Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon has less impact on blood sugar than Shells & Cheese Complete With Creamy Cheese Sauce & Enriched Shell Macaroni Deluxe Dinner

Shells & Cheese Complete With Creamy Cheese Sauce & Enriched Shell Macaroni Deluxe Dinner

Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon

BSI: 75 - High Impact
BSI: 0 - Low Impact

Shells & Cheese Complete With Creamy Cheese Sauce & Enriched Shell Macaroni Deluxe Dinner

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Pasta Dinners Family Dollar Stores Inc. Branded

Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon

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Fruit & Vegetable Juice, Nectars & Fruit Drinks Concord Foods Llc Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Shells & Che... Garden Lemon...
Carbs 39.0g 0.0g
Sugars 5.0g 0g
Fiber 0.0g 0g
Protein 8.0g 0.0g
Fat 9.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Shells & Cheese Complete With Creamy Cheese Sauce & Enriched Shell Macaroni Deluxe Dinner

Serving size 85.0 Gg

Calories 280

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 10.2mg 3%
Sodium 740.4mg 32%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 34.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 8.0g 16%
Calcium 97.8mg 8%
Iron 2.0mg 11%
Potassium 94.4mg 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:

ENRICHED MACARONI (ENRICHED WHEAT AND OR DURUM FLOUR [NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]); CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], CANOLA OIL, WHEY, NATURAL FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, NON-FAT DRY MILK, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: COLORS ADDED [BETA CAROTENE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT], SODIUM ALGINATE, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, SORBIC ACID TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS).

Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon

Serving size 5.0 MLTg

Calories Data not available

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 0.0g 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:

LEMON JUICE, ESSENTIAL LEMON OIL, POTASSIUM METABISULPHITE AS A PRESERVATIVE.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

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Minerals

Calcium 12% DV
Iron 13% DV
Potassium 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Shells & Cheese Complete Wi...

Total Ingredients
23
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 13 more

Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon

Total Ingredients
3
Processing Level
Lightly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🫧 Fat
🧪 Preservative
💦 Refined Fat
🔬 Synthetic
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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Shells & Cheese Complete With Creamy Cheese Sauce & Enriched Shell Macaroni Deluxe Dinner Tags

Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon 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 Family Dollar Stores Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2405534

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Brand Concord Foods Llc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 0/100
Quality Tier Very Low
USDA Food Record ID 2669108

Report Data Issues for Garden Lemon Juice, Lemon