What are Rocket Fuel food comparisons?

Rocket Fuel food comparisons help you understand the nutritional differences between similar foods in this category. We have 20 comparisons available to help you make better choices for blood sugar management.

How do I use these food comparisons for diabetes management?

Each comparison shows two foods side-by-side with their Blood Sugar Impact (BSI), carbohydrates, sugars, fiber, fat, and protein content. Look for foods with lower BSI scores and higher fiber content for better blood sugar control.

What does the Blood Sugar Impact (BSI) score mean?

BSI is our proprietary score that predicts how much a food will raise your blood sugar. Lower scores (closer to 0) indicate minimal impact, while higher scores suggest the food may cause larger blood sugar spikes. This helps diabetics choose foods that support stable glucose levels.

How should I interpret the nutritional information in these comparisons?

Focus on foods with higher fiber and protein content, as these nutrients help slow glucose absorption. Compare carbohydrate and sugar content between similar foods to identify better options. The color-coding helps you quickly identify foods with higher or lower nutrient levels.

Can I create my own food comparisons?

Yes! Use our comparison tool to compare any two foods in our database. This is especially helpful when you want to compare foods from different categories or find alternatives to foods that spike your blood sugar.

How often should I use food comparisons in my meal planning?

Food comparisons are most helpful when you're trying to choose between similar foods or looking for alternatives to foods that affect your blood sugar. Use them when grocery shopping, meal planning, or when you want to understand why certain foods work better for your diabetes management.

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Lite Half & Half Iced Tea Lemonade, Lemonade vs Dirty Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Spices Organic Chai Concentrate, Dirty

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Lite Half & ... Food 1 Food 1 • NO MANUFACTURER Lite Half & Half Iced Tea Lemonade, Lemonade	240g	28.0	21	5.8	5.4	—	—	—
Dirty Coffee... Food 2 Food 2 • U-HAUL INTERNATIONAL Dirty Coffee, Tea, Cocoa, Spices Organic Chai Concentrate	125g	42.0	64	16.8	15.2	—	—	0.3

Brisk, Iced Tea, Mango, Mango vs Green Tea Drink With Basil Seed

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Brisk, Iced ... Food 1 Food 1 • PEPSI-COLA NORTH AMERICA INC. Brisk, Iced Tea, Mango, Mango	355g	38.0	20	5.4	5.4	—	—	—
Green Tea Dr... Food 2 Food 2 • V FRESH Green Tea Drink With Basil Seed	290g	66.1	50	11.7	10.0	0.3	—	0.7

Brewed Slightly Sweet Tea vs Iced Tea With Lemon Flavor, Lemon

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Brewed Sligh... Food 1 Food 1 • FOOD TOWN STORES INC. Brewed Slightly Sweet Tea	360g	44.0	25	6.1	6.1	—	—	—
Iced Tea Wit... Food 2 Food 2 • BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB / CORPORATE BRANDS Iced Tea With Lemon Flavor, Lemon	500g	96.0	38	9.6	9.0	—	—	—

Peach Flavor Iced Tea, Peach vs Sweet Tea

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Peach Flavor... Food 1 Food 1 • DUNN'S RIVER BRANDS GROUP, INC. Peach Flavor Iced Tea	240g	40.0	33	8.3	7.9	—	—	—
Sweet Tea Food 2 Food 2 • NASH FINCH COMPANY Sweet Tea	240g	40.0	33	8.3	7.9	—	—	—

Hawthorn Berry Herbal Tea, Hawthorn Berry vs Vita, Honey Chrysanthemum Tea Drink

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Hawthorn Ber... Food 1 Food 1 • BUSHWICK BOTTLING LLC Hawthorn Berry Herbal Tea	296g	34.0	24	5.7	5.7	—	—	—
Vita, Honey ... Food 2 Food 2 • MAY'S ROD SHOP LLC Vita, Honey Chrysanthemum Tea Drink	250g	50.0	40	10.0	10.0	—	—	—

