Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Cajun Chicken Flavored Long Grain Rice Mix With Vegetables & Spices has less impact on blood sugar than Yellow Spanish Style Rice With Black Beans, Red Peppers And Sweet Corn

Yellow Spanish Style Rice With Black Beans, Red Peppers And Sweet Corn

Cajun Chicken Flavored Long Grain Rice Mix With Vegetables & Spices

BSI: 77 - High Impact
BSI: 65 - High Impact

Yellow Spanish Style Rice With Black Beans, Red Peppers And Sweet Corn

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Flavored Rice Dishes Ruiz Food Products Inc Branded

Cajun Chicken Flavored Long Grain Rice Mix With Vegetables & Spices

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Flavored Rice Dishes Zatarain's Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Yellow Spani... Cajun Chicke...
Carbs 40.0g 35.0g
Sugars 1.0g 2.0g
Fiber 1.0g 2.0g
Protein 5.0g 4.0g
Fat 8.0g 0.5g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Yellow Spanish Style Rice With Black Beans, Red Peppers And Sweet Corn

Serving size 140.0 Gg

Calories 251

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 5.6mg 2%
Sodium 620.2mg 27%
Total Carbohydrates 40.0g 15%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 38.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 5.0g 10%
Calcium 53.2mg 4%
Iron 2.0mg 11%
Potassium 151.2mg 3%

* 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 RICE (WATER, RICE), BLACK BEANS RED BELL PEPPER CORN WATER CANOLA OIL CHICKEN BASE (COOKED CHICKEN WITH NATURAL JUICES, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, CHICKEN FAT, SUGAR, DRIED WHEY, NATURAL FLAVORING [DEHYDRATED ONION AND SPICE EXTRACTIVES], TURMERIC), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS TURMERIC (COLOR), ANNATTO EXTRACT COLOR.

Cajun Chicken Flavored Long Grain Rice Mix With Vegetables & Spices

Serving size 45.0 Gg

Calories 160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.5g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 480.2mg 21%
Total Carbohydrates 35.0g 13%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 31.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 4.0g 8%
Calcium 50.0mg 4%
Iron 2.6mg 14%

* 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:

ENRICHED LONG GRAIN PARBOILED RICE (RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID), ONION, GARLIC, RED AND GREEN BELL PEPPER, SPICES (INCLUDING PAPRIKA, PARSLEY, RED PEPPER, CHILI PEPPER, TURMERIC), SALT, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, BROWN SUGAR, CHICKEN POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR & CITRIC ACID.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Yellow Spanish Style R...

Vitamins

Vitamin D 4% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 8% DV
Potassium 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Cajun Chicken Flavored...

Minerals

Calcium 11% DV
Iron 32% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Yellow Spanish Style Rice W...

Total Ingredients
12
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 11 more

Cajun Chicken Flavored Long...

Total Ingredients
19
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 3 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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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 Ruiz Food Products Inc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2465456

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Brand Zatarain's Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2034497

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