Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Shanghai Noodles & Grilled Chicken Grilled White Meat Chicken With Lo Mein Noodles, Snow Peas, Red Bell Peppers, Broccoli And Carrots All Combined With An Insanely Tasty Shanghai Sauce has less impact on blood sugar than Basmati Rice Butter Chicken

Basmati Rice Butter Chicken

Shanghai Noodles & Grilled Chicken Grilled White Meat Chicken With Lo Mein Noodles, Snow Peas, Red Bell Peppers, Broccoli And Carrots All Combined With An Insanely Tasty Shanghai Sauce

Basmati Rice Butter Chicken
BSI: 33 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 100.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 17.3g Raises blood sugar 34.6
Fiber 0.4g Not digested -0.8
Net Carbs 16.9g Digestible carbs 33.8
Protein 5.7g Moderates impact -0.4
Fat 7.4g Slows digestion -0.4
Total Blood Sugar Impact 33

This calculation is an estimate based on available nutritional data and may not be accurate in all cases.

Shanghai Noodles & Grilled Chicken Grilled White Meat Chicken With Lo Mein Noodles, Snow Peas, Red Bell Peppers, Broccoli And Carrots All Combined With An Insanely Tasty Shanghai Sauce
BSI: 32 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 100.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 18.0g Raises blood sugar 36.1
Fiber 1.6g Not digested -3.2
Net Carbs 16.4g Digestible carbs 32.9
Protein 6.3g Moderates impact -0.4
Fat 2.8g Slows digestion -0.1
Total Blood Sugar Impact 32

This calculation is an estimate based on available nutritional data and may not be accurate in all cases.

Basmati Rice Butter Chicken

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees American Halal Company, Inc. Branded

Full Food Name

Basmati Rice Butter Chicken

Shanghai Noodles & Grilled Chicken Grilled White Meat Chicken With Lo Mein Noodles, Snow Peas, Red Bell Peppers, Broccoli And Carrots All Combined With An Insanely Tasty Shanghai Sauce

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Pinnacle Foods Group Llc Branded

Full Food Name

Shanghai Noodles & Grilled Chicken Grilled White Meat Chicken With Lo Mein Noodles, Snow Peas, Red Bell Peppers, Broccoli And Carrots All Combined With An Insanely Tasty Shanghai Sauce, Shanghai Noodles & Grilled Chicken

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Basmati Rice... Shanghai Noo...
Carbs 49.0g 46.0g
Sugars 6.0g 7.0g
Fiber 1.1g 4.1g
Protein 16.0g 16.0g
Fat 21.0g 7.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Basmati Rice Butter Chicken

Serving size 283.0 GRMg

Calories 439

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21.0g 27%
Saturated Fat 8.0g 40%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 65.1mg 22%
Sodium 520.7mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 49.0g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 41.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 16.0g 32%
Calcium 59.4mg 5%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Potassium 469.8mg 10%

* 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:

SAUCE: TOMATOES, CREAM, WATER, ONIONS, BUTTER, CASHEWS, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, SPICES, GINGER, GARLIC, TURMERIC POWDER, SALT, RICE: BASMATI RICE (WATER, RICE), EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, GINGER, GARLIC, CHICKEN: BONELESS WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, RICE STARCH, SEA SALT

Shanghai Noodles & Grilled Chicken Grilled White Meat Chicken With Lo Mein Noodles, Snow Peas, Red Bell Peppers, Broccoli And Carrots All Combined With An Insanely Tasty Shanghai Sauce

Serving size 255.0 GRMg

Calories 319

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7.0g 9%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 25.5mg 9%
Sodium 999.6mg 43%
Total Carbohydrates 46.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 4.1g 15%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 34.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 16.0g 32%
Calcium 40.8mg 3%
Iron 5.4mg 30%

* 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:

NOODLES (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM CARBONATE, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], TURMERIC [COLOR]), GRILLED SEASONED CHICKEN (CHICKEN WHITE MEAT, WATER, POTATO STARCH, SEA SALT), WATER, SNOW PEAS, RED BELL PEPPERS, BROCCOLI, CARROTS, SALTED MIRIN (SAKE [WATER, RICE, KOJI], SUGAR, WATER, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT), TAMARI SAUCE* (WATER, SOYBEANS*, SALT, VINEGAR*), COOKED BLACK BEANS, GARLIC, GINGER PUREE, CHICKEN BASE (ROASTED CHICKEN MEAT AND CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, CORN STARCH, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, TURMERIC), GREEN ONIONS, CANOLA OIL, CORN STARCH, RICE VINEGAR (WATER, RICE), SPICES.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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Minerals

Calcium 2% DV
Iron 3% DV
Potassium 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Shanghai Noodles & Gri...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 10% DV

Minerals

Calcium 2% DV
Iron 12% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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Basmati Rice Butter Chicken

Total Ingredients
22
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
⬜ Filler
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 4 more

Shanghai Noodles & Grilled ...

Total Ingredients
51
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
❓ Ambiguous
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
+ 9 more
Note: Processing levels are calculated based on ingredient count and presence of additives, preservatives, and artificial ingredients. Foundation foods show basic processing info, while branded foods include detailed ingredient detection.

Food Tags

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Basmati Rice Butter Chicken Tags

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Data Quality

This section compares the data quality and source information for both foods.

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 scores below to help you assess accuracy.

Brand American Halal Company, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2583569

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Brand Pinnacle Foods Group Llc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2629279

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