Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Enchilada With Spanish Rice & Beans, Spanish Rice & Beans has less impact on blood sugar than Chicken Alfredo Penne Pasta With Seasoned White Meat Chicken In A Creamy Parmesan Sauce

Enchilada With Spanish Rice & Beans, Spanish Rice & Beans

Chicken Alfredo Penne Pasta With Seasoned White Meat Chicken In A Creamy Parmesan Sauce

BSI: 35 - High Impact
BSI: 53 - High Impact

Enchilada With Spanish Rice & Beans, Spanish Rice & Beans

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Amy's Kitchen Inc. Branded

Chicken Alfredo Penne Pasta With Seasoned White Meat Chicken In A Creamy Parmesan Sauce

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Enchilada Wi... Chicken Alfr...
Carbs 57.0g 31.0g
Sugars 4.0g 2.0g
Fiber 7.1g 4.0g
Protein 12.0g 13.0g
Fat 9.0g 5.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Enchilada With Spanish Rice & Beans, Spanish Rice & Beans

Serving size 283.0 GRMg

Calories 359

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 820.7mg 36%
Total Carbohydrates 57.0g 21%
Dietary Fiber 7.1g 25%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 45.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 12.0g 24%
Calcium 118.9mg 9%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Potassium 650.9mg 14%

* 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:

FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC RICE, ORGANIC PINTO BEANS, ORGANIC CORN TORTILLA (ORGANIC WHITE CORN, WATER, TRACE OF LIME), ORGANIC TOMATO PURE, ORGANIC CORN, ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC ZUCCHINI, ORGANIC BELL PEPPERS, ORGANIC TOFU (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE), ORGANIC BLACK BEANS, EXPELLER PRESSED HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC SWEET RICE FLOUR, SPICES, SEA SALT, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH, OLIVES, ORGANIC GARLIC, ORGANIC GREEN CHILES, CHIVES.

Chicken Alfredo Penne Pasta With Seasoned White Meat Chicken In A Creamy Parmesan Sauce

Serving size 198.0 Gg

Calories 230

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.0g 6%
Saturated Fat 3.0g 15%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 29.7mg 10%
Sodium 510.8mg 22%
Total Carbohydrates 31.0g 11%
Dietary Fiber 4.0g 14%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 25.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 13.0g 26%
Calcium 79.2mg 6%
Iron 1.2mg 7%
Potassium 249.5mg 5%

* 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 PASTA: WATER, ENRICHED SEMOLINA (DURUM SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID); ALFREDO SAUCE: WATER, CREAM (WATER, EDIBLE VEGETABLE FAT [HYDROGENATED OILS]), LIQUID GLUCOSE, EMULSIFIERS [SODIUM LACTATE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, SOY LECITHIN, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE] CASEINATE, ACIDITY REGULATORS [SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE], STABILIZERS [MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, HYDROXYPROPYL METHYLCELLULOSE], PARMESAN CHEESE [COW'S MILK, LACTIC ACID, FERMENTATION, SALT, ENZYME (CHYMAX), PASTEURIZED MILK, STARTER CULTURE, SALT, RENNET]), SEASONING POWDER (WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, CORNSTARCH, IODIZED SALT, MILK SOLIDS [WHEY POWDER, LACTOSE], DEHYDRATED VEGETABLE [ONION, GARLIC], YEAST EXTRACT, WHITE PEPPER, ACIDIFYING AGENTS [CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID], GUAR GUM, BUTTER [PASTEURIZED CREAM FROM COW'S MILK, SALT]), SUNFLOWER OIL, REFINED FLOUR, GARLIC, SALT, BLACK PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM, DRY PARSLEY, DRY BASIL, DRY OREGANO, CHILI POWDER; FULLY COOKED ITALIAN STYLE DICED CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT-CARAMEL COLOR ADDED: BONELESS, SKINLESS, CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SEASONING (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ROMANO CHEESE [SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SUGAR, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES), SEASONING (SALT, CORN FLOUR, MALTODEXTRIN, CORNSTARCH, PAPRIKA, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, SPICES, BAKING POWDER [SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM SULFATE], CARAMEL COLOR, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA; BROCCOLI FLORETS, CARROTS, GREEN PEAS.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Enchilada With Spanish...

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 6% DV
Potassium 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Chicken Alfredo Penne ...

Vitamins

Vitamin D 3% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 3% DV
Potassium 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.

Enchilada With Spanish Rice...

Total Ingredients
24
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌿 Natural
🥖 Refined Carb
💦 Refined Fat
+ 1 more

Chicken Alfredo Penne Pasta...

Total Ingredients
85
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 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.

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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 Amy's Kitchen Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2673159

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Brand Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2478521

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