Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Candy has less impact on blood sugar than Plain English Muffins, Plain

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Candy

Plain English Muffins, Plain

BSI: 40 - High Impact
BSI: 47 - High Impact

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Candy

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Cookies & Biscuits Giant Eagle, Inc. Branded

Plain English Muffins, Plain

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Breads & Buns Safeway, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Chocolate Ch... Plain Englis...
Carbs 22.0g 25.0g
Sugars 11.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.0g 1.0g
Protein 1.0g 4.0g
Fat 9.0g 1.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Candy

Serving size 33.0 Gg

Calories 170

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 100.0mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 22.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 11.0g

* 10.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Potassium 20.1mg 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:

UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PALM AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, CANDY DROPS (COMPOUND DROPS [SUGAR, PALM KERNEL AND PALM OIL, COCOA, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN], ARTIFICIAL COLOR [YELLOW 5 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 40 LAKE, RED 3, BLUE 2 LAKE], CONFECTIONER'S GLAZE), SEMI SWEET CHOCOLATE CHIPS (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR, COCOA BUTTER, DEXTROSE, SOY LECITHIN, VANILLIN), HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, SODIUM BICARBONATE (LEAVENING), SALT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), CARAMEL COLOR.

Plain English Muffins, Plain

Serving size 57.0 GRMg

Calories 130

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 230.3mg 10%
Total Carbohydrates 25.0g 9%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 23.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 4.0g 8%
Calcium 59.9mg 5%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 39.9mg 1%

* 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 (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, YEAST, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: ASCORBIC ACID, CALCIUM PROPIONATE AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVES), FUMARIC ACID, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, YELLOW CORNMEAL, DATEM, CALCIUM SILICATE, SALT, ENZYMES, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, WHEAT GLUTEN, VINEGAR.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Chocolate Chip Cookies...

Minerals

Iron 13% DV
Potassium 2% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Plain English Muffins,...

Minerals

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

Ingredient Analysis

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

Chocolate Chip Cookies, Candy

Total Ingredients
34
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
๐Ÿญ Added Sugar
๐ŸŽจ Artificial Coloring
๐Ÿซง Fat
๐Ÿš High GI Carb
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
+ 4 more

Plain English Muffins, Plain

Total Ingredients
22
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
๐Ÿญ Added Sugar
๐Ÿซง Fat
๐Ÿš High GI Carb
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
๐Ÿงช Preservative
+ 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

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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 Giant Eagle, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2123991

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Brand Safeway, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2641790

Report Data Issues for Plain English Muffins, Plain