Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Nature Valley Almond Butter Granola Cups

Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bars Salted Pretzel Chocolate .88 Oz

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

Nature Valley Almond Butter Granola Cups

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Processed Cereal Products General Mills Sales Inc. Branded

Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bars Salted Pretzel Chocolate .88 Oz

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Processed Cereal Products Kellogg Company Us Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Nature Valle... Kellogg's Sp...
Carbs 21.0g 18.5g
Sugars 7.7g 7.5g
Fiber 2.1g 0.9g
Protein 3.2g 1.4g
Fat 8.8g 2.9g

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Nutritional Labels

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Nature Valley Almond Butter Granola Cups

Serving size 35.0 GRMg

Calories 172

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.8g 11%
Saturated Fat 3.5g 18%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 164.5mg 7%
Total Carbohydrates 21.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 8%
Total Sugars 7.7g

* 11.2g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.2g 6%
Calcium 21.0mg 2%
Iron 0.8mg 5%
Potassium 91.0mg 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:

WHOLE GRAIN OATS, SUGAR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, CORN SYRUP, ALMOND BUTTER (ALMONDS), ALMONDS, RICE FLOUR, SALT, NONFAT DRY MILK, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, BAKING SODA, NATURAL FLAVOR. CONTAINS ALMOND, MILK; MAY CONTAIN PEANUT, WHEAT AND SOY INGREDIENTS.

Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bars Salted Pretzel Chocolate .88 Oz

Serving size 25.0 GRMg

Calories 103

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.9g 4%
Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 102.0mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 18.5g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%
Total Sugars 7.5g

* 10.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.4g 3%
Calcium 9.1mg 1%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Potassium 45.5mg 1%

* 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:

INGREDIENTS: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, CRISP RICE (RICE FLOUR, SUGAR, MALT EXTRACT, SALT, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS FOR FRESHNESS), PRETZEL PIECES (ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, VITAMIN B1 (THIAMIN MONONITRATE), VITAMIN B2 (RIBOFLAVIN), FOLIC ACID], MALT FLAVOR, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, YEAST), PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, FRUCTOSE, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, GROUND VANILLA BEANS). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF DEXTROSE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, MOLASSES, VEGETABLE GLYCERIN, WHEY, SORBITOL, NATURAL FLAVORS, SEA SALT, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT FOR FRESHNESS, NONFAT MILK, WHEAT STARCH.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Nature Valley Almond B...

Minerals

Calcium 6% DV
Iron 13% DV
Potassium 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Kellogg's Special K Ce...

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 12% DV
Potassium 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Nature Valley Almond Butter...

Total Ingredients
14
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 6 more

Kellogg's Special K Cereal ...

Total Ingredients
38
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 9 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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Nature Valley Almond Butter Granola Cups Tags

Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bars Salted Pretzel Chocolate .88 Oz 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 General Mills Sales Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2517402

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Brand Kellogg Company Us
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2720901

Report Data Issues for Kellogg's Special K Cereal Bars Salted Pretzel Chocolate .88 Oz