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Bran flakes or All Bran?

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Carina1962

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Can someone tell me which ones are the best to go for in terms of sugar content and also what brand? thanks
 
All quoted Grams of Carb per 100g weight

Kelloggs All Bran 48g Carb
K's Bran Flakes 66, Yoghurty 69
K's Fruit 'n' Fibre 68
K's Multi-Grain Start 80
K's Sultana Bran 67
Weetabix Alpen Crunchy Bran 56.3
Mornflake Crunchy Oatbran 49.7
Quaker Oat Bran Crispies 69
Q's Oat Krunchies 63
 
All Bran is very much lower GI.
Can't find a UK tested version (Kelloggs uses different recipes in each country) but for the Australian versions,
(Canadian and Us ones seem to be a bit higher every time
All Bran 30
Bran Flakes 74
All Bran wheat flakes are in the middle at 60
 
I used to really like bran flakes until I discovered how much of a spike I got from them! 😱
 
I get a bigger post spike with the bran flakes than what I get with all-bran.
 
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