Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Sparkle Gel has less impact on blood sugar than Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling, Holiday

Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling, Holiday

Sparkle Gel

BSI: 53 - High Impact
BSI: 10 - Moderate Impact

Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling, Holiday

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Cakes, Cupcakes, Snack Cakes Hostess Brands, Llc Branded

Sparkle Gel

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Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings Wilton Industries Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Holiday Cupc... Sparkle Gel
Carbs 27.0g 5.0g
Sugars 21.0g 3.0g
Fiber 0.0g 0g
Protein 1.0g 0.0g
Fat 6.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling, Holiday

Serving size 41.0 GRMg

Calories 160

% 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 9.8mg 3%
Sodium 130.0mg 6%
Total Carbohydrates 27.0g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 21.0g

* 6.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 1.0g 2%
Calcium 80.0mg 6%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Potassium 0.0mg 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:

SUGAR, WATER, ENRICHED FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), TALLOW, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, PALM OIL, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EGG, SOYBEAN OIL, CORNSTARCH, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEY, PALM KERNEL OIL, HYDROGENATED TALLOW, EGG WHITE, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, INULIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED SOY FLOUR, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, CALCIUM SULFATE, BAKING SODA, SORBIC ACID AND POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO RETAIN FRESHNESS), DEXTROSE, COTTONSEED OIL, GLYCERIN, POLYSORBATE 60, AGAR, GUAR GUM, CELLULOSE GUM, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR), MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, FUMARIC ACID, RED 40 LAKE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, SUNFLOWER OIL, ENZYMES, CALCIUM CASEINATE, SODIUM CASEINATE, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6.

Sparkle Gel

Serving size 6.0 Gg

Calories 20

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Sodium 0.0mg 0%
Total Carbohydrates 5.0g 2%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 2.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

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:

CORN SYRUP, WATER, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED (CORN), ARTIFICIAL COLOR, CARRAGEENAN, SALT, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), CITRIC ACID, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (COLOR).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Holiday Cupcakes Frost...

Minerals

Calcium 20% DV
Iron 5% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Sparkle Gel

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Ye...

Total Ingredients
53
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
+ 13 more

Sparkle Gel

Total Ingredients
9
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
🌿 Natural
+ 4 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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Holiday Cupcakes Frosted Yellow Cake With Creamy Filling, Holiday Tags

Sparkle Gel 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 Hostess Brands, Llc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2643318

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Brand Wilton Industries Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 50/100
Quality Tier Low
USDA Food Record ID 1885265

Report Data Issues for Sparkle Gel