Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Potato Chips has less impact on blood sugar than Chex Mix Hot & Spicy Snack Mix

Chex Mix Hot & Spicy Snack Mix

Potato Chips

BSI: 66 - High Impact
BSI: 25 - Moderate Impact

Chex Mix Hot & Spicy Snack Mix

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General Mills Sales Inc. Branded

Potato Chips

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Chips, Pretzels & Snacks Giant Eagle, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Chex Mix Hot... Potato Chips
Carbs 36.0g 14.0g
Sugars 4.0g 2.0g
Fiber 2.0g 1.0g
Protein 4.0g 1.0g
Fat 6.0g 8.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Chex Mix Hot & Spicy Snack Mix

Serving size 49.0 Gg

Calories 210

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.0g 8%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 299.9mg 13%
Total Carbohydrates 36.0g 13%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 30.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 4.0g 8%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 109.8mg 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:

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), DEGERMED YELLOW CORN MEAL, WHOLE WHEAT, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER, CANOLA, AND/OR RICE BRAN), SUGAR. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, WHEY POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICES, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, YEAST EXTRACT, DRIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), COLOR (ANNATTO EXTRACT, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5 LAKE, AND YELLOW 6 LAKE), YEAST, DEXTROSE, BAKING SODA, GARLIC POWDER, BARLEY MALT SYRUP, BUTTER CONCENTRATE (CREAM, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, ONION POWDER, TRISODIUM PHOSPHATE, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), CALCIUM CARBONATE, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, DRIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), SOUR CREAM SOLIDS (SOUR CREAM [CREAM, CULTURES, LACTIC ACID], CULTURED NONFAT DRY MILK SOLIDS, CITRIC ACID), MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID. FRESHNESS PRESERVED BY SODIUM METABISULFITE AND BHT.

Potato Chips

Serving size 24.8 Gg

Calories 130

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 134.9mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 14.0g 5%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 11.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 0.4mg 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:

POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CORN, SUNFLOWER OR CANOLA OIL), CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SUGAR, SALT, TORULA YEAST, MOLASSES POWDER, ONION POWDER, SPICE AND COLORING (CONTAINS PAPRIKA), YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE, GARLIC POWDER, TOMATO POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORING.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Chex Mix Hot & Spicy S...

Minerals

Iron 11% DV
Potassium 6% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Potato Chips

Vitamins

Vitamin C 27% DV

Minerals

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

Ingredient Analysis

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

Chex Mix Hot & Spicy Snack Mix

Total Ingredients
63
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 14 more

Potato Chips

Total Ingredients
15
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 5 more
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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Chex Mix Hot & Spicy Snack Mix Tags

Potato Chips Tags

Diet Compatibility
Blood Sugar Impact
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 General Mills Sales Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2234120

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Brand Giant Eagle, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2040970

Report Data Issues for Potato Chips