Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Cashews has less impact on blood sugar than Drizzled Popcorn

Cashews

Drizzled Popcorn

BSI: 18 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 32 - High Impact

Cashews

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Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks Snyder's Lance, Inc. Branded

Drizzled Popcorn

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Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks Amplify Snack Brands, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Cashews Drizzled Pop...
Carbs 11.0g 19.0g
Sugars 2.0g 11.0g
Fiber 1.0g 2.0g
Protein 6.0g 2.0g
Fat 16.0g 7.0g

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Cashews

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Cashews

Serving size 35.4 Gg

Calories 200

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 16.0g 21%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 9.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 190.1mg 8%
Total Carbohydrates 11.0g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 8.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 6.0g 12%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
Iron 1.8mg 10%
Potassium 139.8mg 3%

* 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:

CASHEWS, SEASONING (SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SPICES, VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, RED BELL PEPPER POWDER, PAPRIKA, DRIED RED PEPPER SAUCE [AGED RED PEPPER, VINEGAR, SALT], NATURAL FLAVORS), VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: CANOLA OIL, SAFFLOWER OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL).

Drizzled Popcorn

Serving size 28.0 GRMg

Calories 140

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7.0g 9%
Saturated Fat 3.0g 15%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 75.0mg 3%
Total Carbohydrates 19.0g 7%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 11.0g

* 6.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 9.0mg 1%
Iron 0.0mg 0%
Potassium 66.1mg 1%

* 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, POPCORN, VEGETABLE OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR COTTONSEED OIL), HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE OIL (PALM KERNEL OIL, SOYBEAN OIL), PARTIALLY DEFATTED PEANUTS, COCOA, WHEY (MILK), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, DEXTROSE, SALT, REDUCED PROTEIN WHEY (MILK), PALM KERNEL OIL, SKIM MILK, LECITHIN (SOY), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Cashews

Minerals

Iron 28% DV
Potassium 11% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Drizzled Popcorn

Minerals

Calcium 3% DV
Potassium 7% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Cashews

Total Ingredients
16
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 8 more

Drizzled Popcorn

Total Ingredients
16
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🍚 High GI Carb
+ 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

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Cashews Tags

Drizzled Popcorn Tags

Diet Compatibility
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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 Snyder's Lance, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1874123

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Brand Amplify Snack Brands, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2509066

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