What are Rocket Fuel food comparisons?

Rocket Fuel food comparisons help you understand the nutritional differences between similar foods in this category. We have 20 comparisons available to help you make better choices for blood sugar management.

How do I use these food comparisons for diabetes management?

Each comparison shows two foods side-by-side with their Blood Sugar Impact (BSI), carbohydrates, sugars, fiber, fat, and protein content. Look for foods with lower BSI scores and higher fiber content for better blood sugar control.

What does the Blood Sugar Impact (BSI) score mean?

BSI is our proprietary score that predicts how much a food will raise your blood sugar. Lower scores (closer to 0) indicate minimal impact, while higher scores suggest the food may cause larger blood sugar spikes. This helps diabetics choose foods that support stable glucose levels.

How should I interpret the nutritional information in these comparisons?

Focus on foods with higher fiber and protein content, as these nutrients help slow glucose absorption. Compare carbohydrate and sugar content between similar foods to identify better options. The color-coding helps you quickly identify foods with higher or lower nutrient levels.

Can I create my own food comparisons?

Yes! Use our comparison tool to compare any two foods in our database. This is especially helpful when you want to compare foods from different categories or find alternatives to foods that spike your blood sugar.

How often should I use food comparisons in my meal planning?

Food comparisons are most helpful when you're trying to choose between similar foods or looking for alternatives to foods that affect your blood sugar. Use them when grocery shopping, meal planning, or when you want to understand why certain foods work better for your diabetes management.

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Granola Bars, Blueberry vs Long Lasting Energy Bar, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Granola Bars... Food 1 Food 1 • AHOLD USA, INC. Granola Bars, Blueberry	33g	45.1	364	72.7	33.3	3.0	6.1	6.1
Long Lasting... Food 2 Food 2 • PREMIER NUTRITION CORPORATION Long Lasting Energy Bar, Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip	47g	78.7	468	46.8	31.9	4.3	21.3	21.3

Collagen 10 G, Protein 14 G, Sugar 3 G, Fiber 5 G Bar, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Peanut Butter Chocolate vs Gluten Free Pomegranate Fig Bar, Pomegranate

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Collagen 10 ... Food 1 Food 1 • ELEMENTAL MARKET, INC. Collagen 10 G, Protein 14 G, Sugar 3 G, Fiber 5 G Bar, Peanut Butter Chocolate, Peanut Butter Chocolate	50g	27.6	320	40.0	6.0	10.0	16.0	28.0
Gluten Free ... Food 2 Food 2 • NATURE'S BAKERY LLC Gluten Free Pomegranate Fig Bar, Pomegranate	57g	66.6	351	64.9	33.3	5.3	8.8	3.5

Nutty Banana Bread Soft Baked Almond Flour Bars, Nutty Banana Bread vs Gluten Free Bar, Chocolate Deluxe

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Nutty Banana... Food 1 Food 1 • SIMPLE MILLS Nutty Banana Bread Soft Baked Almond Flour Bars	34g	82.8	471	50.0	26.5	5.9	29.4	8.8
Gluten Free ... Food 2 Food 2 • REXALL SUNDOWN, INC. Gluten Free Bar, Chocolate Deluxe	50g	27.1	360	34.0	6.0	4.0	9.0	42.0

Clif Bar, Clif Mojo, Sweet & Salty Trail Mix Bar, Mountain Mix, Clif Bar, Clif Mojo, Sweet & Salty Trail Mix Bar, Mountain Mix vs Low Fat Fruit & Grain Cereal Bar, Strawberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Clif Bar, Cl... Food 1 Food 1 • CLIF BAR AND COMPANY Clif Bar, Clif Mojo, Sweet & Salty Trail Mix Bar, Mountain Mix, Clif Bar, Clif Mojo, Sweet & Salty Trail Mix Bar, Mountain Mix	45g	35.6	422	46.7	26.7	4.4	20.0	17.8
Low Fat Frui... Food 2 Food 2 • GLENCOURT INC. Low Fat Fruit & Grain Cereal Bar, Strawberry	37g	49.0	378	73.0	32.4	5.4	6.8	5.4

Honey Cinnamon Supergrain+ Immunity Bar With Turmeric & Manuka Honey, Honey Cinnamon vs Granola Bar

