Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Italian Style Sauce Beef Meatballs has less impact on blood sugar than Homestyle Oven Baked Chicken, Pork & Beef Meatballs With Mild Seasoning

Italian Style Sauce Beef Meatballs

Homestyle Oven Baked Chicken, Pork & Beef Meatballs With Mild Seasoning

BSI: 3 - Low Impact
BSI: 9 - Low Impact

Italian Style Sauce Beef Meatballs

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Frozen Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Mamamancini's Inc. Branded

Homestyle Oven Baked Chicken, Pork & Beef Meatballs With Mild Seasoning

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Frozen Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Topco Associates, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Italian Styl... Homestyle Ov...
Carbs 4.0g 6.0g
Sugars 2.0g 1.0g
Fiber 2.0g 1.0g
Protein 12.0g 12.0g
Fat 16.0g 17.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Italian Style Sauce Beef Meatballs

Serving size 142.0 GRMg

Calories 200

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16.0g 21%
Saturated Fat 8.0g 40%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 55.4mg 18%
Sodium 489.9mg 21%
Total Carbohydrates 4.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 2.0g
Protein 12.0g 24%
Calcium 49.7mg 4%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Potassium 420.3mg 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:

SAUCE - TOMATOES, TOMATO PASTE, ONION, SALT, OLIVE OIL, GARLIC, CITRIC ACID, PEPPER, BAY LEAVES, BASIL, MEATBALL - GROUND BEEF, ONION, BREADCRUMBS (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, YEAST, SALT), PECORINO ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED SHEEP'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WHOLE EGGS, PARSLEY, SALT, PEPPER

Homestyle Oven Baked Chicken, Pork & Beef Meatballs With Mild Seasoning

Serving size 85.0 Gg

Calories 220

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17.0g 22%
Saturated Fat 6.0g 30%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 7.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.0g
Cholesterol 45.1mg 15%
Sodium 570.4mg 25%
Total Carbohydrates 6.0g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 4.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 12.0g 24%
Calcium 20.4mg 2%
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:

MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, PORK, BEEF, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR), SOY FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: NATURAL FLAVORS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Italian Style Sauce Be...

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 8% DV
Potassium 9% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Homestyle Oven Baked C...

Minerals

Calcium 2% DV
Iron 7% 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 Sauce Beef Me...

Total Ingredients
24
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 6 more

Homestyle Oven Baked Chicke...

Total Ingredients
12
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🌡️ Flavor Additive
🌿 Natural
🥖 Refined Carb
+ 1 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 Mamamancini's Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2607597

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Brand Topco Associates, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1745743

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