Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Russet Potatoes, Russet has less impact on blood sugar than Cupcake

Cupcake

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Cupcake
BSI: 100 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 128.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 65.0g Raises blood sugar 130.0
Fiber 2.0g Not digested -4.1
Net Carbs 63.0g Digestible carbs 125.9
Protein 5.0g Moderates impact -1.0
Fat 24.0g Slows digestion -3.5
Total Blood Sugar Impact 100

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

Russet Potatoes, Russet
BSI: 48 - High Impact

How We Calculated BSI Score

Factor Amount Effect Points
Serving Size 100.0g Measurement baseline —
Carbohydrates 17.6g Raises blood sugar 35.1
Fiber 1.4g Not digested -2.8
Net Carbs 16.2g Digestible carbs 32.3
Protein 2.0g Moderates impact -0.1
Total Blood Sugar Impact 48

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

Cupcake

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Fresh & Easy Branded

Full Food Name

Cupcake

Russet Potatoes, Russet

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Pre Packaged Fruit & Vegetables Meijer, Inc. Branded

Full Food Name

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Cupcake Russet Potat...
Carbs 65.0g 26.0g
Sugars 42.0g 1.0g
Fiber 2.0g 2.1g
Protein 5.0g 3.0g
Fat 24.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Cupcake

Serving size 128.0 Gg

Calories 490

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 24.0g 31%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 20.5mg 7%
Sodium 430.1mg 19%
Total Carbohydrates 65.0g 24%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 42.0g

* 21.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 5.0g 10%
Calcium 60.2mg 5%
Iron 1.8mg 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:

SUGAR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BUTTER MILK (CULTURED LOW FAT MILK, SALT), WATER, CANOLA OIL, SHORTENING (PALM OIL, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, POLYSORBATE 60), STABILIZER (MALTODEXTRIN, SOLUBLE CORN FIBER, MODIFIED WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), BACON (PORK, WATER, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SUGAR), EGGS, CORN STARCH, VANILLA EXTRACT, BAKING SODA, MAPLE FLAVOR (NATURAL MAPLE FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR), BAKING POWDER (SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH, SODIUM ALUMINUM SULFATE, CALCIUM SULFATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SALT.

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Serving size 148.0 GRMg

Calories 110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 26.0g 9%
Dietary Fiber 2.1g 7%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 22.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 20.7mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%
Potassium 620.1mg 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:

POTATOES.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Cupcake

Minerals

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

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Vitamins

Vitamin C 20% DV
Vitamin B6 8% DV

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 4% DV
Potassium 12% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Cupcake

Total Ingredients
39
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
❓ Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
⬜ Filler
+ 12 more

Russet Potatoes, Russet

Total Ingredients
1
Processing Level
Lightly Processed
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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Cupcake Tags

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Russet Potatoes, Russet Tags

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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 Fresh & Easy
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 474410

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2638848

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