Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Vegetable Lasagna has less impact on blood sugar than Pound Cake

Vegetable Lasagna

Pound Cake

BSI: 92 - High Impact
BSI: 100 - High Impact

Vegetable Lasagna

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Topco Associates, Inc. Branded

Pound Cake

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Not A Branded Item Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Vegetable La... Pound Cake
Carbs 50.0g 57.0g
Sugars 5.0g 36.0g
Fiber 3.0g 1.0g
Protein 11.0g 5.0g
Fat 12.0g 14.0g

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Vegetable Lasagna

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Vegetable Lasagna

Serving size 227.0 Gg

Calories 350

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 12.0g 15%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 4.5mg 2%
Sodium 880.8mg 38%
Total Carbohydrates 50.0g 18%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 42.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 11.0g 22%
Calcium 149.8mg 12%
Iron 1.8mg 10%

* 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:

WATER, COOKED PASTA [SEMOLINA ENRICHED (SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), VEGETABLES (BROCCOLI, CARROTS, SPINACH, ONIONS, RED BELL PEPPERS), SKIM MILK, BREAD CRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST, SUGAR, AND SALT), SOYBEAN OIL, ENRICHED FLOUR {BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [NIACIN, IRON (REDUCED), THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], MALTED BARLEY FLOUR}, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NATURAL PARMESAN CHEESE FLAVOR [PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT AND ENZYMES), WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE AND XANTHAN GUM], SALT, SUGAR, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED SHEEP'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), GRANULATED GARLIC, SPICE AND COLOR (PAPRIKA), GUMS (GUAR, XANTHAN).

Pound Cake

Serving size 100.0 Gg

Calories 380

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 14.0g 18%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 45.0mg 15%
Sodium 320.0mg 14%
Total Carbohydrates 57.0g 21%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 36.0g

* 20.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 5.0g 10%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 1.4mg 8%

* 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:

BANANA ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUGAR, EGG, CANOLA OIL, ALMOND, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Vegetable Lasagna

Vitamins

Vitamin C 4% DV
Vitamin A 73% DV

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Pound Cake

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.

Vegetable Lasagna

Total Ingredients
53
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 8 more

Pound Cake

Total Ingredients
13
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 6 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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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 Topco Associates, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1556664

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Brand Not A Branded Item
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 470439

Report Data Issues for Pound Cake