Table 3 |
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Nutrient Composition of two test breakfast meals differing in GL served to preschool children1 |
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Nutrient2 |
LGL |
HGL |
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GL3 |
4.5 |
38.9 |
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Quantity of food, g |
266 |
278 |
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Energy content, kcal |
175.5 |
290.6 |
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Carbohydrate, g (%) |
11.7 (27) |
54.2 (75) |
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Protein, g (%) |
14.2 (32) |
8.5 (12) |
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Fat, g (%) |
8.0 (41) |
6.0 (18) |
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Fiber, g (g/1000 kcal) |
0.9 (5.1) |
2.8 (9.6) |
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1Abbreviations: GL, glycemic load; HGL, high-glycemic load; LGL, low-glycemic load 2According to the USDA nutrient database 3GL, calculated as [GI × carbohydrate (g)]/100 |
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LaCombe and Ganji Nutrition Journal 2010 9:53 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-53 |
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