Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Hardwood Smoked Polska Kielbasa has less impact on blood sugar than Meat Lovers Meatball With Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce And Penne Pasta

Meat Lovers Meatball With Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce And Penne Pasta

Hardwood Smoked Polska Kielbasa

BSI: 91 - High Impact
BSI: 4 - Low Impact

Meat Lovers Meatball With Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce And Penne Pasta

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Frozen Dinners & Entrees Overhill Farms, Inc. Branded

Hardwood Smoked Polska Kielbasa

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Sausages, Hotdogs & Brats Target Stores Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Meat Lovers ... Hardwood Smo...
Carbs 53.0g 2.0g
Sugars 7.0g 1.0g
Fiber 5.9g 0.0g
Protein 26.0g 6.0g
Fat 37.0g 15.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Meat Lovers Meatball With Italian Sausage Tomato Sauce And Penne Pasta

Serving size 369.0 GRMg

Calories 638

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 37.0g 47%
Saturated Fat 16.0g 80%
Trans Fat 1.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 84.9mg 28%
Sodium 1579.3mg 69%
Total Carbohydrates 53.0g 19%
Dietary Fiber 5.9g 21%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 40.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 26.0g 52%
Calcium 250.9mg 19%
Iron 3.6mg 20%

* 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:

ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED MEATBALLS (BEEF, WATER, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, BREAD CRUMBS [WHEAT FLOUR], EGG WHITES, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING; PARMESAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES], DEHYDRATED ONIONS, NATURAL FLAVORS, ROAST BEEF BASE ROASTED BEEF AND BEEF STOCK, SALT, HYDROLYZED PROTEIN {SOY, CORN, WHEAT GLUTEN}, SUGAR, CORN OIL, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CARAMEL COLOR, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE], ISOLATED OAT PRODUCT, SOY FLOUR, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE), TOMATO PASTE, COOKED ITALIAN SAUSAGE (PORK, SEASONING [SALT, SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, GARLIC POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, BHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID], WATER, SALT), LOW MOISTURE WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), HALF AND HALF (MILK, CREAM), GRATED CHEESE BLEND (PARMESAN AND ASIAGO CHEESES PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], NATURAL FLAVOR, POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING]), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CHABLIS WINE (WITH SALT), ONIONS, UNSALTED BUTTER (CREAM [MILK], NATURAL FLAVOR), OLIVE OIL, SALT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, GARLIC, CELLULOSE, CANOLA OIL, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM.

Hardwood Smoked Polska Kielbasa

Serving size 56.0 GRMg

Calories 170

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15.0g 19%
Saturated Fat 5.0g 25%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 34.7mg 12%
Sodium 520.2mg 23%
Total Carbohydrates 2.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 1.0g

* 1.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 6.0g 12%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
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:

MEAT INGREDIENTS (PORK, BEEF), WATER, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA, NATURAL SPICES, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE. MADE WITH BEEF COLLAGEN CASING.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Meat Lovers Meatball W...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 3% DV

Minerals

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

Hardwood Smoked Polska...

Minerals

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

Ingredient Analysis

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

Meat Lovers Meatball With I...

Total Ingredients
78
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 11 more

Hardwood Smoked Polska Kiel...

Total Ingredients
12
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🌡️ Flavor Additive
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
+ 1 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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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 Overhill Farms, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2667223

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Brand Target Stores
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2661492

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