Do fried green peppers onions garlic and mushrooms bring down sugar levels?

Answer 1

All foods contain some sugar, so eating anything in general will not "bring down" sugar levels, since you are ingesting more sugar. However once blood sugar levels are controlled, sticking to a low sugars diet will help maintain a balanced blood sugar level. Green peppers, onions, garlic and mushrooms are all fairly low in sugars so should not cause any problems with your blood sugar levels.

Addendum:If you want to know the truth about glucose levels, ask a diabetic. That being said, a number of matters must be considered. Peppers and onions are vegetables, vegetables equal carbohydrates (which convert to glucose in the human body), and depending on the type or variety of mushroom and the preparation, carbohydrates could be a serious consideration. Food for thought:

Sweet bell peppers carbs & sugar: (one medium sized pepper)

Carbohydrates = 7.5 grams (not bad especially considering that 2.8g of this is dietary fiber)

Sugars = 4g (not great)

Onions Carbohydrates and Sugars: (one medium)

Carbohydrate = 10.15 gm (still not terrible especially when 1.4g is dietary fiber)

Sugars (Glucose, Fructose, Sucrose) = 4.73 gm (again, not great)

Mushrooms Carbohydrates and Sugars: 100g

This varies greatly between varieties and preparation. Drying concentrates carbs and sugars.

(Cooked Shitake) Carbohydrates = 14.28g

(Dried Shitake) Carbohydrates = 75.37g