Snapple, Straight Up Tea, Sorta Sweet vs Tazo, Berryblossom White, White Tea, Blueberry, Blueberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Snapple, Str... Food 1 Food 1 • SNAPPLE BEVERAGE CORP. Snapple, Straight Up Tea, Sorta Sweet	547g	44.0	16	4.0	3.8	—	—	—
Tazo, Berryb... Food 2 Food 2 • UNILEVER Tazo, Berryblossom White, White Tea, Blueberry, Blueberry	408g	30.0	15	3.7	3.7	—	—	—

Iced Tea With Peach, Iced With Peach vs Arnold Palmer Half & Half Iced Tea Lemonade

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Iced Tea Wit... Food 1 Food 1 • FEROLITO VULTAGGIO & SONS Iced Tea With Peach, Iced With Peach	355g	74.0	42	10.4	10.1	—	—	—
Arnold Palme... Food 2 Food 2 • FEROLITO VULTAGGIO & SONS Arnold Palmer Half & Half Iced Tea Lemonade	340g	42.0	24	6.2	5.6	—	—	—

Blackberry Lime Flavored Sparkling Craft Iced Green Tea Beverage, Blackberry Lime vs Lemonade Tea

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Blackberry L... Food 1 Food 1 • ANHEUSER-BUSCH INBEV Blackberry Lime Flavored Sparkling Craft Iced Green Tea Beverage	429g	40.0	19	4.7	4.4	—	—	—
Lemonade Tea Food 2 Food 2 • HY-VEE, INC. Lemonade Tea	240g	48.0	38	10.0	9.6	—	—	—

Tradewinds, Jimmy Buffett's Island Tea, Paradise Punch Hibiscus Tea, Paradise Punch Hibiscus Tea vs Iced Tea N' Lemonade

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Tradewinds, ... Food 1 Food 1 • NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA INC. Tradewinds, Jimmy Buffett's Island Tea, Paradise Punch Hibiscus Tea, Paradise Punch Hibiscus Tea	240g	24.0	21	5.0	5.0	—	—	—
Iced Tea N' ... Food 2 Food 2 • SNAPPLE BEVERAGE CORP. Iced Tea N' Lemonade	591g	100.0	44	10.8	10.7	—	—	—

Sun Brewed Style Iced Tea With Peach Flavor, Peach vs Southern Style Sweet Tea, Southern Style

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Sun Brewed S... Food 1 Food 1 • FEROLITO VULTAGGIO & SONS Sun Brewed Style Iced Tea With Peach Flavor, Peach	240g	50.0	42	10.4	10.0	—	—	—
Southern Sty... Food 2 Food 2 • GALLIKER DAIRY COMPANY Southern Style Sweet Tea	360g	90.0	50	12.5	12.5	—	—	—

Charleston Tea Plantation, Green Tea With Mango vs Chocolate Plantmilk, Chocolate

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Charleston T... Food 1 Food 1 • R. C. BIGELOW, INC. Charleston Tea Plantation, Green Tea With Mango	240g	34.0	29	7.1	7.1	—	—	—
Chocolate Pl... Food 2 Food 2 • GOOD KARMA FOODS, INC. Chocolate Plantmilk	200g	19.9	50	5.5	4.5	0.5	2.3	2.0

Classic Brewed Sweet Tea vs Peach Tea Organic Slow Brewed Black Tea With Pure Cane Sugar, Peach Tea

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Classic Brew... Food 1 Food 1 • FOOD TOWN STORES INC. Classic Brewed Sweet Tea	240g	40.0	33	8.3	8.3	—	—	—
Peach Tea Or... Food 2 Food 2 • DUNN'S RIVER BRANDS GROUP, INC. Peach Tea Organic Slow Brewed Black Tea With Pure Cane Sugar	473g	80.0	34	8.5	8.0	—	—	—

