Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Sparkle Gel has less impact on blood sugar than Beef Meatballs With Barbecue Sauce

Beef Meatballs With Barbecue Sauce

Sparkle Gel

BSI: 38 - High Impact
BSI: 10 - Moderate Impact

Beef Meatballs With Barbecue Sauce

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Bacon, Sausages & Ribs Great American Branded

Sparkle Gel

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Baking Decorations & Dessert Toppings Wilton Industries Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Beef Meatbal... Sparkle Gel
Carbs 22.0g 5.0g
Sugars 16.0g 3.0g
Fiber 2.0g 0g
Protein 21.0g 0.0g
Fat 18.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Beef Meatballs With Barbecue Sauce

Serving size 140.0 Gg

Calories 330

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 18.0g 23%
Saturated Fat 7.0g 35%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 60.2mg 20%
Sodium 760.2mg 33%
Total Carbohydrates 22.0g 8%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 16.0g

* 4.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 21.0g 42%
Calcium 99.4mg 8%
Iron 2.7mg 15%

* 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:

BEEF, WATER, ONIONS, TEXTURED VEGETABLE PROTEIN (SOY FLOUR, CARAMEL COLOR), BREADCRUMBS (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, YEAST, AND CANOLA OIL), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SEASONING (SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CORN STARCH, CHICKEN FAT, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED ONION, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, TURMERIC, SPICES, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), SEASONING (DEXTROSE, SALT, SPICES, DEHYDRATED ONION, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), EGG WHITES, GROUND MUSTARD, BARBEQUE SAUCE: MOLASSES, WATER, TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, WHITE VINEGAR, PREPARED MUSTARD (WATER, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, TURMERIC AND ANNATTO, GARLIC, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PROTECTS FLAVOR] NATURAL FLAVOR), CIDER VINEGAR, SOYBEAN OR CANOLA OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SPICES, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE) BEEF BASE (ROASTED BEEF AND CONCENTRATED BEEF STOCK, SALT, HYDROLYZED PROTEIN [CORN AND WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY, WHEAT CORN], PROTEINS, YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, SUGAR, ONION POWDER, CARAMEL COLOR, CORN OIL, POTATO STARCH, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED COTTONSEED AND SOYBEAN OIL, DISODIUM INOSINATE/DISODIUM GUANYLATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS) LIQUID SMOKE FLAVORS.

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.

Beef Meatballs With Ba...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 2% DV

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 11% 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.

Beef Meatballs With Barbecu...

Total Ingredients
69
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
+ 14 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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Beef Meatballs With Barbecue Sauce Tags

Sparkle Gel 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 Great American
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 549051

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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