Cheeseburger Mac Macaroni & Cheese with Hamburger, Cheeseburger Mac

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Cheeseburger Mac Macaroni & Cheese with Hamburger, Cheeseburger Mac'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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Enriched Macaroni Product (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Beef Patty Crumble (Beef, Water, Isolated Soy Protein, Textured Vegetable Protein [Soy Flour, Caramel Color], Soy Sauce Powder [Soy Sauce {Fermented Soybeans, Wheat, Salt}, Maltodextrin, Salt], Modified Food Starch, Dehydrated Minced Onions, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Flavoring [Maltodextrin And Natural Flavor], Wheat Gluten, Celery Seeds), Ketchup (Tomato Concentrate, Distilled Vinegar, Sugar, Salt, Onion Powder, Spices, Natural Flavoring).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Margarine (Liquid And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Water, Salt, Less Than 2% Of Vegetable Mono And Diglycerides, Soy Lecithin, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Bha & Bht Added To Protect Flavor, Vitamin A Palmitate And Vitamin D3 Added), Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Annatto.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.