Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Complete Dinner, Macaroni & Cheese has less impact on blood sugar than Creamy Marinara Complete Protein Pasta, Rotini

Creamy Marinara Complete Protein Pasta, Rotini

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Complete Dinner, Macaroni & Cheese

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 81 - High Impact

Creamy Marinara Complete Protein Pasta, Rotini

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Pasta Dinners Basic American Foods, Inc. Branded

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Complete Dinner, Macaroni & Cheese

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Pasta Dinners Festive Finer Foods Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Creamy Marin... Deluxe Macar...
Carbs 59.0g 44.0g
Sugars 5.0g 3.0g
Fiber 5.0g 2.0g
Protein 17.0g 12.0g
Fat 1.0g 10.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Creamy Marinara Complete Protein Pasta, Rotini

Serving size 89.0 Gg

Calories 320

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 359.6mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 59.0g 21%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g 18%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 49.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 17.0g 34%
Calcium 59.6mg 5%
Iron 4.3mg 24%
Potassium 739.6mg 16%

* 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:

ROTINI (RED LENTIL FLOUR, WHITE RICE FLOUR, PEA PROTEIN), SAUCE (DRIED TOMATOES, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SUGAR, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA, TORULA YEAST, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CITRIC ACID, SPICES, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYME]), TOMATOES.

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Complete Dinner, Macaroni & Cheese

Serving size 99.0 Gg

Calories 320

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 3.5g 18%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
Cholesterol 19.8mg 7%
Sodium 819.7mg 36%
Total Carbohydrates 44.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 39.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 12.0g 24%
Calcium 150.5mg 12%
Iron 2.7mg 15%
Potassium 170.3mg 4%

* 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 PRODUCT: (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID). CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE: (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, WHEY, CANOLA OIL, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SALT CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: SODIUM ALGINATE, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID PRESERVATIVE, WITH OLEORESIN PAPRIKA AND APOCAROTENAL ADDED FOR COLOR

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Creamy Marinara Comple...

Vitamins

Vitamin D 2% DV

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 27% DV
Potassium 24% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Deluxe Macaroni & Chee...

Minerals

Calcium 15% DV
Iron 15% DV
Potassium 5% 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 Marinara Complete Pr...

Total Ingredients
22
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 8 more

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Co...

Total Ingredients
20
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
+ 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 Marinara Complete Protein Pasta, Rotini Tags

Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Complete Dinner, Macaroni & Cheese 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 Basic American Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2472826

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Brand Festive Finer Foods
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2409373

Report Data Issues for Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Complete Dinner, Macaroni & Cheese