Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet has less impact on blood sugar than Traditional Macaroni & Cheese

Traditional Macaroni & Cheese

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet

BSI: 25 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 4 - Low Impact

Traditional Macaroni & Cheese

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Conagra Foodservice Frozen Prepared Foods Branded

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Carne De Theresa Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Traditional ... Seasoned Chi...
Carbs 30.0g 2.0g
Sugars 6.0g 0.0g
Fiber 0.9g 0.0g
Protein 14.0g 15.0g
Fat 25.0g 2.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Traditional Macaroni & Cheese

Serving size 227.0 GRMg

Calories 400

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 25.0g 32%
Saturated Fat 16.0g 80%
Trans Fat 1.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 74.9mg 25%
Sodium 880.8mg 38%
Total Carbohydrates 30.0g 11%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 23.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 14.0g 28%
Calcium 279.2mg 21%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 249.7mg 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 ENRICHED MACARONI (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, EGG WHITE, NIACIN, IRON {FERROUS SULFATE}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), WATER, CREAM, MILK, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SALT, MILKFAT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR), CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEAT FLOUR, EMULSIFIERS (DATEM, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES), SPICE, ANNATTO AND BETA CAROTENE (COLOR).

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet

Serving size 112.0 Gg

Calories 120

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.0g 3%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 60.5mg 20%
Sodium 450.2mg 20%
Total Carbohydrates 2.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 0.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
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:

CONTAINING UP TO A 22% SOLUTION OF WATER, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE BLEND (BUFFERED SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM DIACETATE). SODIUM PHOSPHATE, TURMERIC, ONION, GUAR GUM, CITRIC ACID, GARLIC, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICES, ANNATTO, EXTRACTIVES OF TURMERIC, SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, OREGANO, AND NOT MORE THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE ADDED TO PREVENT CAKING.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Traditional Macaroni &...

Minerals

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

Seasoned Chicken Bonel...

Minerals

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

Ingredient Analysis

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

Traditional Macaroni & Cheese

Total Ingredients
35
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
Filler
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
+ 7 more

Seasoned Chicken Boneless S...

Total Ingredients
17
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
Ambiguous
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 5 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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Traditional Macaroni & Cheese Tags

Seasoned Chicken Boneless Skinless Drum & Thigh Fillet 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 Conagra Foodservice Frozen Prepared Foods
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2585416

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Brand Carne De Theresa
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 67/100
Quality Tier Medium
USDA Food Record ID 406160

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