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Carbohydrate profile of fruits and vegetables

Fruits and vegetables are essential to health as part of a healthy, balanced diet as they are a source of essential vitamins, minerals, fibre and carbohydrates. That’s right, you read that correctly, fruits and vegetables as well as grains, pulses, seeds and milk-products are a source of carbohydrate. 1

References:

  1. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4224210/

  2. https://www.bda.uk.com/resource/carbohydrates.html

  3. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6360548/

  4. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/338101655_Vegetables_Consumption_and_its_Benefits_on_Diabetes

  5.  https://www.diabetes.co.uk/food/non-starchy-vegetables.html