Why doesn the GI of beef, chicken, fish, tofu, eggs, nuts, seeds, avocadoes, many fruits (including berries) and vegetables, wine, beer and spirits appear in GI lists?

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Why doesn the GI of beef, chicken, fish, tofu, eggs, nuts, seeds, avocadoes, many fruits (including berries) and vegetables, wine, beer and spirits appear in GI lists?

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These foods contain no carbohydrate, or so little that their GI can’t be tested according to the standard methodology. Bear in mind that the GI is a measure of carbohydrate quality, not quantity. Essentially, these types of foods, eaten alone, won’t have much effect on your blood glucose levels.