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Honey Cinnam... Food 1 Food 1 • NUTRIMAP, INC. Honey Cinnamon Supergrain+ Immunity Bar With Turmeric & Manuka Honey	40g	38.3	400	62.5	20.0	12.5	15.0	10.0
Granola Bar Food 2 Food 2 • QUAKER Granola Bar	24g	31.1	417	70.8	25.0	4.2	12.5	4.2

Protein Chewy Bars, Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Flavored vs Strawberry Shortcake Bar, Strawberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Protein Chew... Food 1 Food 1 • THE KROGER CO. Protein Chewy Bars, Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Flavored	40g	18.3	450	42.5	17.5	17.5	25.0	25.0
Strawberry S... Food 2 Food 2 • ABBOTT LABORATORIES INC Strawberry Shortcake Bar	40g	35.1	425	47.5	30.0	—	15.0	27.5

Chocolate Coated Organic Protein Bar vs Magic Mix { Trail Mix Bars }

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Chocolate Co... Food 1 Food 1 • HIPSQUARE Chocolate Coated Organic Protein Bar	48g	36.7	458	45.8	27.1	4.2	20.8	25.0
Magic Mix { ... Food 2 Food 2 • WALGREENS CO. Magic Mix { Trail Mix Bars }	35g	31.9	486	54.3	34.3	5.7	25.7	11.4

Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Real Nut Energy Bars, Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter vs Mixed Berry Organic Fruit & Grain Bars, Mixed Berry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Chocolate Ch... Food 1 Food 1 • THE KELLOGG COMPANY Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Real Nut Energy Bars	57g	50.8	439	54.4	24.6	7.0	21.1	14.0
Mixed Berry ... Food 2 Food 2 • WAL-MART STORES, INC. Mixed Berry Organic Fruit & Grain Bars	37g	100.0	378	67.6	32.4	2.7	9.5	5.4

Chocolate Peanut Butter Flavored Protein Meal Bars, Chocolate Peanut Butter vs Protein Bar, Chocolate Salted Caramel

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Chocolate Pe... Food 1 Food 1 • THE KELLOGG COMPANY Chocolate Peanut Butter Flavored Protein Meal Bars	45g	31.5	400	48.9	28.9	11.1	13.3	26.7
Protein Bar,... Food 2 Food 2 • REXALL SUNDOWN, INC. Protein Bar, Chocolate Salted Caramel	50g	36.4	400	40.0	6.0	—	10.0	38.0

Sweet & Salty Nut Mini Bars, Sweet & Salty vs Dark Chocolate, Peanut & Almond Sweet & Salty Nut Chewy Granola Bars, Dark Chocolate, Peanut & Almond

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Sweet & Salt... Food 1 Food 1 • GENERAL MILLS, INC. Sweet & Salty Nut Mini Bars	21g	20.8	476	57.1	19.1	4.8	23.8	9.5
Dark Chocola... Food 2 Food 2 • GENERAL MILLS, INC. Dark Chocolate, Peanut & Almond Sweet & Salty Nut Chewy Granola Bars, Dark Chocolate, Peanut & Almond	34g	100.0	471	61.8	26.5	5.9	23.5	8.8

Cascadian Farm, Chewy Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Chip, Peanut Butter Chip vs Blueberry Flavored Soft Baked Breakfast Bars, Blueberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Cascadian Fa... Food 1 Food 1 • SMALL PLANET FOODS, INC. Cascadian Farm, Chewy Granola Bars, Peanut Butter Chip, Peanut Butter Chip	35g	46.3	400	71.4	25.7	2.9	11.4	8.6
Blueberry Fl... Food 2 Food 2 • THE KELLOGG COMPANY Blueberry Flavored Soft Baked Breakfast Bars	37g	46.8	351	67.6	35.1	2.7	9.5	5.4

Whole Wheat Fig Bars vs Pirate Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bar, Pirate Peanut Butter Chocolate

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Whole Wheat ... Food 1 Food 1 • POST CONSUMER BRANDS, LLC Whole Wheat Fig Bars	38g	45.6	289	65.8	39.5	5.3	1.3	2.6
Pirate Peanu... Food 2 Food 2 • LUCKY NUTRITION, LLC Pirate Peanut Butter Chocolate Protein Bar	35g	62.2	400	40.0	17.1	5.7	12.9	37.1

