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Original Saltine Crackers, Saltine has less impact on blood sugar than Jonathan Apples, Jonathan

Original Saltine Crackers, Saltine

Jonathan Apples, Jonathan

BSI: 19 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 34 - High Impact

Original Saltine Crackers, Saltine

Crackers & Biscotti Defense Commissary Agency Branded
Pre Packaged Fruit & Vegetables Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Original Sal... Jonathan App...
Carbs 11.0g 22.0g
Sugars 0.0g 16.0g
Fiber 1.0g 4.9g
Protein 1.0g 0.0g
Fat 1.5g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Original Saltine Crackers, Saltine

Serving size 15.0 Gg

Calories 70

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.5g 2%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 135.0mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 11.0g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 0.0g

* 10.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Potassium 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:

ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL WITH TBHQ AND CITRIC ACID FOR FRESHNESS, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, LEAVENING (BAKING SODA, YEAST), MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SODIUM SULFITE, ENZYMES.

Jonathan Apples, Jonathan

Serving size 154.0 GRMg

Calories 80

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 22.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 4.9g 18%
Total Sugars 16.0g

* 1.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 0.0g 0%
Calcium 9.2mg 1%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Potassium 169.4mg 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:

APPLES.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Original Saltine Crack...

Minerals

Iron 22% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Jonathan Apples, Jonathan

Minerals

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

Ingredient Analysis

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Original Saltine Crackers, ...

Total Ingredients
13
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🫧 Fat
🌿 Natural
🥖 Refined Carb
💦 Refined Fat
🧂 Seasoning

Jonathan Apples, Jonathan

Total Ingredients
1
Processing Level
Lightly Processed
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 Defense Commissary Agency
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2381882

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 67/100
Quality Tier Medium
USDA Food Record ID 2638735

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