# Huel 3.0 and tapioca vs glycemic index **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition\ **Created:** [December 12, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056 "2019-12-12T06:19:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Kaasia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/db5fbb/32.png) [@Kaasia](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Kaasia)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:19am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/1 "2019-12-12T06:19:29Z")
As I am insuline resistance I stick to food with low glycemic index. Huel 2.3 with GI 27 is working great for me, my blood test results for insuline are better than before introducing Huel to my diet. So I’m a bit concerned with the new version coming up - especially about adding tapioca. Won’t it increase the GI of Huel quite significantly? @JamesCollier would you be able to advise? ---
**Author:** ![Phil\_C](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/phil_c/32/8494_2.png) [@Phil\_C](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Phil_C)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/2 "2019-12-12T06:50:02Z")
last I read they were still awaiting the results to come back in > [@Why the price of Huel powder is changing with the launch of v3.0](https://discuss.huel.com/t/why-the-price-of-huel-powder-is-changing-with-the-launch-of-v3-0/15917/73): > > Some of the oats have been substituted for tapioca starch, however oats are still the largest inclusion. We are waiting to hear back on the GI results, if I had to make a prediction I think the change will be quite small. > > Also, there can be differences just based on the people that take part in the GI test. For example there are small differences between Huel US v1.1 and Huel UK v2.3 yet the US has a GI of 19 and the UK has a GI of 27. > > A low GI is anything below 55, we will let you know when the results are in. ---
**Author:** ![Tristan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/tristan/32/7986_2.png) [@Tristan](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Tristan)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 6:50am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/3 "2019-12-12T06:50:36Z")
The other ingredients are likely to tone it down quite a lot. Take Soylent as an example, they use maltodextrin for all of their carbs (similar GI as tapioca starch) but their GI is still reasonably low. ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/4 "2019-12-12T08:31:43Z")
Hi @Kasia - See @Dan_Huel 's response that @Phil_C linked to. We are having it tested, but you will get variation. The recipe hasn’t changed much and GI is affected by so much more than carbs, so v3.0 will be a low GI, we just don’t have the figure yet. ---
**Author:** ![Kaasia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/db5fbb/32.png) [@Kaasia](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Kaasia)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/5 "2019-12-12T19:05:54Z")
Thank you James! Waiting for the finał results then and keeping fingers crossed that the GI won’t increase a lot. ---
**Author:** ![Vaniv](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/vaniv/32/7915_2.png) [@Vaniv](https://discuss.huel.com/u/Vaniv)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:46pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/6 "2019-12-16T15:46:56Z")
@JamesCollier When do you think you’ll have the results of the GI value for Huel Powder 3.0 (no rush… I just want to know if you have an estimation date 🙂)? ---
**Author:** ![JamesCollier](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/jamescollier/32/5725_2.png) [@JamesCollier](https://discuss.huel.com/u/JamesCollier)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2019, 3:58pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/7 "2019-12-16T15:58:24Z")
I’m not sure on ETA, but it’s happening @Dan_Huel / @RebeccaOfficialHuel - can you update? ---
**Author:** ![RebeccaOfficialHuel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/rebeccaofficialhuel/32/8084_2.png) [@RebeccaOfficialHuel](https://discuss.huel.com/u/RebeccaOfficialHuel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 8:43am UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/8 "2019-12-17T08:43:46Z")
Hi @Vaniv. We should receive the GI results in the second week in Jan ( 🤞). We will update the forum & let you guys know when we have them. ---
**Author:** ![RebeccaOfficialHuel](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/discuss.huel.com/rebeccaofficialhuel/32/8084_2.png) [@RebeccaOfficialHuel](https://discuss.huel.com/u/RebeccaOfficialHuel)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 12:14pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/9 "2019-12-17T12:14:54Z")
@Vaniv - as fate would have it, we’ve just received the report back from our labs. … Drumroll please … 🥁 🥁 🥁 The GI value for Huel Powder v3.0 is 16 🙌 I’ll be letting the rest of the community know in a post shortly ---
**Author:** ![KarlBerg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e36b37/32.png) [@KarlBerg](https://discuss.huel.com/u/KarlBerg)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2019, 12:18pm UTC](https://discuss.huel.com/t/huel-3-0-and-tapioca-vs-glycemic-index/16056/10 "2019-12-17T12:18:46Z")
Huel added Tapioca starch in v3 and the GI value is **even lower than before**? From 27 to 16, haha that is great! Seems like magic 😃