Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water has less impact on blood sugar than Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water

BSI: 36 - High Impact
BSI: 20 - Moderate Impact

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

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Candy Market Basket Inc. Branded

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water

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Canned Fruit Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Dark Chocola... Mandarin Ora...
Carbs 21.0g 10.0g
Sugars 18.0g 9.0g
Fiber 2.0g 0.0g
Protein 2.0g 0.0g
Fat 11.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups

Serving size 36.0 Gg

Calories 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11.0g 14%
Saturated Fat 6.0g 30%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 65.2mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 21.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 18.0g

* 1.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 20.2mg 2%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Potassium 69.8mg 1%

* 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:

DARK CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN AN EMULSIFIER, VANILLA EXTRACT), WHITE CONFECTIONERY COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, NONFAT MILK POWDER, WHOLE MILK POWDER, WHEY POWDER, PALM OIL, SOY LECITHIN AN EMULSIFIER, VANILLA EXTRACT), PEANUT BUTTER (GROUND ROASTED PEANUTS), POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH), FLOUR SALT.

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water

Serving size 140.0 GRMg

Calories 50

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 10.0g 4%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 9.0g

* 1.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 0.0g 0%
Calcium 11.2mg 1%
Potassium 84.0mg 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:

MANDARIN ORANGES, WATER, CITRIC ACID, SUCRALOSE.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Dark Chocolate Peanut ...

Minerals

Calcium 6% DV
Iron 28% DV
Potassium 6% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Mandarin Oranges No Su...

Minerals

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

Ingredient Analysis

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

Dark Chocolate Peanut Butte...

Total Ingredients
17
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
Filler
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
+ 6 more

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar A...

Total Ingredients
4
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🧪 Preservative
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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Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups Tags

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water 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 Market Basket Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1979881

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 50/100
Quality Tier Low
USDA Food Record ID 2638304

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