Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Stouffers Frozen Premium Mac & Cheese 8 Oz has less impact on blood sugar than Kid Cuisine Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 Oz.

Stouffers Frozen Premium Mac & Cheese 8 Oz

Kid Cuisine Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 Oz.

BSI: 27 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 39 - High Impact

Stouffers Frozen Premium Mac & Cheese 8 Oz

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Ready Made Combination Meals Socit Des Produits Nestl S.A. Branded

Kid Cuisine Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 Oz.

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Ready Made Combination Meals Conagra Brands Inc Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Stouffers Fr... Kid Cuisine ...
Carbs 34.0g 62.0g
Sugars 5.0g 15.0g
Fiber 2.0g 3.0g
Protein 24.0g 11.0g
Fat 29.0g 13.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Stouffers Frozen Premium Mac & Cheese 8 Oz

Serving size 226.0 GRMg

Calories 479

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 29.0g 37%
Saturated Fat 17.0g 85%
Trans Fat 1.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 85.9mg 29%
Sodium 1100.6mg 48%
Total Carbohydrates 34.0g 12%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 27.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 24.0g 48%
Calcium 569.5mg 44%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Potassium 250.9mg 5%

* 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:

COOKED PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (AMERICAN CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SALT, MILKFAT, BETA CAROTENE AND ANNATTO [FOR COLOR]), SKIM MILK, WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), WATER, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), PARMESAN AND ASIAGO CHEESE BLEND WITH FLAVOR (PARMESAN AND ASIAGO CHEESES [CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ENZYME MODIFIED PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, WATER, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, SALT), 2% OR LESS OF ROMANO CHEESE WITH FLAVOR (ROMANO CHEESE [CULTURED COW'S MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], ENZYME MODIFIED ROMANO CHEESE [ROMANO CHEESE {CULTURED COW'S MILK, WATER, SALT, ENZYMES}, SALT]), SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, DATEM AND MONO-DIGLYCERIDES, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE.

Kid Cuisine Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 Oz.

Serving size 301.0 GRMg

Calories 409

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.0g 17%
Saturated Fat 3.0g 15%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 3.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.0g
Cholesterol 30.1mg 10%
Sodium 909.0mg 40%
Total Carbohydrates 62.0g 23%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 15.0g

* 44.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 11.0g 22%
Calcium 141.5mg 11%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 340.1mg 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:

MACARONI AND CHEESE SAUCE: CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE [PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {COLOR}], MODIFIED WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, CHEESE FLAVOR [WHEY, CHEESE {GRANULAR AND BLUE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYME)}, SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID], SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, GUAR GUM, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), COOKED MACARONI PASTA (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, IRON {FERROUS SULFATE}, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), CORN: CORN, WATER. CAKE: STRAWBERRY CAKE MIX (WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, EGGS, NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM DIHYDROGEN PHOSPHATES AND SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE [LEAVENING], BEET JUICE (COLOR), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL. CONTAINS: EGG, MILK, WHEAT

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Stouffers Frozen Premi...

Minerals

Calcium 25% DV
Iron 1% DV
Potassium 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Kid Cuisine Friends Fo...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 1% DV

Minerals

Calcium 5% DV
Iron 2% DV
Potassium 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Stouffers Frozen Premium Ma...

Total Ingredients
53
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 10 more

Kid Cuisine Friends Forever...

Total Ingredients
45
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 15 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

These tags help categorize foods based on their ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Stouffers Frozen Premium Mac & Cheese 8 Oz Tags

Kid Cuisine Friends Forever Macaroni & Cheese Frozen Meal With Corn & Pudding, 10.6 Oz. 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 Socit Des Produits Nestl S.A.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2692591

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Brand Conagra Brands Inc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2518558

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