Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Creamy Cajun Style Pasta Seasoned Grilled White Chicken And Rotini Pasta In A Savory, Creamy, Cajun Style Sauce has less impact on blood sugar than Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Creamy Cajun Style Pasta Seasoned Grilled White Chicken And Rotini Pasta In A Savory, Creamy, Cajun Style Sauce

Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

BSI: 90 - High Impact
BSI: 100 - High Impact

Creamy Cajun Style Pasta Seasoned Grilled White Chicken And Rotini Pasta In A Savory, Creamy, Cajun Style Sauce

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Pasta Dinners Zatarain's Inc. Branded

Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

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Pasta Dinners Target Stores Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Creamy Cajun... Homestyle Ma...
Carbs 48.0g 49.0g
Sugars 11.0g 6.0g
Fiber 2.1g 2.0g
Protein 21.0g 10.0g
Fat 16.0g 2.5g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Creamy Cajun Style Pasta Seasoned Grilled White Chicken And Rotini Pasta In A Savory, Creamy, Cajun Style Sauce

Serving size 297.0 MGg

Calories 419

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16.0g 21%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 1.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 44.6mg 15%
Sodium 899.9mg 39%
Total Carbohydrates 48.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 7%
Total Sugars 11.0g

* 34.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 21.0g 42%
Calcium 199.0mg 15%
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:

COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), WATER, BLACKENED SEASONED GRILLED CHICKEN TENDERS (CHICKEN TENDERS, WATER, BLACKENED SEASONING [SALT, SPICES {INCLUDING RED PEPPER AND PAPRIKA}, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CORN STARCH, ONION, CARRAGEENAN, GARLIC, EXTRACTIVES OF OREGANO, SOY LECITHIN]), HALF AND HALF (MILK, CREAM), MARGARINE (LIQUID AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BHA & BHT ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE AND VITAMIN D3 ADDED), SWEET DAIRY WHEY, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM), CHEESE FLAVORS (A DEHYDRATED BLEND OF PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESES [PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT), HEAVY CREAM SAUCE (SHORTENING POWDER [PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE AND MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES], CORN MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEHYDRATED SWEET CREAM [PASTEURIZED SWEET CREAM, SKIM MILK SOLIDS, SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY LECITHIN, BHT], SALT, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, LEMON JUICE POWDER [CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LEMON JUICE, LEMON OIL, BHT], NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE), GREEN ONIONS, NONFAT DRY MILK, DRY BUTTERMILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CANOLA OIL, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, PAPRIKA, SEA SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, PARSLEY FLAKES, GRANULATED GARLIC, SPICES, DEXTROSE, GRANULATED ONION, XANTHAN GUM, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SPICES, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), SUGAR.

Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Serving size 70.0 GRMg

Calories 300

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.5g 3%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 4.9mg 2%
Sodium 529.9mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 49.0g 18%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 41.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 10.0g 20%
Calcium 100.1mg 8%
Iron 1.8mg 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:

ENRICHED MACARONI (ENRICHED WHEAT AND DURUM FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), CHEESE SAUCE: WHEY, NONFAT MILK, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), CORN STARCH, SALT, CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, ANNATTO COLOR, SILICON DIOXIDE, TOPPING: WHEAT FLOUR, CANE JUICE CRYSTALS, YEAST, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SEA SALT, PAPRIKA, ANNATTO.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Creamy Cajun Style Pas...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 0% DV
Vitamin A 37% DV

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Homestyle Macaroni & C...

Minerals

Calcium 14% DV
Iron 14% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Creamy Cajun Style Pasta Se...

Total Ingredients
83
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 9 more

Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese...

Total Ingredients
27
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
+ 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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Creamy Cajun Style Pasta Seasoned Grilled White Chicken And Rotini Pasta In A Savory, Creamy, Cajun Style Sauce 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 Zatarain's Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2503129

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Brand Target Stores
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2678173

Report Data Issues for Homestyle Macaroni & Cheese Dinner