Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner has less impact on blood sugar than Italian Herb Rigatoni Pasta & Dressing Mix

Italian Herb Rigatoni Pasta & Dressing Mix

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner

BSI: 70 - High Impact
BSI: 68 - High Impact

Italian Herb Rigatoni Pasta & Dressing Mix

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Pasta Dinners The Quaker Oats Co/Golden Grain Branded

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner

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Pasta Dinners Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Italian Herb... Macaroni & C...
Carbs 38.0g 39.0g
Sugars 2.0g 5.0g
Fiber 2.0g 4.1g
Protein 7.0g 16.0g
Fat 2.0g 13.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Italian Herb Rigatoni Pasta & Dressing Mix

Serving size 56.0 Gg

Calories 190

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.0g 3%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 580.2mg 25%
Total Carbohydrates 38.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 34.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 7.0g 14%
Calcium 20.2mg 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:

DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, WHEAT FLOUR, WHEY, SALT, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM OIL**, CORN SYRUP*, NATURAL FLAVOR, ONIONS*, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, PARSLEY*, BUTTER (CREAM), GUAR GUM, SOY LECITHIN, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, NONFAT MILK, SODIUM CASEINATE, GARLIC*, ANNATTO COLOR, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID.

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner

Serving size 241.0 Gg

Calories 349

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.0g 17%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 45.8mg 15%
Sodium 571.2mg 25%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 4.1g 15%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 29.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 16.0g 32%
Calcium 110.9mg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Potassium 441.0mg 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:

PASTA AND CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA PRODUCT [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], CHEESE SAUCE MIX [WHEY, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE], BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, CREAM, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)], CORNSTARCH, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CHEESE BLEND [CHEDDAR, GRANULAR, SEMISOFT AND BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, VINEGAR, SALT], FLAVOR ENHANCER [MILK SOLIDS, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR], SALT, FLAVOR), FULLY COOKED BREADED NUGGET SHAPED CHICKEN BREAST PATTIES WITH RIB MEAT (BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CHICKEN BROTH. BATTERED AND BREADED WITH: WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, CORN STARCH, YEAST, SPICES, SUGAR, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, LEAVENING [CREAM OF TARTAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE], TORULA YEAST, NATURAL FLAVORS. BREADING SET IN SOYBEAN OIL), BROCCOLI, BUTTER SAUCE (WATER, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], CORN STARCH, SALT, MILK SOLIDS, NONFAT DRY MILK, FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Italian Herb Rigatoni ...

Vitamins

Niacin (B3) 34% DV
Thiamin (B1) 83% DV
Riboflavin (B2) 23% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 18% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Macaroni & Cheese With...

Minerals

Calcium 5% DV
Iron 6% DV
Potassium 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.

Italian Herb Rigatoni Pasta...

Total Ingredients
26
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 11 more

Macaroni & Cheese With Whol...

Total Ingredients
77
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.

Food Tags

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Italian Herb Rigatoni Pasta & Dressing Mix 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 The Quaker Oats Co/Golden Grain
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2086533

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Brand Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1727880

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