Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Mexican Rice, Chicken

Yellow Rice Long Grain Rice With Vegetables & Spices

Mexican Rice, Chicken
BSI: 100 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 100.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 77.8g Raises blood sugar 155.6
Fiber 2.2g Not digested -4.4
Net Carbs 75.6g Digestible carbs 151.2
Protein 6.7g Moderates impact -2.0
Total Blood Sugar Impact 100

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

Yellow Rice Long Grain Rice With Vegetables & Spices
BSI: 100 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 100.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 75.4g Raises blood sugar 150.9
Fiber 1.8g Not digested -3.6
Net Carbs 73.6g Digestible carbs 147.3
Protein 8.8g Moderates impact -2.6
Fat 0.9g Slows digestion -0.2
Total Blood Sugar Impact 100

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

Mexican Rice, Chicken

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Flavored Rice Dishes Goya Foods, Inc. Branded

Full Food Name

Mexican Rice, Chicken

Yellow Rice Long Grain Rice With Vegetables & Spices

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Flavored Rice Dishes Zatarain's Inc. Branded

Full Food Name

Yellow Rice Long Grain Rice With Vegetables & Spices, Yellow Rice

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mexican Rice... Yellow Rice ...
Carbs 35.0g 43.0g
Sugars 1.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.0g 1.0g
Protein 3.0g 5.0g
Fat 0.0g 0.5g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mexican Rice, Chicken

Serving size 45.0 GRMg

Calories 160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 540.0mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 35.0g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 33.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 27.9mg 2%
Iron 2.0mg 11%
Potassium 95.9mg 2%

* 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:

LONG GRAIN ENRICHED PARBOILED WHITE RICE (RICE ENRICHED WITH IRON [FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE], NIACIN, THIAMINE [THIAMINE MONONITRATE] AND FOLIC ACID), CHICKEN FLAVOR (SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, GRANULATED ONION, CHICKEN FAT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE AS ANTICAKING AGENT, GRANULATED GARLIC, SPICES, PARSLEY), DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, GRANULATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, DEHYDRATED GREEN BELL PEPPER, CORIANDER, YELLOW 5, SILICON DIOXIDE (AS ANTICAKING AGENT) AND ANNATTO.

Yellow Rice Long Grain Rice With Vegetables & Spices

Serving size 57.0 GRMg

Calories 200

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.5g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 700.0mg 30%
Total Carbohydrates 43.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 41.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 5.0g 10%
Calcium 30.2mg 2%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Potassium 160.2mg 3%

* 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 LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE (RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), SALT, ONION, YEAST EXTRACT, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER, SUGAR, GARLIC, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SPICES (INCLUDING TURMERIC, RED PEPPER, PAPRIKA), BROWN SUGAR, CITRIC ACID & NATURAL FLAVOR.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mexican Rice, Chicken

Minerals

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

Yellow Rice Long Grain...

Minerals

Calcium 5% DV
Iron 28% DV
Potassium 8% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

Compare ingredient counts and processing levels to understand what's in these foods.

Mexican Rice, Chicken

Total Ingredients
23
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
❓ Ambiguous
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
⬜ Filler
+ 8 more

Yellow Rice Long Grain Rice...

Total Ingredients
17
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
❓ Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 3 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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Mexican Rice, Chicken Tags

🚀 Rocket Fuel

Yellow Rice Long Grain Rice With Vegetables & Spices Tags

🚀 Rocket Fuel
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 Goya Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2656253

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Brand Zatarain's Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2680547

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