People who suffer from mellitus, and therefore require insulin, can use this measurement unit to compare the blood-sugar-effectiveness of carbohydrates in different foods. According to German dietary regulations, one bread exchange unit (1 BEU) corresponds to a quantity of food that contains 12 grams of digestible and, therefore, blood-sugar-effective carbohydrates - present in different forms of sugar and starch.

The carbohydrate exchange unit is also used alongside the bread exchange unit. This, however, refers to 10 grams of carbohydrates. So-called carbohydrate exchange tables allow people with diabetes to check how many grams of food (containing carbohydrates) correspond to one bread exchange unit or one carbohydrate exchange unit. They can then use this to determine the necessary quantity of insulin or to create their own individual dietary plan. One BEU can correspond, for example, to the carbohydrate content of the following foods: 25g bread, 65g potatoes, 100g apples, 250g milk.

Details on BEU and nutritional contents for our entire RITTER SPORT product range can be found in the section: PRODUCTS / PRODUCT DETAILS.