Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Black Beans & Rice With Seasonings has less impact on blood sugar than Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

Black Beans & Rice With Seasonings

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

BSI: 62 - High Impact
BSI: 91 - High Impact

Black Beans & Rice With Seasonings

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Entrees, Sides & Small Meals Riviana Foods Inc. Branded

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

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Entrees, Sides & Small Meals Fresh & Easy Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Black Beans ... Quinoa & Bro...
Carbs 37.0g 49.0g
Sugars 0.0g 1.0g
Fiber 5.0g 3.0g
Protein 7.0g 6.0g
Fat 1.0g 6.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Black Beans & Rice With Seasonings

Serving size 57.0 Gg

Calories 190

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.2g 1%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 900.0mg 39%
Total Carbohydrates 37.0g 13%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g 18%
Total Sugars 0.0g

* 32.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 7.0g 14%
Calcium 39.9mg 3%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Potassium 45.0mg 1%

* 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 LONG GRAIN RICE [RICE, NIACIN, IRON (FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE), THIAMIN (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), FOLIC ACID], BLACK BEANS, SEASONING (SALT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, VINEGAR POWDER, PINTO BEANS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, BACON [CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE], CORN STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SMOKE FLAVOR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, BEEF EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, SESAME SEED OIL, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, ALPHA TOCOPHEROL [PRESERVATIVE]).

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

Serving size 152.0 Gg

Calories 271

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.0g 8%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 390.6mg 17%
Total Carbohydrates 49.0g 18%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 45.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 6.0g 12%
Calcium 19.8mg 2%
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:

WATER, PARBOILED BROWN RICE, QUINOA, CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, RICE STARCH, ONION POWDER, PARSLEY, PEPPERCORNS.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Black Beans & Rice Wit...

Vitamins

Vitamin A 78% DV
Niacin (B3) 13% DV

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 18% DV
Potassium 2% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Quinoa & Brown Rice Wi...

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Black Beans & Rice With Sea...

Total Ingredients
30
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 9 more

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Ga...

Total Ingredients
10
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌿 Natural
💦 Refined Fat
🧂 Seasoning
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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Black Beans & Rice With Seasonings Tags

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs Tags

Diet Compatibility
Blood Sugar Impact
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 Riviana Foods Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2269947

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Brand Fresh & Easy
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 356553

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