Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Beef Hot Links Beef Smoked Sausage Made With Spicy Red Pepper has less impact on blood sugar than Golden Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious

Beef Hot Links Beef Smoked Sausage Made With Spicy Red Pepper

Golden Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious

BSI: 7 - Low Impact
BSI: 34 - High Impact

Beef Hot Links Beef Smoked Sausage Made With Spicy Red Pepper

Sausages, Hotdogs & Brats The Hillshire Brands Company Branded

Golden Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious

Pre Packaged Fruit & Vegetables Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Beef Hot Lin... Golden Delic...
Carbs 4.0g 22.0g
Sugars 3.0g 16.0g
Fiber 0.0g 4.9g
Protein 10.0g 0.5g
Fat 20.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Beef Hot Links Beef Smoked Sausage Made With Spicy Red Pepper

Serving size 76.0 Gg

Calories 240

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 20.0g 26%
Saturated Fat 8.0g 40%
Trans Fat 1.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 44.8mg 15%
Sodium 719.7mg 31%
Total Carbohydrates 4.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 1.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 10.0g 20%
Calcium 19.8mg 2%
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:

HOT LINKS BEEF SMOKED SAUSAGE INGREDIENTS: BEEF, WATER, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SALT, POTASSIUM LACTATE, FLAVORING (INCLUDING BLACK PEPPER, WHITE PEPPER, RED PEPPER, CAPSICUM, CORIANDER AND CUMIN), SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM DIACETATE, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C), MALTODEXTRIN, SOYBEAN OIL, SODIUM NITRITE. BEEF SMOKED SAUSAGE INGREDIENTS: BEEF, WATER, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: SALT, POTASSIUM LACTATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, DRIED BEEF BROTH, SODIUM DIACETATE, SPICE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, FLAVORING.

Golden Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious

Serving size 154.0 GRMg

Calories 80

% 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 22.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 4.9g 18%
Total Sugars 16.0g

* 1.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 0.5g 1%
Calcium 9.2mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Potassium 169.4mg 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.

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Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Beef Hot Links Beef Sm...

Minerals

Calcium 3% DV
Iron 8% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Golden Delicious Apple...

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 1% DV
Potassium 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Beef Hot Links Beef Smoked ...

Total Ingredients
31
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 6 more

Golden Delicious Apples, Go...

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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Beef Hot Links Beef Smoked Sausage Made With Spicy Red Pepper 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 The Hillshire Brands Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2147770

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2638745

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Frequently Asked Questions

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