Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Rotini Pasta Salad has less impact on blood sugar than Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

Rotini Pasta Salad

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

BSI: 51 - High Impact
BSI: 56 - High Impact

Rotini Pasta Salad

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Deli Salads The Kroger Co. Branded

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

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Fruit & Vegetable Juice, Nectars & Fruit Drinks Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Rotini Pasta... Mcintosh Sty...
Carbs 28.0g 28.0g
Sugars 6.0g 28.0g
Fiber 2.0g 0g
Protein 4.0g 0.0g
Fat 11.0g 0.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Rotini Pasta Salad

Serving size 140.0 Gg

Calories 230

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 11.0g 14%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 320.6mg 14%
Total Carbohydrates 28.0g 10%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 6.0g

* 20.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 4.0g 8%
Calcium 19.6mg 2%
Iron 1.1mg 6%

* 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:

PASTA (SEMOLINA [ENRICHED WITH IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], TOMATO SOLIDS, DRIED SPINACH), ITALIAN DRESSING (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SUGAR, SALT, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED ONION, DEHYDRATED BELL PEPPER, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC JUICE, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVES], SPICE, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR, CARAMEL COLOR, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA ADDED TO PROTECT FLAVOR), CELERY, OLIVES (WITH WATER, SALT, FERROUS GLUCONATE), YELLOW ONIONS, RED PEPPERS, GREEN PEPPERS, RED ONIONS, RED WINE BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE (WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, BALSAMIC VINEGAR [CONTAINS SULFITES], SUGAR, SALT, OLIVE OIL, SHERRY WINE, SHALLOTS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, RED WINE VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SPICE, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVES], XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, PECTIN, TARTARIC ACID, WHITE WINE, DEHYDRATED ONION, PROPYLENE GLYCOL ALGINATE, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED RED BELL PEPPER, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA [PRESERVATIVE]), CANOLA OIL, SUGAR, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

Serving size 240.0 MLTg

Calories 110

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 0.0g 0%
Saturated Fat 0.0g 0%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Sodium 36.0mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 28.0g 10%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 28.0g
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:

APPLE JUICE FROM CONCENTRATE (FILTERED WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE), NATURAL FLAVORS, ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Rotini Pasta Salad

Vitamins

Vitamin C 12% DV
Vitamin A 16% DV

Minerals

Calcium 1% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Mcintosh Style Apple J...

Vitamins

Vitamin C 33% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Rotini Pasta Salad

Total Ingredients
64
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 10 more

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice

Total Ingredients
4
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🌡️ Flavor Additive
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

These tags help categorize foods based on their ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Rotini Pasta Salad Tags

Mcintosh Style Apple Juice 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 The Kroger Co.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1892029

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 50/100
Quality Tier Low
USDA Food Record ID 2638094

Report Data Issues for Mcintosh Style Apple Juice