Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Pretzel Flavored Center With Peanut Butter Coating has less impact on blood sugar than Cream Cheese Frosting

Pretzel Flavored Center With Peanut Butter Coating

Cream Cheese Frosting

BSI: 26 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 39 - High Impact

Pretzel Flavored Center With Peanut Butter Coating

Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks Hormel Foods Corporation Branded
Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Pretzel Flav... Cream Cheese...
Carbs 14.0g 21.0g
Sugars 6.0g 19.0g
Fiber 0.0g 1.0g
Protein 5.0g 0.0g
Fat 10.0g 5.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Pretzel Flavored Center With Peanut Butter Coating

Serving size 28.0 GRMg

Calories 160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 5.0mg 2%
Sodium 250.0mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 14.0g 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 8.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 5.0g 10%
Calcium 30.0mg 2%
Iron 0.4mg 2%
Potassium 89.9mg 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:

PEANUT BUTTER COATING (PALM KERNEL OIL, PEANUTS, SUGAR, NONFAT MILK, PEANUT BUTTER [ROASTED PEANUTS, SUGAR, HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN, RAPESEED), SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, DEXTROSE, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, SOY LECITHIN), PRETZELS ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR. NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], VEGETABLE OIL [CORN, CANOLA, COTTONSEED, AND/OR SOYBEAN], SALT, MALT OR CORN SYRUP, SODIUM BICARBONATE, YEAST).

Cream Cheese Frosting

Serving size 34.0 GRMg

Calories 140

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 5.0g 6%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 1.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 64.9mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 21.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 19.0g

* 1.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 0.0g 0%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 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, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (SOYBEAN, SUNFLOWER AND/OR COTTONSEED OILS), WATER, CORN SYRUP, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, WHEY POWDER (FROM MILK), CELLULOSE GUM, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, POLYSORBATE 60, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTILATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM CITRATE, NONFAT MILK, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM SORBATE (PRESERVATIVE), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Pretzel Flavored Cente...

Minerals

Calcium 11% DV
Iron 8% DV
Potassium 9% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Cream Cheese Frosting

No significant vitamin or mineral data available

Ingredient Analysis

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

Pretzel Flavored Center Wit...

Total Ingredients
28
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 6 more

Cream Cheese Frosting

Total Ingredients
23
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 12 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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Pretzel Flavored Center With Peanut Butter Coating Tags

Cream Cheese Frosting 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 Hormel Foods Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2671591

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 83/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2638854

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