BSI: 81 - High Impact

Blood Sugar Impact of Cooked Perfect, Meatball Bistro, Mac & Cheese, Mac & Cheese

This food has a high impact on blood sugar and may cause a rapid spike. Consider pairing with protein or fat to moderate the impact.

Frozen Dinners & Entrees Home Market Foods, Inc. Branded
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Grams
per serving

Key Nutrients

Per 312.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 46.0g
Sugars 6.0g
Fiber 4.1g
Protein 22.0g
Fat 31.0g

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 312.0 Gg

Calories 549

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 31.0g 40%
Saturated Fat 15.0g 75%
Trans Fat 1.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 106.1mg 35%
Sodium 970.3mg 42%
Total Carbohydrates 46.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 4.1g 14%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 35.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 22.0g 44%
Calcium 249.6mg 19%
Iron 3.6mg 20%

* 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:

CHEESE SAUCE (NONFAT MILK, CREAM, WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {VEGETABLE COLOR}], FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, MANCHEGO CHEESE FLAVOR, SWISS CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], ONION POWDER, NATURAL CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR, BUTTERMILK, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, DEHYDRATED BUTTER, XANTHAN GUM, SPICES INCLUDING TURMERIC [FOR COLOR], SUGAR, LACTIC ACID, ANNATTO POWDER [MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ANNATTO EXTRACT {FOR COLOR}]), COOKED ENRICHED CAVATAPPI PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), COOKED ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALLS (BEEF, PORK, WATER, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, BREAD CRUMBS [WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, YEAST], SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SEASONING [PARMESAN CHEESE {PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, SPICES, SPICE EXTRACTIVES ON A DEXTROSE CARRIER, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PARSLEY, ONION POWDER], SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR), BROCCOLI.

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Vitamins & Minerals

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

Vitamins

Vitamin C 11% DV
Vitamin A 53% DV

Minerals

Calcium 8% DV
Iron 6% 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
61
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
🍋 Acidifier
LACTIC ACID
🍭 Added Sugar
DEXTROSE SUGAR
Ambiguous
NATURAL FLAVOR*
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE CREAM MILK
🎨 Artificial Coloring
COLOR*
🔄 Emulsifier
GUM*
Filler
MALTODEXTRIN GUM* STARCH*
🌡️ Flavor Additive
NATURAL FLAVOR*
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
WHEY
🍚 High GI Carb
DEXTROSE SUGAR
🌿 Natural
CHEESE CREAM MILK SALT
🧪 Preservative
LACTIC ACID
🏭 Processed
MALTODEXTRIN
💪 Protein
CHEESE CREAM MILK WHEY
🧫 Protein Isolate
WHEY
🥖 Refined Carb
MALTODEXTRIN 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 Cooked Perfect, Meatball Bistro, Mac & Cheese, Mac & Cheese based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

Blood Sugar Impact Tags

Ingredient Tags

🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
Filler
Filler
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🍚 High GI Carb
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🧪 Preservative
🏭 Processed
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🧫 Protein Isolate
🥖 Refined Carb
🥖 Refined Carb
🧂 Seasoning
⚗️ Synthetic Additive

Data Details

Information about this food's data source, quality, and naming in the USDA database.

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 Home Market Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1896073

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