Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Flame Seared Chicken Breast has less impact on blood sugar than General Tso's Chicken Battered Chicken

General Tso's Chicken Battered Chicken

Flame Seared Chicken Breast

BSI: 54 - High Impact
BSI: 0 - Low Impact

General Tso's Chicken Battered Chicken

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Us Nippon Meat Packers Branded

Flame Seared Chicken Breast

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Poultry, Chicken & Turkey Hormel Foods Corporation Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient General Tso'... Flame Seared...
Carbs 30.0g 0.0g
Sugars 9.0g 0.0g
Fiber 2.0g 0.0g
Protein 15.0g 20.0g
Fat 11.0g 2.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

General Tso's Chicken Battered Chicken

Serving size 140.0 Gg

Calories 280

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11.0g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 54.6mg 18%
Sodium 600.6mg 26%
Total Carbohydrates 30.0g 11%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 9.0g

* 19.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 79.8mg 6%
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:

CHICKEN: BREAST MEAT CHICKEN WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, UNBLEACHED ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, CORNSTARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, POTASSIUM CARBONATE, DEXTROSE, EGGS, SPICES, WHEY SOLIDS, CARRAGEENAN, TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE. SAUCE: WATER, SUGAR, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), RICE VINEGAR, KETCHUP (TOMATO CONCENTRATE, DISTILLED VINEGAR, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CORN SYRUP, SALT, SPICE, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORING), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GARLIC (GARLIC, CITRIC ACID), RED CHILE GARLIC PASTE (CHILE PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GARLIC, SALT), GINGER PUREE (GINGER, WATER, CITRIC ACID), YEAST EXTRACT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, XANTHAN GUM, ONION POWDER, OYSTER EXTRACT POWDER (OYSTER, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SUGAR, SOY SAUCE [FERMENTED SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT]), NATURAL FLAVOR.

Flame Seared Chicken Breast

Serving size 84.0 Gg

Calories 100

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.0g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 69.7mg 23%
Sodium 189.8mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 0.0g
Protein 20.0g 40%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
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:

CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, DRIED CHICKEN BROTH (CONTAINS NATURAL FLAVOR), LIME FLAVOR (CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, LIME JUICE SOLIDS, NATURAL FLAVORS), MALTODEXTRIN, FLAVORING.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

General Tso's Chicken ...

Minerals

Calcium 6% DV
Iron 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Flame Seared Chicken B...

Minerals

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.

General Tso's Chicken Batte...

Total Ingredients
56
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 12 more

Flame Seared Chicken Breast

Total Ingredients
9
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
🌿 Natural
+ 3 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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General Tso's Chicken Battered Chicken 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 Us Nippon Meat Packers
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2285953

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Brand Hormel Foods Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 20/100
Quality Tier Very Low
USDA Food Record ID 1901428

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