Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Mousse Vanilla Light Instant Dessert Mix has less impact on blood sugar than Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 8.5 Oz, Cheese

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 8.5 Oz, Cheese

Mousse Vanilla Light Instant Dessert Mix

BSI: 61 - High Impact
BSI: 8 - Low Impact

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 8.5 Oz, Cheese

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Pasta By Shape & Type Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded

Mousse Vanilla Light Instant Dessert Mix

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Cake, Cookie & Cupcake Mixes Dr.Oetker Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Kraft Macaro... Mousse Vanil...
Carbs 33.0g 4.0g
Sugars 8.0g 2.0g
Fiber 1.9g 0.0g
Protein 20.0g 0.0g
Fat 9.0g 1.5g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 8.5 Oz, Cheese

Serving size 241.0 GRMg

Calories 289

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 23%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 55.4mg 18%
Sodium 571.2mg 25%
Total Carbohydrates 33.0g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 7%
Total Sugars 8.0g

* 23.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 20.0g 40%
Calcium 98.8mg 8%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Potassium 470.0mg 10%

* 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:

MACARONI & CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT [WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], CHEESE SAUCE MIX [WHEY, MILKFAT, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, TAPIOCA FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE], BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK AND CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)], TAPIOCA STARCH, CHEESE BLEND [CHEDDAR, GRANULAR, SEMISOFT AND BLUE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, VINEGAR, SALT], FLAVOR ENHANCER [MILK SOLIDS, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR], WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, FLAVOR), FULLY COOKED GLAZED DICED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN (WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, SUGAR, CORN OIL, TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, HONEY), BROCCOLI, BUTTER SAUCE (WATER, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], CORNSTARCH, SALT, MILK SOLIDS, SKIM MILK POWDER, FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR)

Mousse Vanilla Light Instant Dessert Mix

Serving size 6.0 Gg

Calories 30

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.5g 2%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 70.0mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 4.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 0.0g 0%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 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:

FRUCTOSE, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, PALM KERNEL OIL, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, GELATIN, PALM OIL, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, SODIUM CASEINATE (MILK), CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, SUCRALOSE, TOCOPHEROLS, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, LACTYLIC ESTERS OF FATTY ACIDS, ACETYLATED TARTARIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Kraft Macaroni & Chees...

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 4% DV
Potassium 6% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Mousse Vanilla Light I...

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Din...

Total Ingredients
67
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 13 more

Mousse Vanilla Light Instan...

Total Ingredients
19
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🧪 Artificial Sweetener
🫧 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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Kraft Macaroni & Cheese Dinner, 8.5 Oz, Cheese Tags

Mousse Vanilla Light Instant Dessert Mix Tags

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Data Quality

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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 2561420

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Brand Dr.Oetker
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 67/100
Quality Tier Medium
USDA Food Record ID 381716

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