Mac & Cheese Bites

What These Ingredients Tell Us

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

Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Modified Food Starch.

Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Elbow Macaroni (Water, Enriched Semolina [Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheddar Cheese Sauce (Cheese Whey, Water, Palm Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Food Starch, Cheddar Cheese [Milk Cultures, Salt And Enzymes], Maltodextrin, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Vinegar, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Mono & Diglycerides, Phosphoric Acid, Annatto Color, Carotene Color, Paprika Color).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil (Soybean And/Or Canola).

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: White Cheddar Cheese Powder Whey, Cheese [Granular And Blue Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes}]Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid}, Wheat Starch, Salt, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Dried Whey, Yeast Extract, Yeast, Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Leavening Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate , Caramel Color, Dried Garlic, Dried Onion, Extractives Of Paprika, Sodium Alginate, Vinegar.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.