Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Russet Potatoes, Russet has less impact on blood sugar than Queso Macaroni & Cheese

Queso Macaroni & Cheese

Russet Potatoes, Russet

BSI: 71 - High Impact
BSI: 48 - High Impact

Queso Macaroni & Cheese

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Other Deli Safeway, Inc. Branded

Russet Potatoes, Russet

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Pre Packaged Fruit & Vegetables Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Queso Macaro... Russet Potat...
Carbs 39.0g 26.0g
Sugars 7.0g 1.0g
Fiber 3.1g 2.1g
Protein 15.0g 3.0g
Fat 16.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Queso Macaroni & Cheese

Serving size 340.0 Gg

Calories 350

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16.0g 21%
Saturated Fat 9.0g 45%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 51.0mg 17%
Sodium 1989.0mg 86%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 3.1g 11%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 28.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 238.0mg 18%
Iron 3.0mg 17%
Potassium 493.0mg 10%

* 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:

COOKED MACARONI (SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGG WHITE), WATER, TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (AMERICAN CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SALT, MILKFAT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR), WHOLE MILK, CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURE), GREEN CHILES (GREEN CHILE PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SOUR CREAM (CREAM, MILK, NONFAT DRY MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, CALCIUM SULFATE, LOCUST BEAN GUM, CULTURE), ONION, CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR (CHEDDAR CHEESE AND BLUE CHEESE [{PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, WHEY, WATER, SALT], YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN [FROM CORN], CORN OIL, SALT, SWEET CREAM SOLIDS, BUTTER [CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORING], SUGAR, FLAVORING), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, JALAPENO PEPPER (JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), SALT, SEASONING (SALT, HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, POTASSIUM SORBATE [TO PROTECT FRESHNESS], DEHYDRATED CILANTRO, XANTHAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, LACTIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM), MARGARINE (LIQUID AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE ADDED), SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), ANNATTO COLOR, FLAVORING (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT), POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE).

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Serving size 148.0 GRMg

Calories 110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 26.0g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 7%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 22.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 20.7mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Potassium 620.1mg 13%

* 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:

POTATOES.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Queso Macaroni & Cheese

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 5% DV
Potassium 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Vitamins

Vitamin C 20% DV
Vitamin B6 8% DV

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 4% DV
Potassium 12% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Queso Macaroni & Cheese

Total Ingredients
88
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 16 more

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Total Ingredients
1
Processing Level
Lightly Processed
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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Queso Macaroni & Cheese Tags

Russet Potatoes, Russet Tags

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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 Safeway, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2120311

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2638848

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