When you\u2019re craving something crunchy and salty, peanuts and popcorn are both satisfying choices. But if you have diabetes or want to keep your blood sugar steady, you may wonder whether one snack is better than the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here\u2019s how peanuts and popcorn compare and which option is more blood sugar-friendly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Peanuts are generally a better option for blood sugar because they\u2019re higher in protein and lower in carbs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Carbs are the\u00a0macronutrient that impacts blood sugar the most, so foods that are lower in carbs are generally a better choice if you\u2019re trying to manage your blood sugar.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
To assess a food\u2019s impact on blood sugar, we assess its\u00a0glycemic index (GI)\u00a0and its glycemic load (GL).\u00a0The GI ranks foods based on how significantly and quickly they raise blood sugar, using a scale from 0 to 100. Foods with a GI under 55 are considered low, and those above 70 are classified as high.1<\/sup>\u00a0A food\u2019s GL provides a more complete picture by considering not only how quickly a food raises blood sugar, but how many grams of carbohydrate an average serving contains. A GL of 10 or less is low, 11\u201319 is moderate, and 20 or higher is considered high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Peanuts have a GI of 15 and a GL of 2.5, which are both considered low, while popcorn has a GI of 55 and a high GL of 40.7.23<\/sup>\u00a0Therefore, popcorn is more likely to significantly\u00a0impact your blood sugar, especially when eaten in large portions.\u00a0Peanuts are also high in protein, which slows digestion and the release of sugar into the bloodstream, helping promote a slower, steadier rise in blood sugar. They\u2019re also\u00a0rich in healthy fats, which take longer to digest than carbohydrates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This combination makes peanuts particularly satisfying and blood-sugar-friendly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" When you\u2019re craving something crunchy and salty, peanuts and popcorn are both satisfying choices. But if you have diabetes or want to keep your blood sugar steady, you may wonder whether one snack is better than the other. Here\u2019s how peanuts and popcorn compare and which option is more blood sugar-friendly. Peanuts May Be a …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":64750,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64749","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64749","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64749"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64749\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64751,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64749\/revisions\/64751"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64750"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64749"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64749"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uaebarq.ae\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64749"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}