Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Rotisserie Style Chicken has less impact on blood sugar than Mac & Cheese

Mac & Cheese

Rotisserie Style Chicken

BSI: 70 - High Impact
BSI: 0 - Low Impact

Mac & Cheese

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Other Deli Blount Seafood Corporation Branded

Rotisserie Style Chicken

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Cooked & Prepared Hormel Foods Corporation Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mac & Cheese Rotisserie S...
Carbs 39.0g 0.0g
Sugars 7.0g 0.0g
Fiber 3.1g 0.0g
Protein 20.0g 18.0g
Fat 22.0g 7.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mac & Cheese

Serving size 284.0 Gg

Calories 429

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 22.0g 28%
Saturated Fat 14.0g 70%
Trans Fat 0.5g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 54.0mg 18%
Sodium 1280.8mg 56%
Total Carbohydrates 39.0g 14%
Dietary Fiber 3.1g 11%
Total Sugars 7.0g

* 28.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 20.0g 40%
Calcium 448.7mg 35%
Iron 1.8mg 10%

* 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:

COOKED ENRICHED RIGATE PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), AMERICAN CHEESE SPREAD (CHEDDAR AND COLBY CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, SALT, CARRAGEENAN, CELLULOSE GUM), LIGHT CREAM, CHEESE SAUCE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, MILKFAT, WHEY, ENZYME MODIFIED CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE]), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), WATER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, SEASONING (YEAST EXTRACT, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT) AND NISIN PREPARATION.

Rotisserie Style Chicken

Serving size 84.0 Gg

Calories 140

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7.0g 9%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 84.8mg 28%
Sodium 260.4mg 11%
Total Carbohydrates 0.0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 0.0g 0%
Total Sugars 0.0g
Protein 18.0g 36%
Calcium 0.0mg 0%
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:

CHICKEN THIGH MEAT, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SPICES, SALT, FLAVORING, PAPRIKA, OLIVE OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, XANTHAN GUM, MALTODEXTRIN.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mac & Cheese

Vitamins

Vitamin A 59% DV

Minerals

Calcium 16% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Rotisserie Style Chicken

Minerals

Iron 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.

Mac & Cheese

Total Ingredients
55
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
Filler
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
+ 8 more

Rotisserie Style Chicken

Total Ingredients
10
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🔄 Emulsifier
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌿 Natural
💦 Refined Fat
+ 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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Rotisserie Style Chicken 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 Blount Seafood Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 369576

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Brand Hormel Foods Corporation
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 20/100
Quality Tier Very Low
USDA Food Record ID 1901427

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