Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Sparkle Gel has less impact on blood sugar than Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnuts

Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnuts

Sparkle Gel

BSI: 74 - High Impact
BSI: 10 - Moderate Impact

Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnuts

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Branded

Sparkle Gel

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Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings Wilton Industries Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Glazed Pumpk... Sparkle Gel
Carbs 39.0g 5.0g
Sugars 25.0g 3.0g
Fiber 1.0g 0g
Protein 2.0g 0.0g
Fat 12.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnuts

Serving size 71.0 Gg

Calories 280

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12.0g 15%
Saturated Fat 6.0g 30%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 19.9mg 7%
Sodium 210.2mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 25.0g

* 13.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 39.8mg 3%
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:

DOUGHNUT (WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED, (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID AND ENZYME), VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, FULLY AND/OR PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, AND/OR PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED OIL, COTTONSEED OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES AND POLYGLYCEROL ESTERS AND/OR BHT AND/OR TOCOPHEROL AND/OR CITRIC ACID), WATER, SUGAR, CORN STARCH, EGG YOLKS, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CARAMEL COLOR, SOY FLOUR, WHEY, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SOYBEAN OIL, DEXTROSE, SALT, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, LECITHIN, DRIED MILK POWDER, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM PROPIONATE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), MONOGLYCERIDES, ETHOXYLATED MONOGLYCERIDES, PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONOESTERS); GLAZE (SUGAR, WATER, CORN STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, CALCIUM SULFATE AND/OR CALCIUM CARBONATE, AGAR, DEXTROSE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM AND/OR MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES).

Sparkle Gel

Serving size 6.0 Gg

Calories 20

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 5.0g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

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:

CORN SYRUP, WATER, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, CARRAGEENAN, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Glazed Pumpkin Spice C...

Vitamins

Vitamin A 16% DV

Minerals

Calcium 6% DV
Iron 8% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Sparkle Gel

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake D...

Total Ingredients
46
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 10 more

Sparkle Gel

Total Ingredients
9
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
🌿 Natural
+ 4 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

These tags help categorize foods based on their ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnuts Tags

Sparkle Gel 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 Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2097161

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Brand Wilton Industries Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 50/100
Quality Tier Low
USDA Food Record ID 1885265

Report Data Issues for Sparkle Gel