Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt has less impact on blood sugar than Mesquite Barbecue Dip Style Potato Chips

Mesquite Barbecue Dip Style Potato Chips

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt

BSI: 28 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 2 - Low Impact

Mesquite Barbecue Dip Style Potato Chips

Chips, Pretzels & Snacks Utz Quality Foods, Llc Branded

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt

Popcorn, Peanuts, Seeds & Related Snacks Meijer, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Mesquite Bar... Lightly Salt...
Carbs 16.0g 4.0g
Sugars 2.0g 1.0g
Fiber 1.0g 3.0g
Protein 2.0g 3.0g
Fat 10.0g 21.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Mesquite Barbecue Dip Style Potato Chips

Serving size 28.0 Gg

Calories 160

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 10.0g 13%
Saturated Fat 3.5g 18%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 199.9mg 9%
Total Carbohydrates 16.0g 6%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 2.0g

* 13.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 2.0g 4%
Calcium 10.1mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Potassium 330.1mg 7%

* 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:

POTATOES, VEGETABLE OIL (MAY CONTAIN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: COTTONSEED OIL, PALM OIL, CORN OIL, CANOLA OIL, AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SUGAR, DEXTROSE, TORULA YEAST, TOMATO POWDER, SALT, SMOKE FLAVORED SALT, PAPRIKA AND OTHER SPICES, DEHYDRATED ONION AND GARLIC, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVORING, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA.

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt

Serving size 28.0 GRMg

Calories 200

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 21.0g 27%
Saturated Fat 2.0g 10%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 11.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 7.0g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 40.0mg 2%
Total Carbohydrates 4.0g 1%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 1.0g
Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 19.9mg 2%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 112.0mg 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:

PECANS, VEGETABLE OIL (PEANUT, COTTONSEED, SOYBEAN AND/OR SUNFLOWER SEED OIL), SEA SALT.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Mesquite Barbecue Dip ...

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 10% DV
Potassium 34% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Lightly Salted Roasted...

Minerals

Calcium 7% DV
Iron 20% DV
Potassium 11% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Mesquite Barbecue Dip Style...

Total Ingredients
18
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 5 more

Lightly Salted Roasted Peca...

Total Ingredients
5
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Detected Ingredients
🫧 Fat
💦 Refined Fat
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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Mesquite Barbecue Dip Style Potato Chips Tags

Lightly Salted Roasted Pecans Halves With Sea Salt Tags

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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 Utz Quality Foods, Llc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1931135

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Brand Meijer, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2638175

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Frequently Asked Questions

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