, this alone could cause spike.