Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Mexican Style Chicken Bowl has less impact on blood sugar than Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully Cooked, Boneless, Tempura Chicken Breast Pieces With Sweet And Sour Sauce

Mexican Style Chicken Bowl

Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully Cooked, Boneless, Tempura Chicken Breast Pieces With Sweet And Sour Sauce

Mexican Style Chicken Bowl
BSI: 49 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 100.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 11.8g Raises blood sugar 23.5
Fiber 2.0g Not digested -4.0
Net Carbs 9.8g Digestible carbs 19.5
Protein 8.2g Moderates impact -0.3
Fat 2.4g Slows digestion -0.1
Total Blood Sugar Impact 49

This calculation is an estimate based on available nutritional data and may not be accurate in all cases.

Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully Cooked, Boneless, Tempura Chicken Breast Pieces With Sweet And Sour Sauce
BSI: 92 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 140.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 48.0g Raises blood sugar 96.0
Fiber 1.0g Not digested -2.0
Net Carbs 47.0g Digestible carbs 94.1
Protein 11.0g Moderates impact -1.5
Fat 9.0g Slows digestion -0.9
Total Blood Sugar Impact 92

This calculation is an estimate based on available nutritional data and may not be accurate in all cases.

Mexican Style Chicken Bowl

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Frozen Poultry, Chicken & Turkey Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded

Full Food Name

Mexican Style Chicken Bowl

Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully Cooked, Boneless, Tempura Chicken Breast Pieces With Sweet And Sour Sauce

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Frozen Poultry, Chicken & Turkey Hy Vee, Inc. Branded

Full Food Name

Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully Cooked, Boneless, Tempura Chicken Breast Pieces With Sweet And Sour Sauce, Sweet & Sour Chicken

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mexican Styl... Sweet & Sour...
Carbs 30.0g 48.0g
Sugars 5.0g 30.0g
Fiber 5.1g 1.0g
Protein 21.0g 11.0g
Fat 6.0g 9.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mexican Style Chicken Bowl

Serving size 255.0 GRMg

Calories 250

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 6.0g 8%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 45.9mg 15%
Sodium 441.2mg 19%
Total Carbohydrates 30.0g 11%
Dietary Fiber 5.1g 18%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 19.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 21.0g 42%
Calcium 109.7mg 8%
Iron 2.2mg 12%
Potassium 670.7mg 14%

* 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:

VEGETABLE BLEND (POBLANO CHILES, COOKED BLACK BEANS, ROASTED RED BELL PEPPERS, ROASTED ONIONS, CORN), FULLY COOKED CHARGRILLED CHICKEN BREAST FILLET STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST FILLET STRIPS WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, SEASONING [SEA SALT, NATIVE FOOD STARCH, SPICES (CELERY), CHICKEN STOCK, TORULA YEAST, EVAPORATED CANE SYRUP, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION]), SAUCE (WATER, TOMATILLOS, FIRE ROASTED POBLANO PEPPERS, GREEN CHILES, ONIONS, CORNSTARCH, JALAPENO PEPPERS, CHICKEN MEAT [INCLUDING CHICKEN JUICES], HONEY, SALT, CILANTRO, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION, NATURAL FLAVORS, SPICE, CARROT POWDER, TURMERIC), COOKED BROWN RICE (WATER, BROWN RICE), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES)

Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully Cooked, Boneless, Tempura Chicken Breast Pieces With Sweet And Sour Sauce

Serving size 140.0 Gg

Calories 321

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 25.2mg 8%
Sodium 420.0mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 48.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 3%
Total Sugars 30.0g

* 17.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 11.0g 22%
Calcium 19.6mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* 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:

TEMPURA CHICKEN (CHICKEN BREAST MEAT, WATER, BLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], CORN STARCH. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF DEXTRIN, DEXTROSE, EGG WHITES, EGG YOLKS, LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, NONFAT DRY MILK, RICE FLOUR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM. FULLY COOKED IN VEGETABLE OIL [CANOLA]). SAUCE (SUGAR, WATER, VINEGAR, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, TOMATO PASTE, CORN STARCH, SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, VEGETABLE JUICE COLOR).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mexican Style Chicken ...

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 5% DV
Potassium 8% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Sweet & Sour Chicken F...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 3% DV

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Mexican Style Chicken Bowl

Total Ingredients
38
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
❓ Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
⬜ Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 3 more

Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully ...

Total Ingredients
31
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 10 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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Sweet & Sour Chicken Fully Cooked, Boneless, Tempura Chicken Breast Pieces With Sweet And Sour Sauce Tags

🚀 Rocket Fuel
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 Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2562210

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Brand Hy Vee, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2145183

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