Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Potato Chips has less impact on blood sugar than Banquet, Creamy Pesto With Chicken

Banquet, Creamy Pesto With Chicken

Potato Chips

BSI: 59 - High Impact
BSI: 25 - Moderate Impact

Banquet, Creamy Pesto With Chicken

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Conagra Frozen Foods Branded

Potato Chips

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Chips, Pretzels & Snacks Giant Eagle, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Banquet, Cre... Potato Chips
Carbs 33.0g 14.0g
Sugars 1.0g 2.0g
Fiber 3.0g 1.0g
Protein 12.0g 1.0g
Fat 9.0g 8.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Banquet, Creamy Pesto With Chicken

Serving size 198.0 Gg

Calories 259

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 4.0g 20%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 19.8mg 7%
Sodium 540.5mg 24%
Total Carbohydrates 33.0g 12%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 29.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 12.0g 24%
Calcium 101.0mg 8%
Iron 1.4mg 8%
Potassium 110.9mg 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:

COOKED PASTA (WATER, DURUM FLOUR [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE {IRON}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], SOYBEAN OIL, DRIED EGG WHITES), CREAMY PESTO (WATER, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], PARMESAN CHEESE [PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SOYBEAN OIL, ROMANO CHEESE FROM COW'S MILK [PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, SPICE, SALT, BASIL, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, FLAVORING), CHICKEN (WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, MODIFIED RICE STARCH, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES).

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.

Banquet, Creamy Pesto ...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 1% DV
Vitamin A 11% DV

Minerals

Calcium 5% DV
Iron 4% DV
Potassium 2% 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.

Banquet, Creamy Pesto With ...

Total Ingredients
35
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌿 Natural
+ 4 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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Banquet, Creamy Pesto With Chicken 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 Conagra Frozen Foods
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1595086

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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