Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Corn Flakes has less impact on blood sugar than Creamy Cheese Sauce With Pasta & Seasonings, Down Home Mac & Cheese

Creamy Cheese Sauce With Pasta & Seasonings, Down Home Mac & Cheese

Corn Flakes

BSI: 67 - High Impact
BSI: 53 - High Impact

Creamy Cheese Sauce With Pasta & Seasonings, Down Home Mac & Cheese

Pasta Dinners Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded
Cereal Spartan Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Creamy Chees... Corn Flakes
Carbs 36.0g 28.0g
Sugars 7.0g 3.0g
Fiber 1.0g 1.0g
Protein 12.0g 2.0g
Fat 13.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Creamy Cheese Sauce With Pasta & Seasonings, Down Home Mac & Cheese

Serving size 98.0 Gg

Calories 320

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 13.0g 17%
Saturated Fat 4.0g 20%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 25.5mg 8%
Sodium 989.8mg 43%
Total Carbohydrates 36.0g 13%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 28.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 12.0g 24%
Calcium 249.9mg 19%
Iron 1.4mg 8%

* 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:

CHEESE SAUCE (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], CANOLA OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILK, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, MILKFAT, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], CHEESE CULTURE, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], NATURAL FLAVOR, ENZYMES); ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID); SEASONING BLEND (SKIM MILK, WHEY, MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, DRIED BUTTERMILK, LACTOSE, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SPICE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, CITRIC ACID, CHEESE CULTURE, LACTIC ACID, MILKFAT, ENZYMES, NATURAL FLAVOR [CONTAINS CELERY]).

Corn Flakes

Serving size 32.0 Gg

Calories 130

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 270.1mg 12%
Total Carbohydrates 28.0g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 24.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 9.0mg 50%
Potassium 55.0mg 1%

* 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:

DEGERMED YELLOW CORNMEL, SUGAR, SALT, MALT EXTRACT, VITAMIN C (SODIUM ASCORBATE, ASCORBIC ACID), IRON (FERROUS FUMARATE), VITAMIN A (PALMITATE), VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE MONONITRTAE), VITAMIN B6 (PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE), VITAMIN D (CHOLECALCIFEROL), VIATMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN), FOLIC ACID. BHT ADDED TO PACKAGING TO HELP PRESERVE FRESHNESS.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

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Vitamins

Vitamin A 34% DV

Minerals

Calcium 26% DV
Iron 8% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Corn Flakes

Vitamins

Vitamin C 52% DV
Vitamin A 434% DV
Vitamin D 16% DV
Niacin (B3) 98% DV
Thiamin (B1) 83% DV
Riboflavin (B2) 102% DV
Vitamin B6 92% DV
Vitamin B12 195% DV

Minerals

Iron 156% DV
Potassium 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.

Creamy Cheese Sauce With Pa...

Total Ingredients
42
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
+ 13 more

Corn Flakes

Total Ingredients
13
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
🧂 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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Creamy Cheese Sauce With Pasta & Seasonings, Down Home Mac & Cheese 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 Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1664174

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Brand Spartan
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 383344

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