Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Meatballs has less impact on blood sugar than Spartan, Meatballs, Italian Style, Italian Style

Spartan, Meatballs, Italian Style, Italian Style

Meatballs

BSI: 9 - Low Impact
BSI: 7 - Low Impact

Spartan, Meatballs, Italian Style, Italian Style

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Frozen Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Mcilhenny Company Branded

Meatballs

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Frozen Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Larosa's Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Spartan, Mea... Meatballs
Carbs 6.0g 4.0g
Sugars 3.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.0g 0.3g
Protein 15.0g 15.0g
Fat 15.0g 17.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Spartan, Meatballs, Italian Style, Italian Style

Serving size 85.0 Gg

Calories 210

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15.0g 19%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.0g
Cholesterol 60.4mg 20%
Sodium 539.8mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 6.0g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 149.6mg 12%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Potassium 85.0mg 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:

MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, PORK, BEEF, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SEASONING (PARMESAN CHEESE [PART SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SPICES, SPICE EXTRACTIVES ON A DEXTROSE CARRIER, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PARSLEY, ONION POWDER), BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, YEAST), SALT, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, NATURAL FLAVOR.

Meatballs

Serving size 96.0 Gg

Calories 230

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 17.0g 22%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 79.7mg 27%
Sodium 740.2mg 32%
Total Carbohydrates 4.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g 1%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 2.7g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 99.8mg 8%
Iron 1.4mg 8%

* 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:

BEEF, PORK, WATER, RICOTTA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, FRESH WHEY, CREAM, VINEGAR, SALT), WHOLE EGGS, BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED, MALTED, BROMATED [WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, POTASSIUM BROMATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, PALM OIL, SALT, SWEET WHEY, SUGAR, YEAST [NATURAL YEAST, SORBITAN MONOSTEARATE, ASCORBIC ACID], CALCIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM METABISULFITE), ROMANO CHEESE (SHEEP'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, CALCIUM PROPIONATE), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SPICES, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY, BROWN SUGAR, CARAMEL COLOR.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Spartan, Meatballs, It...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 2% DV
Vitamin A 13% DV

Minerals

Calcium 18% DV
Iron 12% DV
Potassium 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Meatballs

Vitamins

Vitamin C 1% DV
Vitamin A 12% DV

Minerals

Calcium 10% DV
Iron 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.

Spartan, Meatballs, Italian...

Total Ingredients
22
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🌡️ Flavor Additive
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 4 more

Meatballs

Total Ingredients
41
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
+ 10 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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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 Mcilhenny Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1868015

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Brand Larosa's Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2097637

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