Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Monterey Jack Cheese has less impact on blood sugar than Holiday Cookie Tray

Holiday Cookie Tray

Monterey Jack Cheese

BSI: 25 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 0 - Low Impact

Holiday Cookie Tray

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Cookies & Biscuits Charlie's Specialties, Inc. Branded

Monterey Jack Cheese

g
Cheese Member's Mark Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Holiday Cook... Monterey Jac...
Carbs 13.0g 0.0g
Sugars 7.0g 0.0g
Fiber 0.0g 0.0g
Protein 1.0g 7.0g
Fat 4.5g 8.0g

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Holiday Cookie Tray

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Holiday Cookie Tray

Serving size 20.0 Gg

Calories 100

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4.5g 6%
Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 5.0mg 2%
Sodium 75.0mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 13.0g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 6.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 5.0mg 0%
Iron 0.0mg 0%
Potassium 9.0mg 0%

* 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:

BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SHORTENING (SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL), WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, BROWN SUGAR (CANE SUGAR, CANE SYRUPS), MARGARINE (PALM OIL, PALM FRACTIONS, WATER, SALT, SOY LECITHIN, DISTILLED MONOGLYCERIDES, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, ANTIOXIDANT (MIXED TOCOPHEROL [SOY DERIVED], VITAMIN A, BETA-CAROTENE), WHEAT FLOUR, BLEACHED, ENRICHED, BROMATED (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, POTASSIUM BROMATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, STABILIZERS [XANTHAN, LOCUST BEAN, GUAR GUM]), SUGAR (SUGAR, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, FD&C RED #40 LAKE, CARNAUBA WAX, AND FD&C RED #40.), PEANUT BUTTER (PEANUTS, DEXTROSE, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL/RAPESEED, COTTONSEED AND SOYBEAN), SALT), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, CAPRYLIC/ CAPRIC TRIGLYCERIDES, BUTTER (CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORINGS), WATER, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, ANNATTO (COLOR), CARAMEL COLOR, COCOA POWDER, CORN SYRUP, APRICOT PUREE, ASCORBIC ACID, DRIED APRICOTS, DRIED CRANBERRIES, SUNFLOWER OIL, PISTACHIOS, WALNUTS, PECANS, WHOLE EGGS, SODIUM LAURYL SULFATE, GLYCERINE, CARRAGEENAN GUM, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AND SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, BETA-CAROTENE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ARTIFICIAL ALMOND FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, INVERT SUGAR, CORN STARCH, GUM ARABIC, CONFECTIONERS GLAZE, CARNAUBA WAX, ORANGE PEEL ZEST, CANE SUGAR, ORANGE OIL, ORANGE PULP, ORANGE OIL ESSENCE, RED RASPBERRIES, PARTIALLY HYDROLYZED GUAR GUM, PROPYLENE GLYCOL, MONO & DIESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE, COCOA BUTTER, UNSWEETENED CHOCOLATE PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, SOY LECITHIN, NATURAL VANILLA EXTRACT, SALT, ) WHITE CHIPS (SUGAR, PALM KERNEL OIL, PALM OIL, COCOA BUTTER, NONFAT MILK, CREAM, WHEY, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN AND VANILLA, ) SKIM MILK, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, SOY FLOUR, SOY LECITHIN, CELLULOSE GUM, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, VANILLA EXTRACT, VINEGAR, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEY, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, PRESERVATIVES (POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, SODIUM PROPIONATE AND BENZOIC ACID), FD&C ARTIFICIAL COLORS (RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, BLUE 1 LAKE, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, RED 40, RED 3, BLUE 1, BLUE 2 SPICE, PHOSPHORIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM.

Monterey Jack Cheese

Serving size 28.0 Gg

Calories 100

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 30.0mg 10%
Sodium 170.0mg 7%
Total Carbohydrates 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 0.0g
Protein 7.0g 14%
Calcium 198.0mg 15%
Iron 0.0mg 0%

* 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:

PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Holiday Cookie Tray

Minerals

Calcium 3% DV
Potassium 1% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Monterey Jack Cheese

Minerals

Calcium 71% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Holiday Cookie Tray

Total Ingredients
134
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 15 more

Monterey Jack Cheese

Total Ingredients
4
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🐄 Animal Product
🌿 Natural
💪 Protein
🧂 Seasoning
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 Charlie's Specialties, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2295680

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Brand Member's Mark
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 20/100
Quality Tier Very Low
USDA Food Record ID 556962

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