Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Dark Chocolate Almond Covered Fruit Bars, Creamy Coconut has less impact on blood sugar than Dinos & Cheese Macaroni Dinner

Dinos & Cheese Macaroni Dinner

Dark Chocolate Almond Covered Fruit Bars, Creamy Coconut

BSI: 95 - High Impact
BSI: 55 - High Impact
Pasta Dinners Nash Finch Company Branded

Dark Chocolate Almond Covered Fruit Bars, Creamy Coconut

Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt The Frut Stix Company Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Dinos & Chee... Dark Chocola...
Carbs 51.0g 28.0g
Sugars 9.0g 20.0g
Fiber 2.0g 0.0g
Protein 8.0g 3.0g
Fat 1.0g 10.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Dinos & Cheese Macaroni Dinner

Serving size 70.0 Gg

Calories 250

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 550.2mg 24%
Total Carbohydrates 51.0g 19%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 9.0g

* 40.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 8.0g 16%
Calcium 49.7mg 4%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Potassium 350.0mg 7%

* 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 MACARONI PRODUCT: ENRICHED SEMOLINA (SEMOLINA, NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE: DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS, SALT, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF THE FOLLOWING: WITH BEET JUICE, ANNATTO EXTRACT, BETA CAROTENE AND TURMERIC OLEORESIN ADDED FOR COLOR, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID.

Dark Chocolate Almond Covered Fruit Bars, Creamy Coconut

Serving size 81.0 MLg

Calories 220

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 4.9mg 2%
Sodium 30.0mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 28.0g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 20.0g

* 8.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 99.6mg 8%
Iron 0.7mg 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:

FRUIT BAR INGREDIENTS: MILK MIX (MILK, CONDENSED SKIM MILK, SUGAR, CREAM, VANILLA EXTRACT), SUGAR, DESICCATED COCONUT, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM. CHOCOLATE AND COCONUT OIL COATING WITH ALMONDS: SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, CHOCOLATE LIQUOR PROCESSED WITH POTASSIUM CARBONATE, COCOA BUTTER), COCONUT OIL, ALMONDS, SOY LECITHIN (AN EMULSIFIER)., PURE VANILLA.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Dinos & Cheese Macaron...

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 23% DV
Potassium 14% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Dark Chocolate Almond ...

Minerals

Calcium 12% DV
Iron 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Dinos & Cheese Macaroni Dinner

Total Ingredients
20
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
+ 6 more

Dark Chocolate Almond Cover...

Total Ingredients
15
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 4 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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Dinos & Cheese Macaroni Dinner Tags

Dark Chocolate Almond Covered Fruit Bars, Creamy Coconut Tags

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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 Nash Finch Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2249878

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Brand The Frut Stix Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1901423

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