BSI: 47 - High Impact

Blood Sugar Impact of Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce

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 227.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 26.0g
Sugars 5.0g
Fiber 2.0g
Protein 22.0g
Fat 13.0g

Estimated Blood Sugar Response

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 227.0 Gg

Calories 311

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.0g 17%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 22%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 84.0mg 28%
Sodium 939.8mg 41%
Total Carbohydrates 26.0g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 19.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 22.0g 44%
Calcium 99.9mg 8%
Iron 2.7mg 15%

* 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:

MARINARA SAUCE (DICED TOMATOES [TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (FIRMING AGENT), CITRIC ACID]. CRUSHED TOMATOES [TOMATOES, SALT, CITRIC ACID], WATER, ONION, TOMATO PASTE [TOMATOES], BLENDED OIL [CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL], GARLIC, FOOD STARCH -MODIFIED [CORN], KOSHER SALT, BASIL, PARSLEY, OREGANO, CHILI PEPPER), MEATBALLS (BEEF, PORK, PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, RENNET AND AGED OVER 10 MONTHS, CALCIUM PROPIONATE (PRESERVATIVE)], WHOLE EGGS WITH CITRIC ACID, BREAD CRUMBS [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SALT, YEAST], GARLIC, PARSLEY, KOSHER SALT, BLACK PEPPER, CARAMEL COLOR [CONTAINS SULFITES]), SPAGHETTI (WATER, PASTA [SEMOLINA (WHEAT), DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], KOSHER SALT)

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Vitamins & Minerals

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

Vitamins

Vitamin C 6% DV
Vitamin A 5% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 7% 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
45
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
🍭 Added Sugar
DEXTROSE
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE MILK
🎨 Artificial Coloring
COLOR*
🫧 Fat
OIL*
Filler
STARCH*
🍚 High GI Carb
DEXTROSE
🌿 Natural
CHEESE MILK SALT
🧪 Preservative
PRESERVATIVE*
💪 Protein
CHEESE MILK
🥖 Refined Carb
FLOUR*
💦 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

These tags help categorize Classic Italian Meatballs With Spaghetti And Marinara Sauce based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

Blood Sugar Impact Tags

Ingredient Tags

🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
Filler
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🧪 Preservative
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🥖 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 Big Y
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 463986

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