Glycemic Index List Demonstrates NingXia Red Can Be a Wonderful Choice in a Diabetes Diet

Most juices have a higher glycemic index than the fruits from which they are derived. NingXia Red has been extensively tested and found to be low glycemic, with the same low score, 11, as agave syrup.¹ You might wonder how that is possible with all the sugars found in wolfberries. Remember that NingXia Red contains WHOLE wolfberries—skin, seeds, pulp and all. The fiber in wolfberries keeps the sugars from "spiking" in the blood, making NingXia Red a healthy choice even for diabetics. You will notice that there are no "junk juices" such as apple, pear or white grape in the list of ingredients —that is because they have no balancing fiber (and no essential sugars either).

Glycemic Response of Various Liquid Supplements

Comparisons with other juices show that NingXia Red has a gentle influence on blood sugar levels—not the radical peaks and crashes cause by normal fruit-based juices. NingXia Red's low glycemic impact is yet another demonstration of its healthfulness.

Macular Degeneration and Diabetes:
The Glycemic Impact of the Ningxia Wolfberry
Marc Schreuder at the 2005 Young Living National Convention
Sources: Power Learning Library - Volume II or Training CD #74
  28 min

Free Glycemic Index List
Glucose	100
Brown Rice Pasta	92
White Rice	88
Baked Potato	85
Rice Cakes	82
Corn Flakes	80
Graham Crackers	74
Cheerios	74
Honey	73
Bread (Whole Wheat)	72
Watermelon	72
Millet, Whole Grain	71
Bread (White)	70
Grapenuts Cereal	67
Sugar (Sucrose)	65
Canteloupe	65
Raisins	64
Papaya, Raw	58
Orange Juice	57
White Rice	56
Popcorn	55
Oatmeal	55
Mango, Raw	55
Corn Flakes	55
Brown Rice, Whole Grain	55
Sweet Potato	54
Buckwheat, Whole Grain	54
Banana	53
Kiwi Fruit, Raw	52
Pineapple Juice	46
Orange, Raw	43
Pinto Beans	42
All Bran Cereal	42
Wheat, Whole	41
Yogurt	38
Navy Beans	38
Pear	36
Chickpeas	36
Apple	36
Rye, Whole Grain	34
Strawberries	32
Milk (Skim)	32
Apricot, Dried	31
Green Beans	30
Ningxia Wolfberry, Dried	29
Lentils	29
Kidney Beans	27
Grapefruit	25
Barley	25
NingXia Red	11
Agave Syrup	11

Note that the Ningxia wolfberry is one of the lowest-glycemic foods in existence. How is it possible for the glycemic rating of NingXia Red juice to be even lower? One reason is that the measurement was made on DRIED Ningxia wolfberries. Drying a fruit concentrates the always sugars. Even at that the Ningxia wolfberry maintains a phenomenally low impact on blood sugar because of its unparalleled fiber content and its delightfully high occurrence of natural chromium. NingXia Red maximizes that goodness by including the WHOLE berry—seeds, skin, pulp and all. The proprietary “Nutrient Guard” preparation ensures LIFE and health value of the Ningxia wolfberry is preserved. Finally, several healthy juices are synergistically combined to make the the whole greater than the sum of the parts. Because the sugars of the juice are diluted by the fluids, they are not as concentrated as those of the dried Ningxia wolfberry.

Chart sources: Discovery of the Ultimate Superfood, p 145 and NingXia Red Advantage article (see below)

1. NigXia Red Advantage: Seven Pillars of Health, Young Living Magazine, Oct-Dec 2005.