+Plusbar Chia, Chocolate vs Almond Crunch Roasted Nut Crunch Bars, Almond Crunch

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
+Plusbar Chi... Food 1 Food 1 • GREENS PLUS, LLC +Plusbar Chia, Chocolate	59g	43.6	407	55.9	27.1	16.9	20.3	11.9
Almond Crunc... Food 2 Food 2 • GENERAL MILLS, INC. Almond Crunch Roasted Nut Crunch Bars	35g	62.4	543	40.0	22.9	5.7	37.1	17.1

Dark Chocolate Coconut In Almond Butter Plant Based Bar, Dark Chocolate Coconut vs Splendid Strawberry Chewy Fruity Fun Granola Bars, Splendid Strawberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Dark Chocola... Food 1 Food 1 • MINDFUL NOURISHMENT LLC Dark Chocolate Coconut In Almond Butter Plant Based Bar	50g	62.8	440	44.0	12.0	10.0	24.0	20.0
Splendid Str... Food 2 Food 2 • THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY Splendid Strawberry Chewy Fruity Fun Granola Bars	24g	100.0	417	75.0	25.0	4.2	10.4	4.2

Peanut Butter Protein Bar, Peanut Butter vs Chewy Granola Bar, Oatmeal Raisin

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Peanut Butte... Food 1 Food 1 Peanut Butter Protein Bar, Peanut Butter	47g	74.4	383	46.8	29.8	6.4	10.6	31.9
Chewy Granol... Food 2 Food 2 • WALGREENS CO. Chewy Granola Bar, Oatmeal Raisin	24g	33.1	375	75.0	29.2	4.2	6.3	8.3

Chocolate Drizzled Granola Bars, Chocolate Drizzled vs Honey Srirocka Salty Sweet Bar, Honey Srirocka

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Chocolate Dr... Food 1 Food 1 • INVENTIVE PRODUCTS LABORATORIES, INC. Chocolate Drizzled Granola Bars	24g	26.9	458	66.7	29.2	8.3	16.7	8.3
Honey Sriroc... Food 2 Food 2 • CLIF BAR AND COMPANY Honey Srirocka Salty Sweet Bar	45g	33.4	467	46.7	17.8	6.7	24.4	17.8

Strawberries & Creme Skinny Bar, Strawberries & Creme vs Wild Blueberry Acai Fruit Smoothie Filled Energy Bar, Wild Blueberry Acai

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Strawberries... Food 1 Food 1 • PRK FOODS, INC. Strawberries & Creme Skinny Bar	46g	27.5	435	39.1	26.1	6.5	23.9	23.9
Wild Blueber... Food 2 Food 2 • CLIF BAR AND COMPANY Wild Blueberry Acai Fruit Smoothie Filled Energy Bar	50g	51.1	460	58.0	22.0	4.0	22.0	10.0

Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars, Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter vs Dark Chocolate Almond Mint Nuts & Spices Bar, Dark Chocolate Almond Mint

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Dark Chocola... Food 1 Food 1 • WHOLE FOODS MARKET, INC. Dark Chocolate Chip Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bars	35g	40.4	429	65.7	28.6	5.7	14.3	8.6
Dark Chocola... Food 2 Food 2 • KIND INC. Dark Chocolate Almond Mint Nuts & Spices Bar	40g	50.5	500	42.5	12.5	15.0	37.5	12.5

Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Bars, Peanut Butter & Jelly vs Performance Energy Blends Fruit Based Energy Food , Apple, Mango, Strawberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Peanut Butte... Food 1 Food 1 • THE HERSHEY COMPANY Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Bars	60g	61.1	367	43.3	1.7	10.0	11.7	33.3
Performance ... Food 2 Food 2 • PREMIER NUTRITION CORPORATION Performance Energy Blends Fruit Based Energy Food , Apple, Mango, Strawberry	90g	40.0	89	23.3	21.1	1.1	—	—

Chewy Fiber Bars, Oats & Chocolate vs Vanilla Blueberry Healthy Grains Granola Bars, Vanilla Blueberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Chewy Fiber ... Food 1 Food 1 • TOPCO ASSOCIATES, INC. Chewy Fiber Bars, Oats & Chocolate	40g	39.0	350	75.0	20.0	25.0	10.0	5.0
Vanilla Blue... Food 2 Food 2 • KIND INC. Vanilla Blueberry Healthy Grains Granola Bars	35g	42.4	400	68.6	20.0	5.7	12.9	8.6

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