Blood Sugar Impact of Argentinian Style Beef Turnovers Empanadas

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

Frozen Appetizers & Hors D'oeuvres Quirch Foods Company Branded
BSI: 38 - High Impact
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Key Nutrients

Per 85.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 21.0g
Sugars 1.0g
Fiber 1.0g
Protein 7.0g
Fat 12.0g

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 85.0 Gg

Calories 220

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12.0g 15%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 20.4mg 7%
Sodium 340.0mg 15%
Total Carbohydrates 21.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 19.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 7.0g 14%
Calcium 10.2mg 1%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Potassium 140.3mg 3%

* 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:

FILLING: BEEF, DICED RED BELL PEPPER, SLICED GREEN OLIVES (OLIVES, WATER SALT, ACETIC ACID, CITRIC ACID AND SPICES), DICED ONIONS, SUNFLOWER OIL, PREGELATINIZED WHEAT STARCH, DRY GARLIC, DRY ONION FLAKES, SALT, PAPRIKA, GUAR GUM, CRUSHED RED PEPPER FLAKES. DOUGH: WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, MARGARINE (REFINED TALLOW FAT, WATER, EMULSIFIER (MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM SORBATE (USED AS PRESERVATIVE), BHT (USED AS PRESERVATIVE)), SALT, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (USED AS PRESERVATIVE) AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (USED AS PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID AND EGG.

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Vitamins & Minerals

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

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 5% DV
Potassium 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Total Ingredients
24
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
๐Ÿ”„ Emulsifier
GUM*
๐Ÿซง Fat
OIL*
โฌœ Filler
GUM* STARCH*
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
SALT
๐Ÿงช Preservative
PRESERVATIVE* SORBATE*
๐Ÿฅ– Refined Carb
FLOUR*
๐Ÿ’ฆ Refined Fat
OIL*
๐Ÿง‚ Seasoning
SALT
๐Ÿ”ฌ Synthetic
PRESERVATIVE* SORBATE*
* 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 Argentinian Style Beef Turnovers Empanadas, Argentinian Style Beef based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

Ingredient Tags

๐Ÿ”„ Emulsifier
๐Ÿซง Fat
โฌœ Filler
โฌœ Filler
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
๐Ÿงช Preservative
๐Ÿงช Preservative
๐Ÿฅ– Refined Carb
๐Ÿ’ฆ Refined Fat
๐Ÿง‚ Seasoning
๐Ÿ”ฌ Synthetic
๐Ÿ”ฌ Synthetic

Data Details

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Brand Quirch Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2327109

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