Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Italian Organic Canola Oil has less impact on blood sugar than Red Velvet Cupcake

Red Velvet Cupcake

Italian Organic Canola Oil

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 0 - Low Impact

Red Velvet Cupcake

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes New Desserts, Inc. Branded

Italian Organic Canola Oil

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Vegetable & Cooking Oils Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Red Velvet C... Italian Orga...
Carbs 64.0g 0.0g
Sugars 43.0g 0g
Fiber 1.0g 0g
Protein 5.0g 0.0g
Fat 27.0g 14.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Red Velvet Cupcake

Serving size 125.0 Gg

Calories 520

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 27.0g 35%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 12.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.0g
Cholesterol 50.0mg 17%
Sodium 290.0mg 13%
Total Carbohydrates 64.0g 23%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 43.0g

* 20.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 5.0g 10%
Calcium 40.0mg 3%
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:

ICING SUGAR (SUGAR, CORN STARCH), FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, RON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, CANOLA OIL, CREAM CHEESE PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK & CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, CAROB GUM AND/OR GUAR GUM AND/OR XANTHAN GUM), BUTTERMILK (CULTURED LOWFAT MILK, CONDENSED SKIM MILK, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, VITAMIN D3), WHOLE EGGS, UNSALTED BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORS [LACTIC ACID, STARTER DISTILLATE]), GLYCERINE, RED FOOD COLOR (WATER, FD&C RED #40, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE), VANILLA (WATER, ALCOHOL, VANILLA BEAN EXTRACTIVES), COCOA POWDER, SALT, BAKING SODA, VINEGAR

Italian Organic Canola Oil

Serving size 15.0 MLTg

Calories 120

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14.0g 18%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 9.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.0g
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 0.0g 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:

ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, NATURAL ROSEMARY FLAVOR, NATURAL THYME FLAVOR, NATURAL BASIL FLAVOR.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Red Velvet Cupcake

Vitamins

Vitamin A 18% DV

Minerals

Calcium 3% DV
Iron 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Italian Organic Canola...

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Red Velvet Cupcake

Total Ingredients
37
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 13 more

Italian Organic Canola Oil

Total Ingredients
4
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🫧 Fat
💦 Refined Fat
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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Diet Compatibility
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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 New Desserts, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2177570

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 3/100
Quality Tier Very Low
USDA Food Record ID 2638904

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