Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Italian Style Meatballs has less impact on blood sugar than Greek Recipe Keftethes

Italian Style Meatballs

Greek Recipe Keftethes

BSI: 11 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 19 - Moderate Impact

Italian Style Meatballs

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Frozen Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Bj's Wholesale Club / Corporate Brands Branded

Greek Recipe Keftethes

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Frozen Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Erotas Enterprises Llc Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Italian Styl... Greek Recipe...
Carbs 6.0g 12.0g
Sugars 2.0g 4.0g
Fiber 1.0g 2.0g
Protein 15.0g 24.0g
Fat 17.0g 17.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Italian Style Meatballs

Serving size 88.0 GRMg

Calories 240

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17.0g 22%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 35.2mg 12%
Sodium 479.6mg 21%
Total Carbohydrates 6.0g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 3.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 59.8mg 5%
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:

BEEF AND PORK, WATER, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, YEAST), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SEASONING (PARMESAN CHEESE (PART SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SPICES, SPICE EXTRACTIVES ON A DEXTROSE CARRIER, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PARSLEY, ONION POWDER), SALT.

Greek Recipe Keftethes

Serving size 198.0 Gg

Calories 311

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17.0g 22%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 104.9mg 35%
Sodium 510.8mg 22%
Total Carbohydrates 12.0g 4%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 6.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 24.0g 48%
Calcium 79.2mg 6%
Iron 3.6mg 20%

* 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:

GROUND BEEF, TOMATO SAUCE (TOMATO PUREE, SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORINGS), GROUND LAMB, RED WINE, WHOLE EGGS, BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, YEAST, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT), WATER, WHOLE MILK, ONION, LEMON JUICE, OLIVE OIL, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES), BEEF BASE (BEEF AND CONCENTRATED BEEF STOCK, NATURAL SEA SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVORING, VEGETABLE EXTRACT (POTATO FLOUR, CARROT FIBER, TOMATO PASTE), SEA SALT, DRY GOAT MILK (GOAT MILK, VITAMIN D3, FOLIC ACID), DRY PARSLEY, GREEK OREGANO, BLACK PEPPER, MINT, BAY LEAF.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Italian Style Meatballs

Minerals

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

Greek Recipe Keftethes

Vitamins

Vitamin C 5% DV
Vitamin A 6% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 10% 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

Total Ingredients
17
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
💪 Protein
+ 2 more

Greek Recipe Keftethes

Total Ingredients
36
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 6 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 Style Meatballs Tags

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Greek Recipe Keftethes Tags

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Blood Sugar Impact
Ingredient Characteristics

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 Bj's Wholesale Club / Corporate Brands
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2629115

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Brand Erotas Enterprises Llc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2175439

Report Data Issues for Greek Recipe Keftethes