Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Original has less impact on blood sugar than Macaroni And Cheese With Bacon Elbow Noodles With Cheese & Seasoned Breadcrumbs

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Original

Macaroni And Cheese With Bacon Elbow Noodles With Cheese & Seasoned Breadcrumbs

BSI: 74 - High Impact
BSI: 92 - High Impact

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Original

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Pasta Dinners Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded

Macaroni And Cheese With Bacon Elbow Noodles With Cheese & Seasoned Breadcrumbs

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Pasta Dinners Safeway, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Macaroni & C... Macaroni And...
Carbs 39.0g 49.0g
Sugars 5.0g 3.0g
Fiber 1.0g 2.0g
Protein 7.0g 16.0g
Fat 3.5g 15.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, Original

Serving size 58.0 Gg

Calories 220

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 3.5g 4%
Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 5.2mg 2%
Sodium 530.1mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 33.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 7.0g 14%
Calcium 150.2mg 12%
Iron 1.4mg 8%

* 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 PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID); CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MILKFAT, PALM OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, DRIED BUTTERMILK, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, CREAM, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CHEESE CULTURE, NONFAT DRY MILK, GUAR GUM, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, ENZYMES, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM); MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, ACETYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, SALT, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES.

Macaroni And Cheese With Bacon Elbow Noodles With Cheese & Seasoned Breadcrumbs

Serving size 255.0 Gg

Calories 390

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15.0g 19%
Saturated Fat 8.0g 40%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 40.8mg 14%
Sodium 780.3mg 34%
Total Carbohydrates 49.0g 18%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 44.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 16.0g 32%
Calcium 229.5mg 18%
Iron 2.0mg 11%
Potassium 209.1mg 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:

COOKED MACARONI (WATER, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, MILK [WITH VITAMIN D3], CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {COLOR}], SWISS CHEESE [PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, SALT], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, HEAVY CREAM [CARRAGEENAN], SALTED BUTTER [PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT], PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR [CHEDDAR CHEESE {CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES}, WHEY, BUTTERMILK SOLIDS, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, FD&C YELLOW COLORS #5 AND #6], SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, LOW SODIUM SEA SALT [SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MAGNESIUM SALTS], SOY LECITHIN, COLOR [WATER, FD&C YELLOW #5 AND #6, CITRIC ACID, FD&C RED #40, SODIUM BENZOATE]), TOPPING (COOKED BACON [PORK CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE], BREAD CRUMBS [UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SEA SALT]).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Macaroni & Cheese Dinn...

Minerals

Calcium 26% DV
Iron 14% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Macaroni And Cheese Wi...

Vitamins

Vitamin D 2% DV

Minerals

Calcium 9% DV
Iron 4% DV
Potassium 2% 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, O...

Total Ingredients
38
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 14 more

Macaroni And Cheese With Ba...

Total Ingredients
54
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
+ 10 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, Original 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 Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1664190

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Brand Safeway, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2470258

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