Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner has less impact on blood sugar than Quinoa Supergrain Mac & Cheese, White Cheddar

Quinoa Supergrain Mac & Cheese, White Cheddar

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 68 - High Impact

Quinoa Supergrain Mac & Cheese, White Cheddar

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Pasta Dinners Quinoa Corporation Branded

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner

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Pasta Dinners Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Quinoa Super... Macaroni & C...
Carbs 58.0g 39.0g
Sugars 4.0g 5.0g
Fiber 2.0g 4.1g
Protein 4.0g 16.0g
Fat 2.0g 13.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Quinoa Supergrain Mac & Cheese, White Cheddar

Serving size 74.0 Gg

Calories 270

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.0g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 5.2mg 2%
Sodium 420.3mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 58.0g 21%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 52.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 4.0g 8%
Calcium 59.9mg 5%
Iron 0.7mg 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:

GLUTEN FREE, ORGANIC PASTA (ORGANIC CORN FLOUR, ORGANIC QUINOA FLOUR), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (ORGANIC MALTODEXTRIN [FROM CORN], ORGANIC WHEY, ORGANIC CHEDDAR CHEESE* [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], ORGANIC CORN STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS [FROM MILK], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID POWDER [LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE]).

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner

Serving size 241.0 Gg

Calories 349

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.0g 17%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 45.8mg 15%
Sodium 571.2mg 25%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 4.1g 15%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 29.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 16.0g 32%
Calcium 110.9mg 9%
Iron 2.4mg 13%
Potassium 441.0mg 9%

* 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:

PASTA AND CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA PRODUCT [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], CHEESE SAUCE MIX [WHEY, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE], BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, CREAM, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)], CORNSTARCH, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CHEESE BLEND [CHEDDAR, GRANULAR, SEMISOFT AND BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, VINEGAR, SALT], FLAVOR ENHANCER [MILK SOLIDS, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR], SALT, FLAVOR), FULLY COOKED BREADED NUGGET SHAPED CHICKEN BREAST PATTIES WITH RIB MEAT (BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CHICKEN BROTH. BATTERED AND BREADED WITH: WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, CORN STARCH, YEAST, SPICES, SUGAR, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, LEAVENING [CREAM OF TARTAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE], TORULA YEAST, NATURAL FLAVORS. BREADING SET IN SOYBEAN OIL), BROCCOLI, BUTTER SAUCE (WATER, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], CORN STARCH, SALT, MILK SOLIDS, NONFAT DRY MILK, FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Quinoa Supergrain Mac ...

Vitamins

Vitamin A 15% DV

Minerals

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

Macaroni & Cheese With...

Minerals

Calcium 5% DV
Iron 6% 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.

Quinoa Supergrain Mac & Che...

Total Ingredients
16
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 8 more

Macaroni & Cheese With Whol...

Total Ingredients
77
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 13 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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Quinoa Supergrain Mac & Cheese, White Cheddar Tags

Macaroni & Cheese With Whole Wheat Breaded Chicken Nuggets Shaped Chicken Breast Patties With Rib Meat And Broccoli Dinner 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 Quinoa Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1852520

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Brand Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1727880

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