GIGL is an offline, accessible resource for glycemic indices and glycemic loads for diabetics, pre-diabetics or those on a ketogenic diet.
All data is from the University of Sydney's Glycemic Index database, and the app provides links to the original records on glycemicindex.com.
Version history
1.2
2019-09-07
We've corrected our GL calculation to use the same method as Sydney Uni's.
We previously adjusted for serving size (to prevent sugary foods with a small serving size from appearing healthy) but this confused a few of our users so we do everything by the book, the Sydney Uni way now.
1.1
2019-04-10
We've added an informational modal to explain what glycemic indices and glycemic loads are, and also made available the technical notes for these terms from Oregon State University.
I really need an app that allows me to find the GI and GL for a variety of foods. All I could find here is processed, packaged foods, and most of those I don’t even know if they’re sold in the U.S. For example, typed in peanut butter. This app only showed a bunch of products that apparently contain peanut butter. Useless to me. Searched for cucumbers, bell peppers found no information at all. Had to delete app.
Kell BH,
Foods not listed
I cannot find many vegetables that I searched. Example: cucumber & bell peppers. And when I tried to compare types of food (gala vs red delicious), I could not find them. The idea is great and what I need, however, execution was poor.
Sugarbobi,
This app gives wrong info
This app is awful. The glycemic load is wrong on just about every food. If GL is GI x carb grams in listed serving size divided by 100. It is severely overestimating GL. For example, special k is GI of 61 x
21 grams carb in a 30 gram or 1 ounce portion = 1281 divided by 100 = 12.8 GL. NOT the 42.7 listed!! Am I missing something? The app comes with no alternative explanation. If you click on the more info link on the bottom of the page it takes you to Glycemicindex.com where the info is correct.