Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Mashed Potatoes With Cheese, Sour Cream, Bacon And Chives has less impact on blood sugar than Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

Mashed Potatoes With Cheese, Sour Cream, Bacon And Chives

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

BSI: 33 - High Impact
BSI: 91 - High Impact

Mashed Potatoes With Cheese, Sour Cream, Bacon And Chives

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Entrees, Sides & Small Meals Hormel Foods Corporation Branded

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

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Entrees, Sides & Small Meals Fresh & Easy Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mashed Potat... Quinoa & Bro...
Carbs 18.0g 49.0g
Sugars 2.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.0g 3.0g
Protein 4.0g 6.0g
Fat 10.0g 6.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mashed Potatoes With Cheese, Sour Cream, Bacon And Chives

Serving size 142.0 Gg

Calories 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 6.0g 30%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 25.6mg 9%
Sodium 450.1mg 20%
Total Carbohydrates 18.0g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 15.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 4.0g 8%
Calcium 78.1mg 6%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Potassium 376.3mg 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:

COOKED POTATOES (POTATOES, WATER), MILK WITH VITAMIN D3, BUTTER (CREAM AND SALT), PASTEURIZED PROCESS WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE ([PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT), SOUR CREAM (CREAM, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CALCIUM SULFATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CULTURE), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CREAM, BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SUGAR, SALT, SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), SEA SALT, ANTIMICROBIAL BLEND (MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, SODIUM DIACETATE, NISIN PREPARATION [SALT, NISIN], EGG WHITE LYSOZYME), SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SPICE, CHIVES, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE).

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Garlic & Herbs

Serving size 152.0 Gg

Calories 271

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.0g 8%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 390.6mg 17%
Total Carbohydrates 49.0g 18%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 45.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 6.0g 12%
Calcium 19.8mg 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:

WATER, PARBOILED BROWN RICE, QUINOA, CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, GARLIC POWDER, SALT, RICE STARCH, ONION POWDER, PARSLEY, PEPPERCORNS.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mashed Potatoes With C...

Minerals

Calcium 6% DV
Iron 2% DV
Potassium 8% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

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Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
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.

Mashed Potatoes With Cheese...

Total Ingredients
39
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
Filler
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 7 more

Quinoa & Brown Rice With Ga...

Total Ingredients
10
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌿 Natural
💦 Refined Fat
🧂 Seasoning
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 Hormel Foods Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2435554

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Brand Fresh & Easy
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 356553

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