Dates are high in fructose which is not ideal if you're trying to keep your sugar consumption low, however, their high
fibre content slows down the fructose absorption and when combined with protein (in the form of nuts here) this also acts to slow it down.
Not exact matches
While they are high in sugar, they have a GI of just 42, because of the high
fibre content, and therefore release their sugars at a
slow steady pace.
Keep fat
content low with minimal
fibre, as
fibre slows the rate at which your stomach empties.
The presence of highly soluble, fermentable
fibre content in the diet will
slow carbohydrate digestion and absorption resulting in dampened post-prandial blood glucose in both healthy [21][22] and diabetic animals.