Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Chickpea Mac & Cheese Chickpea Pasta In A Creamy Cheese Sauce Mealz has less impact on blood sugar than Eggplant Parmigiana Towers Lightly Breaded Eggplant Piled High With Layers Of Marinara & Mozzarella Baked To A Golden Brown

Eggplant Parmigiana Towers Lightly Breaded Eggplant Piled High With Layers Of Marinara & Mozzarella Baked To A Golden Brown

Chickpea Mac & Cheese Chickpea Pasta In A Creamy Cheese Sauce Mealz

BSI: 73 - High Impact
BSI: 39 - High Impact

Eggplant Parmigiana Towers Lightly Breaded Eggplant Piled High With Layers Of Marinara & Mozzarella Baked To A Golden Brown

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Pasta Dinners Wakefern Food Corporation Branded

Chickpea Mac & Cheese Chickpea Pasta In A Creamy Cheese Sauce Mealz

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Pasta Dinners Sprout Foods, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Eggplant Par... Chickpea Mac...
Carbs 38.0g 23.0g
Sugars 8.0g 7.0g
Fiber 1.0g 3.1g
Protein 11.0g 7.0g
Fat 16.0g 7.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Eggplant Parmigiana Towers Lightly Breaded Eggplant Piled High With Layers Of Marinara & Mozzarella Baked To A Golden Brown

Serving size 244.0 Gg

Calories 329

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16.0g 21%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 19.5mg 7%
Sodium 849.1mg 37%
Total Carbohydrates 38.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 8.0g

* 29.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 11.0g 22%
Calcium 209.8mg 16%
Iron 3.0mg 17%
Potassium 449.0mg 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:

BREADED EGGPLANT CUTLETS (EGGPLANT, WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SALT, DEXTROSE, WHEY, GARLIC POWDER, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE), ONION POWDER, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICES, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, ENZYMES, SALT), MALTODEXTRIN, ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURES, ENZYMES, SALT), UNSALTED BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, NATURAL FLAVOR) YEAST, MODIFIED CORN STARCH), MARINARA SAUCE (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), WATER, ONION, CANOLA OIL, OLIVE OIL, GARLIC, CORN STARCH, SEA SALT, OLIVE OIL, HERBS, CRUSHED RED PEPPER), RICOTTA CHEESE, DICED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE [FIRMING AGENT], CITRIC ACID), CRUSHED TOMATOES (TOMATOES, SALT, CITRIC ACID), WATER, MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), ONION, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), BLENDED OIL (CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), GARLIC, FOOD STARCH -MODIFIED (CORN), KOSHER SALT, BASIL, PARSLEY, OREGANO, CHILI PEPPER.

Chickpea Mac & Cheese Chickpea Pasta In A Creamy Cheese Sauce Mealz

Serving size 170.0 Gg

Calories 219

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7.0g 9%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 20.4mg 7%
Sodium 290.7mg 13%
Total Carbohydrates 23.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 3.1g 11%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 12.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 7.0g 14%
Calcium 149.6mg 12%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 419.9mg 9%

* 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:

ORGANIC BUTTERNUT SQUASH, ORGANIC COOKED CHICKPEA MACARONI (ORGANIC CHICKPEA FLOUR, WATER, ORGANIC POTATO STARCH, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, ORGANIC WHOLE EGG, ORGANIC EGG WHITE, XANTHAN GUM, SALT), WATER, ORGANIC CARROTS, ORGANIC NONFAT MILK, ORGANIC CHEESE SAUCE (ORGANIC CHEDDAR CHEESE ORGANIC PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ORGANIC PARMESAN CHEESE [ORGANIC CULTURED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES), ORGANIC VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER, SAFFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA), ORGANIC TAPIOCA FLOUR, ORGANIC GARLIC, ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER, ORGANIC ONION POWDER, SEA SALT.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Eggplant Parmigiana To...

Minerals

Calcium 9% DV
Iron 7% DV
Potassium 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Chickpea Mac & Cheese ...

Minerals

Calcium 9% DV
Iron 3% DV
Potassium 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Eggplant Parmigiana Towers ...

Total Ingredients
67
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
+ 12 more

Chickpea Mac & Cheese Chick...

Total Ingredients
29
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌿 Natural
+ 4 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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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 Wakefern Food Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2383107

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Brand Sprout Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2414215

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