Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni & Cheese Entree

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni & Cheese Entree scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Cheddar Cheese Base (Cheddar And Blue Cheeses [ (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Whey, Water, Salt], Salt, Corn Oil, Yeast Extract, Sweet Cream Powder [Sweet Cream, Non-Fat Milk], Butter [Cream, Natural Flavor], Sugar, Dry Mustard, Flavor)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Flavor (Salt, Dehydrated Vegetables [Onion, Garlic, Tomato], Yeast Extract, Flavor, Smoke Flavor)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Bacon Cheeseburger Macaroni & Cheese Entree's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Fully Cooked Bacon Pieces (Pork, Water, Salt, Sugar, May Contain Dextrose And/Or Brown Sugar And/Or Maple Flavor, And/Or Artificial Maple Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Smoke, Smoke Flavor).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.