Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Chef Crafted Vegetables Butternut Squash Spirals Seasoned With Sea Salt, Sea Salt has less impact on blood sugar than Macaroni & Cheese

Macaroni & Cheese

Chef Crafted Vegetables Butternut Squash Spirals Seasoned With Sea Salt, Sea Salt

Macaroni & Cheese
BSI: 82 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 227.0g Measurement baseline โ€”
Carbohydrates 43.0g Raises blood sugar 86.0
Fiber 0.9g Not digested -1.8
Net Carbs 42.1g Digestible carbs 84.2
Protein 17.0g Moderates impact -1.3
Fat 20.0g Slows digestion -1.1
Total Blood Sugar Impact 82

This calculation is an estimate based on available nutritional data and may not be accurate in all cases.

Chef Crafted Vegetables Butternut Squash Spirals Seasoned With Sea Salt, Sea Salt
BSI: 10 - Low Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 85.0g Measurement baseline โ€”
Carbohydrates 5.0g Raises blood sugar 10.0
Fiber 0.0g Not digested 0.0
Net Carbs 5.0g Digestible carbs 10.0
Protein 1.0g Moderates impact -0.0
Total Blood Sugar Impact 10

This calculation is an estimate based on available nutritional data and may not be accurate in all cases.

Macaroni & Cheese

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Frozen Prepared Sides Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. Branded

Full Food Name

Macaroni & Cheese

Chef Crafted Vegetables Butternut Squash Spirals Seasoned With Sea Salt, Sea Salt

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Frozen Prepared Sides Lunds Inc Branded

Full Food Name

Chef Crafted Vegetables Butternut Squash Spirals Seasoned With Sea Salt, Sea Salt

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Macaroni & C... Chef Crafted...
Carbs 43.0g 5.0g
Sugars 7.0g 2.0g
Fiber 0.9g 0.0g
Protein 17.0g 1.0g
Fat 20.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Macaroni & Cheese

Serving size 227.0 Gg

Calories 420

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20.0g 26%
Saturated Fat 13.0g 65%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 65.8mg 22%
Sodium 610.6mg 27%
Total Carbohydrates 43.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 35.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 17.0g 34%
Calcium 299.6mg 23%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Potassium 0.0mg 0%

* 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, MACARONI (SEMOLINA [WHEAT], NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), WHOLE MILK, LIGHT CREAM (MILK, CREAM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE), PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE PRODUCT (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK AND SKIM MILK, BUTTERMILK, MILKFAT, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, ACETIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, ENZYMES), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, CULTURES AND ANNATTO), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, ANNATTO EXTRACT, SPICES.

Chef Crafted Vegetables Butternut Squash Spirals Seasoned With Sea Salt, Sea Salt

Serving size 85.0 Gg

Calories 25

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 340.0mg 15%
Total Carbohydrates 5.0g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 3.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 20.4mg 2%
Iron 0.7mg 4%
Potassium 289.9mg 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:

BUTTERNUT SQUASH, SEA SALT.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Macaroni & Cheese

Vitamins

Vitamin A 37% DV

Minerals

Calcium 13% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

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Minerals

Calcium 2% DV
Iron 5% DV
Potassium 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.

Macaroni & Cheese

Total Ingredients
28
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
๐Ÿ‹ Acidifier
๐Ÿ„ Animal Product
โฌœ Filler
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
๐Ÿงช Preservative
+ 2 more

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Total Ingredients
2
Processing Level
Lightly Processed
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

These tags help categorize foods based on their ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Macaroni & Cheese Tags

๐Ÿš€ Rocket Fuel

Chef Crafted Vegetables Butternut Squash Spirals Seasoned With Sea Salt, Sea Salt Tags

โœจ Clean Machine
๐ŸŸข Low Key Load
Diet Compatibility
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 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1922552

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Brand Lunds Inc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 67/100
Quality Tier Medium
USDA Food Record ID 2426895

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