Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

✅ Less blood sugar impact

Rice, Beef

BSI: 80 - High Impact

Roasted Garlic & Romano Cheese Risotto

BSI: 100 - High Impact
Giant Eagle, Inc. Branded Flavored Rice Dishes
Rice A Roni Branded Flavored Rice Dishes

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Rice, Beef Roasted Garl...
Carbs 42.0g 57.0g
Sugars 2.0g 6.0g
Fiber 1.0g 1.0g
Protein 5.0g 10.0g
Fat 0.5g 6.0g

Estimated Blood Sugar Response

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Rice, Beef

Roasted Garlic & Romano Cheese Risotto

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Rice, Beef

Serving size 56.0 Gg

Calories 190

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.5g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 590.2mg 26%
Total Carbohydrates 42.0g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 39.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 5.0g 10%
Calcium 20.2mg 2%
Iron 1.8mg 10%

* 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:

PRECOOKED LONG GRAIN RICE, WHEAT FLOUR, HYDROLYZED PROTEIN (CORN, SOY AND WHEAT), ONIONS*, SALT, CARROTS*, SUGAR, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, YEAST EXTRACT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL FLAVOR (CONTAINS MILK), CARAMEL COLOR, BEEF BROTH, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, GARLIC*, NIACIN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, FOLIC ACID, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, FERROUS SULFATE, RIBOFLAVIN

Roasted Garlic & Romano Cheese Risotto

Serving size 86.0 GRMg

Calories 320

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.0g 8%
Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 10.3mg 3%
Sodium 810.1mg 35%
Total Carbohydrates 57.0g 21%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 50.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 10.0g 20%
Calcium 99.8mg 8%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Potassium 330.2mg 7%

* 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:

ARBORIO RICE, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE FOOD POWDER (CHEESE BLEND [PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES], WHEY POWDER, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), SUNFLOWER OIL POWDER (SUNFLOWER OIL, GLUCOSE SYRUP, SODIUM CASEINATE, SILICON DIOXIDE [ANTI-CAKING]), WHEY POWDER, ROASTED GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, ROMANO CHEESE (SHEEP'S MILK, SALT, RENNET), ONION POWDER, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT POWDER, CHIVE.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Rice, Beef

Vitamins

Vitamin A 40% DV
Niacin (B3) 22% DV
Riboflavin (B2) 9% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 18% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Roasted Garlic & Roman...

Minerals

Calcium 12% DV
Iron 3% DV
Potassium 11% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Rice, Beef

Total Ingredients
24
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 6 more

Roasted Garlic & Romano Che...

Total Ingredients
23
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 7 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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Rice, Beef Tags

Roasted Garlic & Romano Cheese Risotto Tags

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 Rice A Roni
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 647996

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Brand Giant Eagle, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2533805

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