Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chewy Protein Bars has less impact on blood sugar than Vanilla Frosting

Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chewy Protein Bars

Vanilla Frosting

BSI: 20 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 45 - High Impact

Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chewy Protein Bars

Snack, Energy & Granola Bars Hy Vee, Inc. Branded
Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Peanut Butte... Vanilla Fros...
Carbs 16.0g 24.0g
Sugars 3.0g 21.0g
Fiber 5.0g 1.0g
Protein 10.0g 0.0g
Fat 10.0g 5.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chewy Protein Bars

Serving size 40.0 Gg

Calories 190

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 3.0g 15%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 4.8mg 2%
Sodium 170.0mg 7%
Total Carbohydrates 16.0g 6%
Dietary Fiber 5.0g 18%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 8.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 10.0g 20%
Calcium 40.0mg 3%
Iron 1.4mg 8%

* 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:

ROASTED PEANUTS, DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLA), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CHICORY ROOT EXTRACT, SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, VANILLA), CORN SYRUP, HONEY, GLYCERINE, RICE STARCH, SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, CANOLA OIL, NATURAL PEANUT BUTTER, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS, WHOLE WHEAT, ALMOND FLOUR, TOASTED COCONUT.

Vanilla Frosting

Serving size 34.0 GRMg

Calories 140

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.0g 6%
Trans Fat 1.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 64.9mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 24.0g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 21.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 0.0g 0%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 0.0mg 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:

SUGAR, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER AND/OR COTTONSEED OILS), WATER, CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, CELLULOSE GUM, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, NONFAT MILK, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Peanut Butter & Dark C...

Minerals

Calcium 10% DV
Iron 20% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Vanilla Frosting

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Peanut Butter & Dark Chocol...

Total Ingredients
30
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 8 more

Vanilla Frosting

Total Ingredients
19
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 10 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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Peanut Butter & Dark Chocolate Chewy Protein Bars Tags

Vanilla Frosting 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 Hy Vee, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2102857

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2638853

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