Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet has less impact on blood sugar than Mac & Cheese With Ham

Mac & Cheese With Ham

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 4 - Low Impact

Mac & Cheese With Ham

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Overhill Farms, Inc. Branded

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Carne De Theresa Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mac & Cheese... Seasoned Chi...
Carbs 55.0g 2.0g
Sugars 4.0g 0.0g
Fiber 2.0g 0.0g
Protein 24.0g 15.0g
Fat 22.0g 2.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mac & Cheese With Ham

Serving size 397.0 Gg

Calories 520

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 22.0g 28%
Saturated Fat 9.0g 45%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 75.4mg 25%
Sodium 1548.3mg 67%
Total Carbohydrates 55.0g 20%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 49.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 24.0g 48%
Calcium 198.5mg 15%
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:

WATER, COOKED MACARONI PRODUCT (SEMOLINA ENRICHED WITH IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), COOKED DICED HAM (HAM, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM NITRITE), HALF AND HALF (MILK, CREAM), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (AMERICAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MILKFAT, SALT, SODIUM-ALGINATE, LACTIC ACID, APOCAROTENAL [COLOR]), CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, ANNATTO [COLOR]), LESS THAN 2% OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CANOLA OIL, PANKO BREAD CRUMBS (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SEA SALT), CHEESE FLAVOR (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM), MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, RICE WINE VINEGAR (WATER, RICE), YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, NONFAT DRY MILK, MILKFAT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), BLUE CHEESE POWDER (BLUE CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES]), XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], MALTODEXTRIN, WHEY POWDER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT), NATURAL PARMESAN FLAVOR (PARMESAN CHEESE [MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, NONFAT DRY MILK, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT), MUSTARD FLOUR, SPICE, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN.

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet

Serving size 112.0 Gg

Calories 120

% Daily Value*

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

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 60.5mg 20%
Sodium 450.2mg 20%
Total Carbohydrates 2.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 0.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 0.7mg 4%

* 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:

CONTAINING UP TO A 22% SOLUTION OF WATER, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE BLEND (BUFFERED SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM DIACETATE). SODIUM PHOSPHATE, TURMERIC, ONION, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, GARLIC, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES, ANNATTO, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, OREGANO, AND NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mac & Cheese With Ham

Vitamins

Vitamin A 14% DV

Minerals

Calcium 5% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Seasoned Chicken Bonel...

Minerals

Iron 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.

Mac & Cheese With Ham

Total Ingredients
88
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 15 more

Seasoned Chicken Boneless S...

Total Ingredients
17
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
Ambiguous
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 5 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.

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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 Overhill Farms, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2035368

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Brand Carne De Theresa
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 67/100
Quality Tier Medium
USDA Food Record ID 406160

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