Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Zero Calorie Sweetener has less impact on blood sugar than Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Zero Calorie Sweetener

BSI: 49 - High Impact
BSI: 2 - Low Impact

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Safeway, Inc. Branded

Zero Calorie Sweetener

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Granulated, Brown & Powdered Sugar Cumberland Packing Corp. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Baked Macaro... Zero Calorie...
Carbs 27.0g 1.0g
Sugars 4.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.9g 0g
Protein 15.0g 0.0g
Fat 23.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Serving size 215.0 GRMg

Calories 381

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 23.0g 30%
Saturated Fat 14.0g 70%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 75.3mg 25%
Sodium 999.8mg 43%
Total Carbohydrates 27.0g 10%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 7%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 21.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 350.5mg 27%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Potassium 329.0mg 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 MACARONI (SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], EGG WHITE), WHOLE MILK, WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (CHEDDAR AND COLBY CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, MILK FAT, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM), HEAVY CREAM (CREAM, FAT FREE MILK), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CREAM, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, LOCUST BEAN GUM), BLUE CHEESE (WHOLE MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI, NATAMYCIN [A MOLD INHIBITOR]), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], NATAMYCIN [MOLD INHIBITOR]), BUTTER (SWEET CREAM [MILK], SALT), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, SALT, YEAST), PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE BASE (PARMESAN AND ROMANO CHEESE CONCENTRATE [GRANULAR CHEESE, PARMESAN CHEESE, AND ROMANO CHEESE {PASTEURIZED COW'S MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, WATER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID], WATER, SALT, WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CULTURED BUTTERMILK [SKIM MILK, LACTIC ACID, CULTURES], NATURAL FLAVOR, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER), ROMANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM COW'S MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), WHITE PEPPER.

Zero Calorie Sweetener

Serving size 1.0 GRMg

Calories Data not available

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 1.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 1.0g
Protein 0.0g 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:

DEXTROSE, STEVIA LEAF EXTRACT

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Minerals

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

Zero Calorie Sweetener

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Baked Macaroni & Cheese

Total Ingredients
86
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 17 more

Zero Calorie Sweetener

Total Ingredients
2
Processing Level
Lightly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🍚 High GI Carb
⬇️ Low Calorie
🌿 Natural Sweetener
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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Zero Calorie Sweetener 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 Safeway, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2572683

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Brand Cumberland Packing Corp.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 3/100
Quality Tier Very Low
USDA Food Record ID 2656080

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