Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

King Cake, Cinnamon, Cinnamon has less impact on blood sugar than Birthday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling

Birthday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling

King Cake, Cinnamon, Cinnamon

BSI: 59 - High Impact
BSI: 52 - High Impact

Birthday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Hostess Brands, Llc Branded

King Cake, Cinnamon, Cinnamon

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Lone Star Consolidated Foods, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Birthday Cup... King Cake, C...
Carbs 30.0g 29.0g
Sugars 24.0g 15.0g
Fiber 0.0g 2.0g
Protein 1.0g 2.0g
Fat 6.0g 9.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Birthday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling

Serving size 46.0 Gg

Calories 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.0g 8%
Saturated Fat 3.0g 15%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 10.1mg 3%
Sodium 134.8mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 30.0g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 24.0g

* 6.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 99.8mg 8%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Potassium 0.0mg 0%

* 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:

SUGAR, WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), TALLOW, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CORNSTARCH, EGG, SOYBEAN OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEY, PALM KERNEL OIL, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, EGG WHITE, NONFAT DRY MILK, INULIN, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, CALCIUM SULFATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COTTONSEED OIL, GLYCERIN, AGAR, POLYSORBATE 60, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), SOY LECITHIN, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, DEXTRIN, RED 40 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, FUMARIC ACID, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, BLUE 2 LAKE, ENZYMES, SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CALCIUM CASEINATE, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, RED 3, CARNAUBA WAX, BLUE 1, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

King Cake, Cinnamon, Cinnamon

Serving size 55.0 Gg

Calories 205

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 3.5g 18%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 5.0mg 2%
Sodium 150.2mg 7%
Total Carbohydrates 29.0g 11%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 15.0g

* 12.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 60.0mg 5%
Iron 1.1mg 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:

ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, ASCORBIC ACID (ADDED AS DOUGH CONDITIONER), NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, WATER, MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONOGLYCERIDES, WHEY SOLIDS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE ADDED), MALTODEXTRIN, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN & COTTONSEED OIL, CINNAMON, YEAST, EGGS. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: WHEAT GLUTEN, SALT, SOY FLOUR, WHEY, NONFAT MILK, AMMONIUM SULFATE, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM BENZOATE (AS PRESERVATIVE), STABILIZERS, TOCOPHEROLS, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL COLORS & FLAVORS, CARNAUBA WAX, FD&C BLUE 1, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 5 LAKE, RED 3.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

Compare the vitamin and mineral content of both foods as percentage of daily values.

Birthday Cupcakes Fros...

Minerals

Calcium 22% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

King Cake, Cinnamon, C...

Minerals

Calcium 11% DV
Iron 11% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

Compare ingredient counts and processing levels to understand what's in these foods.

Birthday Cupcakes Frosted Y...

Total Ingredients
63
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 13 more

King Cake, Cinnamon, Cinnamon

Total Ingredients
43
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
+ 13 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

These tags help categorize foods based on their ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Birthday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling Tags

King Cake, Cinnamon, Cinnamon Tags

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Ingredient Characteristics

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 Hostess Brands, Llc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2486365

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Brand Lone Star Consolidated Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2054363

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