Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Fajita Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips has less impact on blood sugar than General Tso's Chicken

General Tso's Chicken

Fajita Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips

BSI: 90 - High Impact
BSI: 3 - Low Impact

General Tso's Chicken

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Frozen Poultry, Chicken & Turkey Topco Associates, Inc. Branded

Fajita Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips

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Frozen Poultry, Chicken & Turkey Target Stores Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient General Tso'... Fajita Seaso...
Carbs 46.0g 2.0g
Sugars 27.0g 1.0g
Fiber 0.0g 0.0g
Protein 12.0g 28.0g
Fat 9.0g 3.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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General Tso's Chicken

Serving size 140.0 Gg

Calories 300

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 25.2mg 8%
Sodium 740.6mg 32%
Total Carbohydrates 46.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 27.0g

* 19.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 12.0g 24%
Calcium 19.6mg 2%
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:

TEMPURA CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST MEAT, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF DEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, EGG YOLKS, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, RICE FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM. FULLY COOKED IN VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA)), SAUCE (SUGAR, WATER, TAMARI (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL), CORN STARCH, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION).

Fajita Seasoned Chicken Breast Strips

Serving size 112.0 GRMg

Calories 150

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3.0g 4%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 75.0mg 25%
Sodium 700.0mg 30%
Total Carbohydrates 2.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 1.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 28.0g 56%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* 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:

BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT, CONTAINS UP TO 15% SEASONED CHICKEN BROTH. SEASONED CHICKEN BROTH INGREDIENTS: CHICKEN BROTH, SALT, SPICES, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED CHICKEN BROTH, MALTODEXTRIN, DRIED RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPERS, FLAVOR (CANOLA OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR), DRIED TOMATO, LIME FLAVOR (LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS), NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, DRIED CILANTRO, GRILL FLAVOR (FROM SUNFLOWER OIL), SMOKE FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVORS.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

General Tso's Chicken

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Fajita Seasoned Chicke...

Minerals

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

Ingredient Analysis

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General Tso's Chicken

Total Ingredients
33
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 8 more

Fajita Seasoned Chicken Bre...

Total Ingredients
24
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 8 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

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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 Topco Associates, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1922691

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Brand Target Stores
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2660815

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