Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Pork Jowl Bacon, Hickory Smoked has less impact on blood sugar than Hardwood Smoked Turkey Sausage, Hardwood Smoked

Hardwood Smoked Turkey Sausage, Hardwood Smoked

Pork Jowl Bacon, Hickory Smoked

BSI: 2 - Low Impact
BSI: 0 - Low Impact

Hardwood Smoked Turkey Sausage, Hardwood Smoked

Sausages, Hotdogs & Brats Jennie O Turkey Store, Inc. Branded

Pork Jowl Bacon, Hickory Smoked

Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Frick's Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Hardwood Smo... Pork Jowl Ba...
Carbs 1.0g 0.0g
Sugars 1.0g 0.0g
Fiber 0.0g 0.0g
Protein 8.0g 1.0g
Fat 5.0g 10.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Hardwood Smoked Turkey Sausage, Hardwood Smoked

Serving size 56.0 Gg

Calories 90

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.0g 6%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 34.7mg 12%
Sodium 450.2mg 20%
Total Carbohydrates 1.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 1.0g
Protein 8.0g 16%
Calcium 59.9mg 5%
Iron 0.7mg 4%

* 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:

TURKEY, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY, WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, SEASONING (DEXTROSE, SPICE, MUSTARD SEED, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER), NATURAL FLAVORING, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE.

Pork Jowl Bacon, Hickory Smoked

Serving size 15.0 Gg

Calories 100

% 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 15.0mg 5%
Sodium 125.0mg 5%
Total Carbohydrates 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 0.0g
Protein 1.0g 2%
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:

CURED WITH SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM DIACETATE

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Hardwood Smoked Turkey...

Minerals

Calcium 11% DV
Iron 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Pork Jowl Bacon, Hicko...

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Hardwood Smoked Turkey Saus...

Total Ingredients
15
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🌡️ Flavor Additive
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
+ 1 more

Pork Jowl Bacon, Hickory Sm...

Total Ingredients
5
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
🧂 Seasoning
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 Jennie O Turkey Store, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2145418

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Brand Frick's
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 20/100
Quality Tier Very Low
USDA Food Record ID 375021

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