Vegetables
1,628 foods
Every food on this list is ranked by its glycemic load per 100 g, lowest first, so the best choices for blood sugar come first. Open a food for the portion-based load, nutrition facts and alternatives.
Sorted by glycemic load per 100 g, lowest first.
Kale Low GI 2 GL 0 / 100 g 10/10 
Basil Low GI 5 GL 0.1 / 100 g 10/10 
Mint Low GI 5 GL 0.1 / 100 g 9/10 
Vegetable and seaweed broth (without miso) Low GI 5 GL 0.1 / 100 g 10/10 
Mushroom and seaweed broth (low sodium) Low GI 5 GL 0.1 / 100 g 10/10 Broth with fresh herbs Low GI 10 GL 0.1 / 100 g 10/10 
Traditional Kimchi Low GI 15 GL 0.1 / 100 g 9/10 
Vegetable broth Low GI 10 GL 0.1 / 100 g 6/10 Tulsi (holy basil) fresh or dried leaves Low GI 5 GL 0.1 / 100 g 9/10 
Parsley Low GI 5 GL 0.1 / 100 g 9/10 
Reduced vegetable broth sauce (unsalted, with herbs and spices) Low GI 10 GL 0.1 / 100 g 10/10 
Vegetable jelly on broth without salt Low GI 10 GL 0.1 / 100 g 9/10 
Pickles Low GI 15 GL 0.2 / 100 g 5/10 Aloe vera leaf Low GI 5 GL 0.2 / 100 g 9/10 
Cilantro Flavoring Low GI 5 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 
Lovage Low GI 5 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 Boiled nopalitos Low GI 7 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 Cactus pads Low GI 7 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 Cactus pads Low GI 7 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 Cooked cactus pads Low GI 7 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 Cooked nopal Low GI 7 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 
Fermented vegetable broth Low GI 10 GL 0.2 / 100 g 9/10 Grilled nopal Low GI 7 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 
Kale and arugula salad blend Low GI 5 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 
Saffron milk cap Low GI 10 GL 0.2 / 100 g 9.8/10 
Sauerkraut Low GI 15 GL 0.2 / 100 g 8/10 
Spinach Low GI 15 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 
Homemade leafy greens broth (spinach, kale, herbs, minimal salt) Low GI 15 GL 0.2 / 100 g 10/10 
Low sodium vegetable broth Low GI 15 GL 0.2 / 100 g 8/10 
Lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.2 / 100 g 9/10 
Capers Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 6/10 
Asparagus Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9.5/10 
Radish Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 
Alfalfa sprouts Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Cantonese pak choi Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 Chinese greens (bok choy) Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Cooked chinese cabbage Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Curry leaf Low GI 5 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 Herbs and botanicals Low GI 5 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 Kaffir lime leaves Low GI 5 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Pechay (Bok Choy) Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Arugula Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 
Green seaweed Low GI 5 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 
Napa cabbage Low GI 10 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 Asperges en conserve Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 7/10 Bibb lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Butter lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 
Cabbage Low GI 10 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 Canned pickles Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 5/10 Fermented pickles Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 7/10 Lollo rosso lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 Mizuna Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Mushrooms Low GI 10 GL 0.3 / 100 g 8/10 
Oak leaf lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 Organic batavia lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 Organic Lollo Bionda lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Raw Portobello Mushroom Cap Low GI 10 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9.5/10 Sucrine lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 
Wild forest mushrooms Low GI 10 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 Fermented cucumber Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 
Corn husk Low GI 5 GL 0.3 / 100 g 9/10 Dill pickles Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 6/10 
Dill pickles (no added sugar, chopped) Low GI 15 GL 0.3 / 100 g 6/10 Rose petals Low GI 10 GL 0.3 / 100 g 10/10 Canned dill pickles Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 6/10 
Pickle chips Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 6/10 
Pickle Chips Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 4/10 
Broccoli Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 10/10 
Fried mushrooms Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9/10 
Portobello mushroom Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 10/10 
Boiled zucchini Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 8/10 Cactus salad Low GI 7 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9/10 Leafy greens with raw hemp seeds Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 10/10 
Lemon balm leaves Low GI 5 GL 0.4 / 100 g 10/10 
Mint leaves Low GI 5 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9.5/10 Wakame seaweed seasoned with rice vinegar and sesame seeds Low GI 5 GL 0.4 / 100 g 8/10 
Tomatoes Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9/10 
Brown mushrooms Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9/10 
Grilled Portobello Mushroom Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 10/10 
Roasted mushrooms Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9.5/10 
Shiitake mushrooms Low GI 10 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9/10 
Broccoli rabe Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 10/10 
Eggplant Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 9/10 Half sour cucumber Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 6/10 
Wild lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.4 / 100 g 10/10 
Cauliflower Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 9/10 
Fermented celery Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 9/10 Garlic herb sauerkraut Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 8/10 
Iceberg lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 10/10 Wakame seaweed Low GI 5 GL 0.5 / 100 g 9/10 
Zucchini Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 9/10 
Canned celery Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 6/10 
Ash gourd Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 10/10 Chinese kale Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 10/10 
Cos lettuce Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 9.5/10 Cucumber ginger soaked Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 9/10 Cucumber zucchini Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 10/10 Güicoy squash Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 10/10 
Herb cucumber Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 10/10 Lettuce salad with vinegar Low GI 15 GL 0.5 / 100 g 9/10 
