Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Meatloaf With Gravy & Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes Frozen Meal has less impact on blood sugar than Crunchy Wheat & Barley Cereal

Meatloaf With Gravy & Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes Frozen Meal

Crunchy Wheat & Barley Cereal

BSI: 33 - High Impact
BSI: 78 - High Impact

Meatloaf With Gravy & Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes Frozen Meal

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded

Crunchy Wheat & Barley Cereal

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Cereal Hannaford Bros. Co. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Meatloaf Wit... Crunchy Whea...
Carbs 19.0g 47.0g
Sugars 3.0g 5.0g
Fiber 2.0g 7.0g
Protein 19.0g 6.0g
Fat 8.0g 1.0g

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Nutritional Labels

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Meatloaf With Gravy & Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes Frozen Meal

Serving size 255.0 GRMg

Calories 219

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 3.5g 17%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 45.9mg 15%
Sodium 680.9mg 30%
Total Carbohydrates 19.0g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 14.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 19.0g 38%
Calcium 68.9mg 5%
Iron 2.3mg 13%
Potassium 589.1mg 13%

* 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:

MASHED POTATOES (WATER, HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], POTATOES, CULTURED CREAM, DRIED GARLIC, DRIED ONION, PARSLEY, SALT, CHICKEN BROTH, FLAVORINGS, MILK SOLIDS, MONOGLYCERIDES AND DIGLYCERIDES, LACTIC ACID, SPICE, NONFAT DRY MILK), FULLY COOKED MEATLOAF PATTIES (BEEF, WATER, TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, DICED ONIONS, DICED MIXED BELL PEPPERS, TOMATO KETCHUP [TOMATO CONCENTRATE FROM RED RIPE TOMATOES, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICE, NATURAL FLAVORING], CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, ONION POWDER, SPICES, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, BEEF FLAVOR [YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT], SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, CITRIC ACID, NONFAT DRY MILK, GRAVY (WATER, TOMATO PUREE [WATER, TOMATO PASTE], DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE [TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE], DRIED TURKEY BROTH, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, REDUCED SODIUM SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID], RED BELL PEPPERS, BEEF BASE [ROASTED BEEF WITH BEEF BROTH, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, CANE SYRUP SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN (CORN), BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, DRIED ONION, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, POTATO FLOUR, DRIED GARLIC], YEAST EXTRACT, MOLASSES, CORN OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, ROASTED GARLIC PUREE, SALT, RED WINE VINEGAR, SOY SAUCE [WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT], XANTHAN GUM, SPICE, BEEF EXTRACT, SUGAR)

Crunchy Wheat & Barley Cereal

Serving size 58.0 GRMg

Calories 210

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1.0g 1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 270.3mg 12%
Total Carbohydrates 47.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 7.0g 25%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 35.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 6.0g 12%
Calcium 19.7mg 2%
Iron 16.2mg 90%
Potassium 230.3mg 5%

* 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:

WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SALT, DRIED YEAST. VITAMINS AND MINERALS: REDUCED IRON, NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), ZINC OXIDE (SOURCE OF ZINC), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), FOLIC ACID.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Meatloaf With Gravy & ...

Minerals

Calcium 3% DV
Iron 5% DV
Potassium 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Crunchy Wheat & Barley...

Vitamins

Niacin (B3) 54% DV
Thiamin (B1) 83% DV
Riboflavin (B2) 9% DV
Vitamin B6 51% DV

Minerals

Calcium 3% DV
Iron 155% DV
Potassium 11% DV
Magnesium 35% DV
Phosphorus 35% DV
Zinc 19% DV
Copper 38% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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Meatloaf With Gravy & Garli...

Total Ingredients
84
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 11 more

Crunchy Wheat & Barley Cereal

Total Ingredients
9
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🌿 Natural
🥖 Refined Carb
🧂 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.

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Meatloaf With Gravy & Garlic Herb Mashed Potatoes Frozen Meal Tags

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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 2562231

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Brand Hannaford Bros. Co.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2656186

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