Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt has less impact on blood sugar than Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate

Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt

BSI: 73 - High Impact
BSI: 2 - Low Impact

Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Giant Eagle, Inc. Branded

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt

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Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Chocolate Cu... Lightly Salt...
Carbs 39.0g 4.0g
Sugars 30.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.0g 3.0g
Protein 2.0g 3.0g
Fat 14.0g 21.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate

Serving size 71.0 Gg

Calories 290

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14.0g 18%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 19.9mg 7%
Sodium 210.2mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 30.0g

* 8.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Potassium 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:

ICING SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), WATER, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL SHORTENING (CANOLA OIL, PALM OIL, PALM KERNEL OIL, MONOGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), BLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), EGGS, SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CORN SYRUP, COCOA POWDER (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), SPRINKLES (ICING SUGAR SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), PALM KERNEL OIL, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, CORNSTARCH, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1, RED 3, SHELLAC, POLYSORBATE 60), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WHEY, NONFAT DRY MILK, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, LEAVENING BLEND (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM SULFATE), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), NATURAL FLAVOR, EMULSIFIER (PROPYLENE GLYCOL MONO & DIESTERS OF FATS & FATTY ACIDS, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), SOY LECITHIN.

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt

Serving size 28.0 GRMg

Calories 200

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21.0g 27%
Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 11.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 40.0mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 4.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 1.0g
Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 19.9mg 2%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 112.0mg 2%

* 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:

PECANS, VEGETABLE OIL (PEANUT, COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER SEED OIL), SEA SALT.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Chocolate Cupcakes, Ch...

Minerals

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

Lightly Salted Roasted...

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 20% DV
Potassium 11% 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 Cupcakes, Chocolate

Total Ingredients
48
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
+ 13 more

Lightly Salted Roasted Peca...

Total Ingredients
5
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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Chocolate Cupcakes, Chocolate Tags

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt 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 2186664

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2638175

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