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Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water has less impact on blood sugar than Creamy Pesto Veggies & Grains

Creamy Pesto Veggies & Grains

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water

BSI: 40 - High Impact
BSI: 20 - Moderate Impact

Creamy Pesto Veggies & Grains

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees USDA Branded

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water

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Canned Fruit Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Creamy Pesto... Mandarin Ora...
Carbs 20.0g 10.0g
Sugars 3.0g 9.0g
Fiber 0g 0.0g
Protein 8.0g 0.0g
Fat 8.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Creamy Pesto Veggies & Grains

Serving size 368.0 GRMg

Calories 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 3.0g 15%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 11.0mg 4%
Sodium 401.1mg 17%
Total Carbohydrates 20.0g 7%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 17.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 8.0g 16%
Calcium 158.2mg 12%
Iron 1.3mg 7%
Potassium 371.7mg 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:

ZUCCHINI (GREEN ZUCCHINI, YELLOW ZUCCHINI), COOKED BROWN RICE AND RED QUINOA BLEND (WATER, BROWN RICE, RED QUINOA), CREAMY PESTO SAUCE (WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], BASIL, HEAVY CREAM, TAHINI [ROASTED, HULLED AND GROUND SESAME SEEDS], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, OLIVE OIL, SALT, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, GROUND BLACK PEPPER, CRUSHED RED PEPPER), CHERRY TOMATOES, KALE, PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES)

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar Added In Sweetened Water, Mandarin In Sweetened Water

Serving size 140.0 GRMg

Calories 50

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 10.0g 4%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 9.0g

* 1.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 0.0g 0%
Calcium 11.2mg 1%
Potassium 84.0mg 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:

MANDARIN ORANGES, WATER, CITRIC ACID, SUCRALOSE.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Creamy Pesto Veggies &...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 3% DV
Vitamin A 109% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 2% DV
Potassium 3% DV
Magnesium 4% DV
Phosphorus 5% DV
Zinc 4% DV
Selenium 7% DV
Copper 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Mandarin Oranges No Su...

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Potassium 2% 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 Pesto Veggies & Grains

Total Ingredients
28
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
๐Ÿ‹ Acidifier
๐Ÿ„ Animal Product
๐Ÿซง Fat
โฌœ Filler
๐ŸŒฟ Natural
+ 4 more

Mandarin Oranges No Sugar A...

Total Ingredients
4
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
๐Ÿ‹ Acidifier
๐Ÿงช Preservative
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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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 Birds Eye
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2546954

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 50/100
Quality Tier Low
USDA Food Record ID 2638304

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