Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

5 Cheese Macaroni & Cheese has less impact on blood sugar than Garlic & Herb Artisan Crafted Enriched Macaroni Product With Cheese Sauce

Garlic & Herb Artisan Crafted Enriched Macaroni Product With Cheese Sauce

5 Cheese Macaroni & Cheese

BSI: 84 - High Impact
BSI: 39 - High Impact

Garlic & Herb Artisan Crafted Enriched Macaroni Product With Cheese Sauce

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Pasta Dinners Wal Mart Stores, Inc. Branded

5 Cheese Macaroni & Cheese

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Pasta Dinners Raley's Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Garlic & Her... 5 Cheese Mac...
Carbs 45.0g 21.0g
Sugars 7.0g 3.0g
Fiber 2.0g 1.1g
Protein 11.0g 9.0g
Fat 11.0g 14.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Garlic & Herb Artisan Crafted Enriched Macaroni Product With Cheese Sauce

Serving size 98.0 GRMg

Calories 320

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11.0g 14%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 9.8mg 3%
Sodium 760.5mg 33%
Total Carbohydrates 45.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 36.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 11.0g 22%
Calcium 130.3mg 10%
Iron 2.0mg 11%
Potassium 240.1mg 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:

ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (SEMOLINA, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SKIM MILK, CANOLA OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM ALGINATE, LACTIC ACID, SPICES, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, GARLIC POWDER, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), XANTHAN GUM, ONION POWDER.

5 Cheese Macaroni & Cheese

Serving size 151.0 Gg

Calories 240

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14.0g 18%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 34.7mg 12%
Sodium 359.4mg 16%
Total Carbohydrates 21.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 16.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 9.0g 18%
Calcium 149.5mg 11%
Iron 0.7mg 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:

COOKED MACARONI PASTA (WATER, MACARONI [SEMOLINA {WHEAT}, DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON {FERROUS SULFATE}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], CANOLA OIL AND EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), FIVE CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, MILK [MILK, VITAMIN D3], HEAVY CREAM [PASTEURIZED HEAVY CREAM, CARRAGEENAN], AMERICAN WHITE CHEESE [AMERICAN CHEESES {MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYME}, WATER, MILKFAT, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES], CREAM CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, LESS THAN 1 PERCENT OF: CHEESE CULTURES, CAROB BEAN GUM, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM], PROVOLONE CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], MONTEREY JACK CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT & ENZYMES, POWDERED CORN STARCH AND POTATO STARCH], CANOLA OIL, BUTTER [PASTEURIZED CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORS {LACTIC ACID, STARTER DISTILLATE}], SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], ROMANO CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES], SALT, WHITE PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, ANNATTO EXTRACT [FOR COLOR]), SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {VEGETABLE COLOR}], POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING], NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, [POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE {TO PREVENT CAKING}, NATAMYCIN {A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR}]), PARSLEY.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Garlic & Herb Artisan ...

Minerals

Calcium 13% DV
Iron 11% DV
Potassium 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

5 Cheese Macaroni & Ch...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 1% DV
Vitamin A 29% DV

Minerals

Calcium 10% DV
Iron 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Garlic & Herb Artisan Craft...

Total Ingredients
25
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 10 more

5 Cheese Macaroni & Cheese

Total Ingredients
77
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 10 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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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 Wal Mart Stores, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2504497

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Brand Raley's
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2118413

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