Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
The processing score reflects 25 ingredients, including artificial colors, modified ingredients and enriched flour or grain. The nutrition score reflects high sodium.
Nutrition Highlights
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Ingredients
15 listed · 6 flagged for reviewENRICHED MACARONI: DURUM AND ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NIACIN, FERROUS, SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SAUCE MIX: DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS, WHEY, SALT, CORNSTARCH, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, SOYBEAN OIL, YELLOW 5, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), YELLOW 6, RED 40 LAKE, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT)BUTTERMILK, YELLOW 5 LAKE, YELLOW 6 LAKE, LESS THAN 2% SILICON DIOXIDE.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Macaroni & Cheese Dinner'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.
- Artificial ColorsStrong UPF marker
In this product: Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40 Lake, Yellow 5 Lake, and 1 more.
Synthetic colors are definitive UPF markers.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator
In this product: Less Than 2% Silicon Dioxide.
Common in powdered processed foods.
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