Classic Latte, A Rich Blend Of Black Tea, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom & Vanilla. vs Arizona, Green Tea With Ginseng And Honey

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Classic Latt... Food 1 Food 1 • STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY Classic Latte, A Rich Blend Of Black Tea, Cinnamon, Ginger, Cardamom & Vanilla.	120g	32.1	58	14.2	13.3	0.8	—	—
Arizona, Gre... Food 2 Food 2 • FEROLITO VULTAGGIO & SONS Arizona, Green Tea With Ginseng And Honey	240g	34.0	25	7.1	6.7	—	—	—

Iced Tea, Raspberry vs Southern Style Sweet Tea

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Iced Tea, Ra... Food 1 Food 1 • HANNAFORD BROS. CO. Iced Tea, Raspberry	240g	52.0	42	10.8	10.4	—	—	—
Southern Sty... Food 2 Food 2 • BI-LO INC. Southern Style Sweet Tea	240g	46.0	38	9.6	9.6	—	—	—

Vita, Honey Chrysanthemum Tea Drink vs Lemon Real Brewed Tea, Lemon

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Vita, Honey ... Food 1 Food 1 • MAY'S ROD SHOP LLC Vita, Honey Chrysanthemum Tea Drink	250g	50.0	40	10.0	10.0	—	—	—
Lemon Real B... Food 2 Food 2 • FEROLITO VULTAGGIO & SONS Lemon Real Brewed Tea	591g	82.0	27	6.9	6.9	—	—	—

Southern Style Sweet Tea vs Carbonated Matcha Tea, Mango

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Southern Sty... Food 1 Food 1 • BI-LO INC. Southern Style Sweet Tea	240g	46.0	38	9.6	9.6	—	—	—
Carbonated M... Food 2 Food 2 • MATCHAAH, INC. Carbonated Matcha Tea, Mango	355g	46.0	25	6.5	5.9	—	—	—

Green Tea With Ginseng And Honey, Ginseng And Honey vs Raspberry Flavored Iced Tea, Raspberry

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Green Tea Wi... Food 1 Food 1 • TURKEY HILL DAIRY INC. Green Tea With Ginseng And Honey, Ginseng And Honey	240g	32.0	29	6.7	6.3	—	—	—
Raspberry Fl... Food 2 Food 2 • DAN-ED CORPORATION Raspberry Flavored Iced Tea	240g	48.0	38	10.0	9.6	—	—	—

Green Tea, Mango vs Iced Tea With Lemon

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Green Tea, M... Food 1 Food 1 • 7-ELEVEN, INC. Green Tea, Mango	547g	82.1	29	7.5	7.3	—	—	—
Iced Tea Wit... Food 2 Food 2 • AHOLD USA, INC. Iced Tea With Lemon	240g	50.0	38	10.4	10.0	—	—	—

Ginger & Honey (Original) Vitamin Iced Green Tea, Ginger & Honey (Original) vs Assam Chocolate Milk Tea

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Ginger & Hon... Food 1 Food 1 • VINK & BERI LLC Ginger & Honey (Original) Vitamin Iced Green Tea	591g	86.1	29	7.3	7.1	—	—	—
Assam Chocol... Food 2 Food 2 • MINAGO FOODS Assam Chocolate Milk Tea	240g	39.9	41	8.3	7.1	—	0.6	0.4

Raspberry Real Brewed Tea, Raspberry vs Green Tea With Coconut Water, Green With Coconut Water

Food	Serving	BSI	Calories	Carbs	Sugars	Fiber	Fat	Protein
Raspberry Re... Food 1 Food 1 • PEPSI-COLA NORTH AMERICA INC. Raspberry Real Brewed Tea	360g	60.0	31	8.3	8.3	—	—	—
Green Tea Wi... Food 2 Food 2 • WAL-MART STORES, INC. Green Tea With Coconut Water, Green With Coconut Water	240g	40.0	33	8.3	8.3	—	—	—

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