Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Ham & Gruyere Baguette Sandwich has less impact on blood sugar than Monte Cristo French Toasted Old Fashioned White

Monte Cristo French Toasted Old Fashioned White

Ham & Gruyere Baguette Sandwich

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 33 - High Impact

Monte Cristo French Toasted Old Fashioned White

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Prepared Subs & Sandwiches Triple 'B' Corporation Branded

Ham & Gruyere Baguette Sandwich

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Prepared Subs & Sandwiches American Export International Company Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Monte Cristo... Ham & Gruyer...
Carbs 81.0g 18.0g
Sugars 8.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.9g 1.0g
Protein 38.0g 13.0g
Fat 23.0g 8.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Monte Cristo French Toasted Old Fashioned White

Serving size 312.0 Gg

Calories 889

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23.0g 29%
Saturated Fat 10.0g 50%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 181.0mg 60%
Sodium 2240.2mg 97%
Total Carbohydrates 81.0g 29%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 7%
Total Sugars 8.0g

* 71.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 38.0g 76%
Calcium 449.3mg 35%
Iron 5.4mg 30%

* 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:

OLD FASHIONED WHITE BREAD: [ENRICHED UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID)], WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, POTATO FLOUR, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SOY), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: YEAST, SALT, EXTRACT OF MALTED BARLEY, DEXTROSE, YEAST NUTRIENT (AMMONIUM SULPHATE), DOUGH CONDITIONERS (MONO-DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, ASCORBIC ACID, AZODICARBONAMIDE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), CALCIUM PROPIONATE (MOLD INHIBITOR), CALCIUM SULFATE, ENZYMES, NONFAT DRY MILK, SOY FLOUR., SMOKED HAM: CURED WITH: WATER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, DEXTROSE, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, LIQUID EGGS: WHOLE EGGS, CITRIC ACID, 0.15% WATER ADDED AS CARRIER FOR CITRIC ACID, CITRIC ACID ADDED TO PRESERVE COLOR. TURKEY: WHITE TURKEY, WATER, TURKEY SKIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, AND 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, DEXTROSE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORING, TAPIOCA STARCH, SODIUM DIACETATE., CHEDDAR CHEESE: PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR), SWISS CHEESE: PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES. IMITATION VANILLA FLAVOR: WATER, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, VANILLIN, CARAMEL COLOR.

Ham & Gruyere Baguette Sandwich

Serving size 120.0 Gg

Calories 200

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 4.0g 20%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 34.8mg 12%
Sodium 669.6mg 29%
Total Carbohydrates 18.0g 7%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 16.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 13.0g 26%
Calcium 99.6mg 8%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Potassium 1269.6mg 27%

* 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:

BAGUETTE (UNBLEACHED UNBROMATED ENRICHED WHITE FLOUR [(WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MALTED BARLEY FLOUR], WATER, SALT, YEAST, MALT POWDER, LECITHIN, ASCORBIC ACID, DEXTROSE, SOYBEAN OIL, FUNGAL ENZYME), ALL NATURAL NITRATE-FREE HAM (PORK, WATER, SEA SALT, TURBINADO SUGAR, CELERY POWDER), GRUYRE CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), DIJON BUTTER SPREAD (WATER, ORGANIC BUTTER {PASTEURIZED ORGANIC SWEET CREAM, SALT}, DIJON MUSTARD {DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, WATER, SALT, WHITE WINE, CITRIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID, FRUIT PECTIN, SUGAR, SPICES} XANTHAN GUM), ORGANIC SPINACH, ORGANIC HOUSE DRESSING (WATER, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC OLIVE OIL, ORGANIC APPLE JUICE, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE, ORGANIC DIJON MUSTARD [WATER, ORGANIC MUSTARD SEEDS, ORGANIC VINEGAR, SALT, ORGANIC TURMERIC, ORGANIC SPICES], KOSHER SALT, ORGANIC GARLIC POWDER, XANTHAN GUM, ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Monte Cristo French To...

Vitamins

Vitamin A 27% DV

Minerals

Calcium 14% DV
Iron 10% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ham & Gruyere Baguette...

Vitamins

Vitamin D 0% DV

Minerals

Calcium 8% DV
Iron 5% DV
Potassium 30% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Monte Cristo French Toasted...

Total Ingredients
62
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 11 more

Ham & Gruyere Baguette Sand...

Total Ingredients
54
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 8 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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Monte Cristo French Toasted Old Fashioned White Tags

Ham & Gruyere Baguette Sandwich Tags

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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 Triple 'B' Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2103675

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Brand American Export International Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2461202

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