Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Mini Cupcakes, Lil' Mo has less impact on blood sugar than Mac & Cheese

Mac & Cheese

Mini Cupcakes, Lil' Mo

BSI: 75 - High Impact
BSI: 31 - High Impact

Mac & Cheese

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Pasta Dinners Blount Seafood Corporation Branded

Mini Cupcakes, Lil' Mo

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Better Bites Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mac & Cheese Mini Cupcake...
Carbs 40.0g 16.0g
Sugars 8.0g 10.0g
Fiber 0.9g 0.0g
Protein 19.0g 1.0g
Fat 30.0g 4.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mac & Cheese

Serving size 236.0 Gg

Calories 38

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 30.0g 38%
Saturated Fat 17.0g 85%
Trans Fat 1.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 89.7mg 30%
Sodium 1149.3mg 50%
Total Carbohydrates 40.0g 15%
Dietary Fiber 0.9g 3%
Total Sugars 8.0g

* 31.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 19.0g 38%
Calcium 377.6mg 29%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 346.9mg 7%

* 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, SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, MILKFAT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, ENZYMES), WATER, MILK, HEAVY CREAM, WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LACTIC ACID, ACACIA & XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, NISIN PREPARATION AND SEA SALT.

Mini Cupcakes, Lil' Mo

Serving size 28.0 Gg

Calories 100

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4.0g 5%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.5g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 100.0mg 4%
Total Carbohydrates 16.0g 6%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 10.0g

* 6.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 31.9mg 2%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 3.1mg 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:

FILTERED WATER, CHOCOLATE (SUGAR, NATURAL CHOCOLATE LIQUOR (NON-ALCOHOLIC), NON-DAIRY COCOA BUTTER), ORGANIC LIGHT BROWN SUGAR, SUGAR, WHITE RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC COCONUT CREAM (ORGANIC COCONUT, WATER, ORGANIC GUAR GUM), CANOLA OIL, TAPIOCA FLOUR, COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, POTATO STARCH, EGG REPLACER (POTATO STARCH, TAPIOCA FLOUR, LEAVENING (CALCIUM LACTATE (NON-DAIRY), CALCIUM CARBONATE, CREAM OF TARTAR), CELLULOSE GUM, MODIFIED CELLULOSE), ORGANIC POWDERED SUGAR, ORGANIC PALM OIL, NATURAL FLAVOR, BAKING POWDER (MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, POTATO STARCH, POTASSIUM BICARBONATE), SALT, BAKING SODA, VANILLA BEAN PASTE (SUGAR, WATER, PURE VANILLA EXTRACT, VANILLA BEANS), GUAR GUM, COFFEE, PGPR.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mac & Cheese

Vitamins

Vitamin D 2% DV

Minerals

Calcium 16% DV
Iron 2% DV
Potassium 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Mini Cupcakes, Lil' Mo

Minerals

Calcium 11% DV
Iron 20% DV
Potassium 0% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Mac & Cheese

Total Ingredients
41
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 8 more

Mini Cupcakes, Lil' Mo

Total Ingredients
36
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 8 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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Mac & Cheese Tags

Mini Cupcakes, Lil' Mo Tags

Diet Compatibility
Blood Sugar Impact
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 Blount Seafood Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2483169

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Brand Better Bites
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 718640

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