Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Creamed Spinach has less impact on blood sugar than Panera Bread At Home Mac & Cheese, 10 Oz

Panera Bread At Home Mac & Cheese, 10 Oz

Creamed Spinach

BSI: 90 - High Impact
BSI: 16 - Moderate Impact

Panera Bread At Home Mac & Cheese, 10 Oz

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Other Deli Blount Seafood Corporation Branded

Creamed Spinach

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Other Deli Cedarlane Natural Foods, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Panera Bread... Creamed Spinach
Carbs 48.0g 9.0g
Sugars 10.0g 3.0g
Fiber 1.1g 1.0g
Protein 23.0g 3.0g
Fat 36.0g 4.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Panera Bread At Home Mac & Cheese, 10 Oz

Serving size 284.0 GRMg

Calories 599

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 36.0g 46%
Saturated Fat 20.0g 100%
Trans Fat 1.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 105.1mg 35%
Sodium 1388.8mg 60%
Total Carbohydrates 48.0g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.1g 4%
Total Sugars 10.0g

* 36.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 23.0g 46%
Calcium 454.4mg 35%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 417.5mg 9%

* 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 PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, MILKFAT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, ENZYMES), WATER, MILK, HEAVY CREAM, WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LACTIC ACID, ACACIA & XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, NISIN PREPARATION AND SEA SALT

Creamed Spinach

Serving size 100.0 Gg

Calories 80

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 4.0g 5%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 10.0mg 3%
Sodium 190.0mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 9.0g 3%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 5.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 100.0mg 8%
Iron 0.4mg 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:

WHOLE MILK (MILK, VITAMIN D3), SPINACH, ONIONS, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED SWEET CREAM), UNBLEACHED UNENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR, MANUFACTURING CREAM (PASTEURIZED MANUFACTURING CREAM, CARRAGEENAN), VEGETABLE BASE (SAUTEED VEGETABLES {CARROTS, CELERY, ONIONS}, EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR, NATIVE STARCH, SALT AND NATURAL FLAVORING), SEA SALT, SPICE, WHITE PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Panera Bread At Home M...

Minerals

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

Creamed Spinach

Vitamins

Vitamin C 10% DV
Vitamin A 139% DV

Minerals

Calcium 10% DV
Iron 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.

Panera Bread At Home Mac & ...

Total Ingredients
41
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 8 more

Creamed Spinach

Total Ingredients
18
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 5 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

These tags help categorize foods based on their ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Panera Bread At Home Mac & Cheese, 10 Oz Tags

Creamed Spinach 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 Blount Seafood Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2598970

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Brand Cedarlane Natural Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2093437

Report Data Issues for Creamed Spinach