Chili's, Bacon Mac 'N' Cheese

Processing Score

15.0Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

2/10Poor

The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including preservatives, enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat. It also contains trans fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High Saturated Fat

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

717854470407

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size312 g

Amount per serving

Calories

580

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 30g

38%

Saturated Fat 16g

80%

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 80mg

27%

Sodium 1340mg

58%

Total Carbohydrate 47g

17%

Dietary Fiber 2g

Total Sugars 4g

Protein 28g

Calcium 350mg

27%

Iron 2.7mg

15%

* 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

19 listed · 9 flagged for review

COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, DURUM SEMOLINA [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), WATER, HALF AND HALF (MILK, CREAM), WHOLE MILK MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED WHOLE MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, SMOKE [LIQUID]), POBLANO CHILI PEPPERS, COOKED BACON WITH SMOKE FLAVORING ADDED (BACON [CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM NITRITE]. MAY CONTAIN NATURAL SMOKE FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM, ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (AMERICAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF MILKFAT, SALT, SODIUM-ALGINATE, LACTIC ACID, APOCAROTENAL [COLOR]), PROVOLONE CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, ANNATTO [COLOR]), LESS THAN 2% OF CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), ASIAGO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES). FULLY COOKED BACON (BACON [CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE], SMOKE FLAVORING), RENDERED BACON-FLAVORED FAT, STABILIZER (CORN STARCH, GUM ARABIC, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM), CANOLA OIL, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MALTODEXTRIN, SMOKED PAPRIKA (PAPRIKA, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR), TARA GUM, SPICE.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Chili's, Bacon Mac 'N' Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Industrial Enzymes (Asiago Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes). Fully Cooked Bacon (Bacon [Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite], Smoke Flavoring)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
Other Additives (Stabilizer (Corn Starch, Gum Arabic, Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum)): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
Stabilizers & Gums (Tara 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 Chili's, Bacon Mac 'N' Cheese'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 Semolina [Enriched With Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Bacon With Smoke Flavoring Added (Bacon [Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Nitrite]. May Contain Natural Smoke Flavoring, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium, Erythorbate, Sodium Ascorbate), Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Disodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Bacon vs Sausage comparison.

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