Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice has less impact on blood sugar than Hostess, Cupcakes

Hostess, Cupcakes

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 56 - High Impact

Hostess, Cupcakes

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Hostess Brands, Llc Branded

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

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Fruit & Vegetable Juice, Nectars & Fruit Drinks Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Hostess, Cup... Mcintosh Sty...
Carbs 58.0g 28.0g
Sugars 44.0g 28.0g
Fiber 1.0g 0g
Protein 3.0g 0.0g
Fat 11.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Hostess, Cupcakes

Serving size 90.0 Gg

Calories 340

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11.0g 14%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 19.8mg 7%
Sodium 260.1mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 58.0g 21%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 44.0g

* 13.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 199.8mg 15%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* 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, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, BEEF TALLOW, HYDROGENATED BEEF TALLOW, COTTONSEED OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60, SOY LECITHIN, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, EGGS, EGG WHITES, NONFAT DRY MILK, DAIRY BLEND (SOY FLOUR, WHEY, CALCIUM SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE), SALT, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, BAKING SODA, SORBIC ACID (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), STABILIZER BLEND (GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM), SOYBEAN OIL, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, FUMARIC ACID, ENZYMES, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: COCOA, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, GELATIN, AGAR, LOCUST BEAN GUM, SUNFLOWER OIL, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CARMINE, RED 40 LAKE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, INULIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS WITH CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM STEARATE, DEXTROSE, CREAM CHEESE FLAVOR, CORN STARCH, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS).

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

Serving size 240.0 MLTg

Calories 110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Sodium 36.0mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 28.0g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 28.0g
Protein 0.0g 0%

* 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:

APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (FILTERED WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Hostess, Cupcakes

Minerals

Calcium 22% DV
Iron 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Mcintosh Style Apple J...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 33% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Hostess, Cupcakes

Total Ingredients
56
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 13 more

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

Total Ingredients
4
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🌡️ Flavor Additive
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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Mcintosh Style Apple Juice 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 Hostess Brands, Llc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2061766

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 50/100
Quality Tier Low
USDA Food Record ID 2638094

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