Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Italian Style Garden Cutlets has less impact on blood sugar than General Tso's Chicken

General Tso's Chicken

Italian Style Garden Cutlets

BSI: 90 - High Impact
BSI: 40 - High Impact

General Tso's Chicken

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

Italian Style Garden Cutlets

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Frozen Poultry, Chicken & Turkey Simmons Foods, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient General Tso'... Italian Styl...
Carbs 46.0g 22.0g
Sugars 27.0g 1.0g
Fiber 0.0g 1.0g
Protein 12.0g 14.0g
Fat 9.0g 11.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

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).

Italian Style Garden Cutlets

Serving size 112.0 Gg

Calories 240

% 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 44.8mg 15%
Sodium 590.2mg 26%
Total Carbohydrates 22.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 20.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 14.0g 28%
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:

UNCOOKED BREADED BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT CONTAINING UP TO 15% SOLUTION OF WATER, SEASONING (MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, DRIED CHICKEN SKIN. DRIED CHICKEN CHICKENBROTH. SPICES SPICE EXTRACTIVE). SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, GARUC EXTRACT, GARLIC OIL BREADED WITH: WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT WHEAT GLUTEN, SPICES (INCLUDING CELERY AND PARSLEY FLAKES). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF. EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, DEXTROSE YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, LEAVENING (SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL.

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

Italian Style Garden C...

Minerals

Iron 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.

General Tso's Chicken

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

Italian Style Garden Cutlets

Total Ingredients
20
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🫧 Fat
Filler
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 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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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 Topco Associates, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1922691

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Brand Simmons Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2167934

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