Which food has less impact on blood sugar?

Tomato Sauce, Original has less impact on blood sugar than Nature Valley Cranberry Almond Protein Granola Cereal

Tomato Sauce, Original

Nature Valley Cranberry Almond Protein Granola Cereal

BSI: 20 - Moderate Impact
BSI: 70 - High Impact
Prepared Pasta & Pizza Sauces Pasta Too Branded

Nature Valley Cranberry Almond Protein Granola Cereal

Processed Cereal Products General Mills Sales Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Tomato Sauce... Nature Valle...
Carbs 11.0g 40.8g
Sugars 5.0g 18.7g
Fiber 1.0g 3.9g
Protein 3.0g 13.0g
Fat 8.0g 8.3g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Tomato Sauce, Original

Serving size 130.0 Gg

Calories 120

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 10.4mg 3%
Sodium 419.9mg 18%
Total Carbohydrates 11.0g 4%
Dietary Fiber 1.0g 4%
Total Sugars 5.0g

* 5.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 3.0g 6%
Calcium 78.0mg 6%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 106.6mg 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:

TOMATO PUREE (WATER CRUSHED TOMATOES), TOMATOES, BUTTER BLEND (PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM AND PALM KERNEL OIL, LIQUID SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, BUTTER, SALT, NONFAT DRY MILK, VEGETABLE MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, CITRIC ACID, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, BETA CAROTENEN, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), ROMANO CHEESE (SHEEPS MILK, CULTURE, RENNET, SALT), CHICKEN FLAVOR (SALT, DEXTROSE, CORN STARCH, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, CHICKEN FAT, ONION POWDER, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, TURMERIC, EXTRACT OF CELERY AND PEPPER, SPICES), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SUGAR, BEEF FLAVOR, (SALT, HYDROLYZED PLANT PROTEIN, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, BEEF SHORTENING, ONION POWDER, CORN STARCH, SUGAR, TOMATO POWDER, CARROT POWDER, CARAMEL POWDER, BEEF EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, EXTRACTIVES OF CELERY & PEPPER, SPICES), ONION GARLIC, SPICES.

Nature Valley Cranberry Almond Protein Granola Cereal

Serving size 68.0 GRMg

Calories 285

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.3g 11%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.1g
Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 163.9mg 7%
Total Carbohydrates 40.8g 15%
Dietary Fiber 3.9g 14%
Total Sugars 18.7g

* 18.2g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 13.0g 26%
Calcium 68.0mg 5%
Iron 3.3mg 18%
Potassium 151.0mg 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:

INGREDIENTS: WHOLE GRAIN OATS, SUGAR, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CANOLA AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, ALMOND PIECES, DRIED CRANBERRIES, TAPIOCA SYRUP, MOLASSES, RICE STARCH, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, BAKING SODA, NATURAL FLAVOR. VITAMIN E (MIXED TOCOPHEROLS) ADDED TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS.

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

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

Tomato Sauce, Original

Minerals

Calcium 6% DV
Iron 4% DV
Potassium 2% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Nature Valley Cranberr...

Minerals

Calcium 10% DV
Iron 27% DV
Potassium 6% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

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

Tomato Sauce, Original

Total Ingredients
48
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🫧 Fat
+ 9 more

Nature Valley Cranberry Alm...

Total Ingredients
13
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🫧 Fat
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
+ 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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Tomato Sauce, Original Tags

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Nature Valley Cranberry Almond Protein Granola Cereal 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 Pasta Too
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1953365

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Brand General Mills Sales Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2641119

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