Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Golden Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious has less impact on blood sugar than Mac And Cheese Creamy Cheese Sauce With Cavatappi Pasta

Mac And Cheese Creamy Cheese Sauce With Cavatappi Pasta

Golden Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious

BSI: 57 - High Impact
BSI: 34 - High Impact

Mac And Cheese Creamy Cheese Sauce With Cavatappi Pasta

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Other Deli Golden West Trading, Inc. Branded

Golden Delicious Apples, Golden Delicious

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Pre Packaged Fruit & Vegetables Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mac And Chee... Golden Delic...
Carbs 30.0g 22.0g
Sugars 6.0g 16.0g
Fiber 1.1g 4.9g
Protein 14.0g 0.5g
Fat 14.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mac And Cheese Creamy Cheese Sauce With Cavatappi Pasta

Serving size 210.0 Gg

Calories 311

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14.0g 18%
Saturated Fat 9.0g 45%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 50.4mg 17%
Sodium 1010.1mg 44%
Total Carbohydrates 30.0g 11%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 22.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 14.0g 28%
Calcium 399.0mg 31%
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:

CHEESE SAUCE (MILK [MILK, VITAMIN D3], WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD [AMERICAN CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SALT, MILKFAT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR], MILD CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO {VEGETABLE COLOR}], MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, LESS THAN 1% OF THE FOLLOWING: UNSALTED BUTTER [CREAM NATURAL FLAVOR], ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SALT, CULTURED DEXTROSE [TO MAINTAIN QUALITY], PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], CITRIC ACID [ADDED FOR FRESHNESS], MUSTARD FLOUR, PAPRIKA, SPICE, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR]); COOKED ENRICHED CAVATAPPI PASTA (WATER, CAVATAPPI PASTA [SEMOLINA [WHEAT], EGG WHITE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE {IRON}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]).

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.

INGREDIENTS:

APPLES.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mac And Cheese Creamy ...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 1% DV
Vitamin A 26% DV

Minerals

Calcium 19% DV
Iron 3% 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.

Mac And Cheese Creamy Chees...

Total Ingredients
46
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
+ 9 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.

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Mac And Cheese Creamy Cheese Sauce With Cavatappi Pasta 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 Golden West Trading, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2190037

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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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