BSI: 47 - High Impact

Blood Sugar Impact of Penne Pasta In A Creamy Alfredo Sauce, Penne Alfredo

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.

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Grams
per serving

Key Nutrients

Per 213.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 26.0g
Sugars 0.0g
Fiber 1.9g
Protein 7.0g
Fat 13.0g

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 213.0 Gg

Calories 249

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.0g 17%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 14.9mg 5%
Sodium 719.9mg 31%
Total Carbohydrates 26.0g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 7%
Total Sugars 0.0g

* 24.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 7.0g 14%
Calcium 80.9mg 6%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Potassium 279.0mg 6%

* 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:

WATER, PENNE PASTA (WATER, DURUM SEMOLINA WHEAT, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), ALFREDO SAUCE (WATER, PALM OIL, MOZZARELLA CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, STABILIZER [MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, DATEM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, MALTODEXTRIN], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, SORBIC ACID [AS A PRESERVATIVE]), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SOYBEAN OIL, CREAM ({FROM MILK} CONTAINS CARRAGEENAN), RICE STARCH, POTATO STARCH, BUTTER (CREAM [MILK]), ONION POWDER, SALT, ROMANO CHEESE (ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING], SALT), POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED WHEY [FROM MILK]), MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE (NONFAT MILK, MILK PROTEIN), DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SPICES, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), CREAM OF TARTAR.

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Vitamins & Minerals

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

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 3% DV
Potassium 4% 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
49
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
Ambiguous
NATURAL FLAVOR*
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE CREAM EGG MILK
🎨 Artificial Coloring
COLOR*
🔄 Emulsifier
GUM*
🫧 Fat
OIL*
Filler
MALTODEXTRIN GUM* STARCH*
🌡️ Flavor Additive
NATURAL FLAVOR*
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
WHEY
🌿 Natural
CHEESE CREAM EGG MILK SALT
🧪 Preservative
PRESERVATIVE*
🏭 Processed
MALTODEXTRIN
💪 Protein
CHEESE CREAM EGG MILK WHEY
🧫 Protein Isolate
WHEY
🥖 Refined Carb
MALTODEXTRIN
💦 Refined Fat
OIL*
🧂 Seasoning
SALT
🔬 Synthetic
PRESERVATIVE*
⚗️ 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

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Diet Compatibility

Ingredient Tags

Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
Filler
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🧪 Preservative
🏭 Processed
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🧫 Protein Isolate
🥖 Refined Carb
💦 Refined Fat
🧂 Seasoning
🔬 Synthetic
⚗️ 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 Hormel Foods Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1935841

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