BSI: 91 - High Impact

Blood Sugar Impact of Mac & Cheese Mini Shells Dinner

This food has a high impact on blood sugar and may cause a rapid spike. The protein content may help moderate the blood sugar response.

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Grams
per serving

Key Nutrients

Per 70.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 48.0g
Sugars 6.0g
Fiber 1.0g
Protein 9.0g
Fat 2.0g

Estimated Blood Sugar Response

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 70.0 Gg

Calories 250

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.0g 3%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 4.9mg 2%
Sodium 539.7mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 48.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 41.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 9.0g 18%
Calcium 100.1mg 8%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Potassium 230.3mg 5%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

INGREDIENTS:

ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT: (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID). CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE: (WHEY, GRANULAR AND CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SALT, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, MONTEREY JACK CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: NONFAT MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, BUTTERMILK, BLUE CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, REDUCED-LACTOSE WHEY, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CELLULOSE GUM, COLOR [TURMERIC, BETA CAROTENE], CITRIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, ENZYMES).

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Vitamins & Minerals

Micronutrient content per serving, shown as a percentage of recommended daily values.

Vitamins

Vitamin D 2% DV

Minerals

Calcium 14% DV
Iron 23% DV
Potassium 9% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

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Ingredient Analysis

Breakdown of ingredients and processing level to help you understand what's in this food.

Total Ingredients
34
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
🍋 Acidifier
CITRIC ACID LACTIC ACID
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE MILK
🎨 Artificial Coloring
COLOR*
🔄 Emulsifier
GUM*
Filler
GUM* STARCH*
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
WHEY
🌿 Natural
CHEESE MILK SALT
🧪 Preservative
CITRIC ACID LACTIC ACID
💪 Protein
CHEESE MILK WHEY
🧫 Protein Isolate
WHEY
🥖 Refined Carb
FLOUR*
🧂 Seasoning
SALT
⚗️ Synthetic Additive
COLOR*
* Note: Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate ingredients that were detected as containing this ingredient rather than being an exact match.

Food Tags

These tags help categorize Mac & Cheese Mini Shells Dinner, Mac & Cheese based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Diet Compatibility

Ingredient Tags

🍋 Acidifier
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
Filler
Filler
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🧪 Preservative
🧪 Preservative
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🧫 Protein Isolate
🥖 Refined Carb
🧂 Seasoning
⚗️ Synthetic Additive

Data Details

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About Our Food Data

All nutritional data comes from the USDA Food Database. Some branded products contain self-reported information that may not be perfectly accurate. Food details are inherently difficult to measure precisely, so we do our best to provide reliable information and use the data quality score below to help you assess accuracy.

Brand Giant Eagle, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2487604

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