Cheddar Mac & Cheese, Cheddar

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Cheddar Mac & Cheese, Cheddar'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.

Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker

In this product: Shredded Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes And Annatto (Color), Potato Starch, Powdered Cellulose (Prevent Caking)].

Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Penne Pasta (Cooked Penne Pasta (Semolina [Wheat], Enriched With Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Soybean Oil, Contains Less Than 2% Of Salt).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheddar Cheese Sauce [Water, Cheese Whey, Palm Oil, Modified Food Starch, Maltodextrin, Contains Less Than 2% Of Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Cheddar Cheese (Pasteruized Milk Cultures, Salt Enzymes), Lactic Acid, Vinegar, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Skim Milk, Citric Acid, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Mono And Diglycerides, Yeast, Yeast Extract, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Sodium Citrate, Phosphoric Acid, Butterfat, Cream, Natural Flavors, Annatto Extract (Color), Paprika Extract (Color), Beta Apocarotenal (Color)].

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Kosher Salt (Salt, Yellow Prussiate Of Soda).

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.