Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Tuna Cheesy Skillet Meal, Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix has less impact on blood sugar than Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Tuna Cheesy Skillet Meal, Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 44 - High Impact

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

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Pasta Dinners Meijer, Inc. Branded

Tuna Cheesy Skillet Meal, Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix

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Pasta Dinners Wal Mart Stores, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Macaroni & C... Tuna Cheesy ...
Carbs 50.0g 23.0g
Sugars 7.0g 0.0g
Fiber 1.0g 0.5g
Protein 8.0g 3.0g
Fat 1.0g 0.5g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Serving size 70.0 GRMg

Calories 250

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 590.1mg 26%
Total Carbohydrates 50.0g 18%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 42.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 8.0g 16%
Calcium 39.9mg 3%
Iron 3.1mg 17%
Potassium 240.1mg 5%

* 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 MACARONI: (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE: DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS, ENRICHED BLEACHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, WHEY, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), REDUCED-LACTOSE WHEY, NATURAL FLAVOR, DRIED YEAST, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, NONFAT MILK, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

Tuna Cheesy Skillet Meal, Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix

Serving size 30.0 Gg

Calories 110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.5g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 399.9mg 17%
Total Carbohydrates 23.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2%
Total Sugars 0.0g

* 22.5g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
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:

ENRICHED PASTA (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CORNSTARCH, SALT, REFINED SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN (FROM CORN), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTER OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CITRATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, YEAST EXTRACT, SODIUM CASEINATE (FROM MILK), PARSLEY*, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, MON- AND DIGLYCERIDES, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6. *DRIED

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Minerals

Calcium 6% DV
Iron 25% DV
Potassium 10% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Tuna Cheesy Skillet Me...

Vitamins

Niacin (B3) 42% DV
Thiamin (B1) 83% DV
Riboflavin (B2) 26% DV

Minerals

Iron 20% 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 Dinner

Total Ingredients
33
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 7 more

Tuna Cheesy Skillet Meal, P...

Total Ingredients
32
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 11 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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Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Tags

Tuna Cheesy Skillet Meal, Pasta & Cheese Sauce Mix 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 Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2636865

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Brand Wal Mart Stores, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2023096

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