Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Russian Tea Cakes has less impact on blood sugar than Dark Chocolate Flavored Melting Wafers

Russian Tea Cakes

Dark Chocolate Flavored Melting Wafers

BSI: 22 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 32 - High Impact

Russian Tea Cakes

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Spaans Cookie Company Inc. Branded

Dark Chocolate Flavored Melting Wafers

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Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings Ghirardelli Chocolate Company Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Russian Tea ... Dark Chocola...
Carbs 13.0g 17.0g
Sugars 5.0g 15.0g
Fiber 1.0g 0.0g
Protein 2.0g 1.0g
Fat 10.0g 10.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Russian Tea Cakes

Serving size 28.4 Gg

Calories 150

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 15.1mg 5%
Sodium 84.9mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 13.0g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 7.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 19.9mg 2%
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:

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN AND FOLIC ACID), BUTTER, ALMONDS, COATING SUGAR, POWDERED SUGAR, MACADAMIA NUTS, VANILLA, SALT.

Dark Chocolate Flavored Melting Wafers

Serving size 30.0 GRMg

Calories 160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 9.0g 45%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 15.0mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 17.0g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 15.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 30.0mg 2%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 110.1mg 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:

SUGAR, PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, NONFAT DRY MILK, COCOA, SORBITAN TRISTEARATE, SOY LECITHIN, SALT.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Russian Tea Cakes

Vitamins

Vitamin A 78% DV
Niacin (B3) 9% DV
Riboflavin (B2) 9% DV

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 14% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Dark Chocolate Flavore...

Minerals

Calcium 10% DV
Iron 19% DV
Potassium 11% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Russian Tea Cakes

Total Ingredients
11
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🍚 High GI Carb
🥖 Refined Carb

Dark Chocolate Flavored Mel...

Total Ingredients
8
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
+ 2 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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Dark Chocolate Flavored Melting Wafers 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 Spaans Cookie Company Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2009217

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Brand Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2666548

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