Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Parmesan Encrusted Shrimp & Spinach Bites has less impact on blood sugar than Italian Style Meatballs And Mozzarella Sandwiches

Italian Style Meatballs And Mozzarella Sandwiches

Parmesan Encrusted Shrimp & Spinach Bites

BSI: 63 - High Impact
BSI: 41 - High Impact

Italian Style Meatballs And Mozzarella Sandwiches

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Frozen Prepared Sides Nestle Usa Inc. Branded

Parmesan Encrusted Shrimp & Spinach Bites

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Frozen Prepared Sides Rich Products Corporation Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Italian Styl... Parmesan Enc...
Carbs 42.0g 20.0g
Sugars 5.0g 2.0g
Fiber 1.0g 1.0g
Protein 10.0g 11.0g
Fat 8.0g 15.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Italian Style Meatballs And Mozzarella Sandwiches

Serving size 127.0 GRMg

Calories 279

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 4.0g 20%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 25.4mg 8%
Sodium 459.7mg 20%
Total Carbohydrates 42.0g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 36.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 10.0g 20%
Calcium 149.9mg 12%
Iron 2.7mg 15%

* 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 FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED ITALIAN STYLE MEATBALL CARAMEL COLOR ADDED (PORK, WATER, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN [SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CARAMEL COLOR], ONIONS, 2% OR LESS OF SPICES [INCLUDING CELERY SEED], SALT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, BEEF FLAVOR, EGGS, CARAMEL COLOR, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS), REDUCED FAT MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH*, CULTURES, SALT, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, ENZYMES, *INGREDIENTS NOT IN REGULAR MOZZARELLA CHEESE), TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, 2% OR LESS OF MARGARINE (PALM OIL, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOYBEAN LECITHIN, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVES], ANNATTO AND TURMERIC COLOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), BASIL, SEASONING (BREAD CRUMB, [BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, YEAST, SALT], DRIED GARLIC, ONION POWDER, SALT, PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED PART SKIM COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], SPICE, RED BELL PEPPER, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, WHEY, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, FRACTIONATED PALM OIL, SALT, EGG YOLKS, DOUGH CONDITIONER BLEND (CALCIUM SULFATE, SALT, L-CYSTEINE HYDROCHLORIDE, GARLIC POWDER, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES), YEAST, PARMESAN AND ASIAGO CHEESE BLEND WITH FLAVOR (PARMESAN & ASIAGO CHEESES [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ENZYME MODIFIED PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, WATER, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, SALT), GARLIC, SOYBEAN OIL, OREGANO, EMULSIFIER (MONOGLYCERIDES, 2% OR LESS OF ASCORBIC ACID [ANTIOXIDANT], CITRIC ACID [ANTIOXIDANT]), SOY LECITHIN, METHYLCELLULOSE, WHEY, SPICE, SOY, FLOUR, EGG WHITE

Parmesan Encrusted Shrimp & Spinach Bites

Serving size 89.0 GRMg

Calories 260

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15.0g 19%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 45.4mg 15%
Sodium 1100.0mg 48%
Total Carbohydrates 20.0g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 17.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 11.0g 22%
Calcium 179.8mg 14%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Potassium 129.9mg 3%

* 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:

SHRIMP, GRATED ROMANO & PARMESAN CHEESES (GRATED ROMANO CHEESE [MADE FROM SHEEP'S AND COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYME], GRATED PARMESAN CHEESE [MILK, SALT, ENZYME]), LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYME), SOYBEAN OIL, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON AS FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SPINACH, SHALLOTS, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: ANNATTO (COLOR), CARBOXYMETHYLCELLULOSE, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), CITRIC ACID, COOKED BACON (CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, MAY ALSO CONTAIN: NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORS), DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DRIED ONION, DRIED PARSLEY, DRIED YEAST, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), LEMON OIL, LEMON PEEL, METHYLCELLULOSE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYME), PARSLEY, SALT, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM BISULFITE (AS A PRESERVATIVE), SPICES, SUGAR, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Italian Style Meatball...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 2% DV

Minerals

Calcium 12% DV
Iron 12% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Parmesan Encrusted Shr...

Minerals

Calcium 20% DV
Iron 6% 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.

Italian Style Meatballs And...

Total Ingredients
95
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
+ 13 more

Parmesan Encrusted Shrimp &...

Total Ingredients
69
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 12 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 Nestle Usa Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2615741

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Brand Rich Products Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2564936

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