Mac & Cheese Bites, Mac & Cheese
The processing score reflects 69 ingredients, including enriched flour or grain and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat and total fat.
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Ingredients
22 listed · 6 flagged for reviewELBOW MACARONI (WATER, ENRICHED DURUM SEMOLINA [DURUM SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), MILK (MILK, VITAMIN D), PANKO (WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, SALT, YEAST), CREAM CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK AND CREAM, SALT, STABILIZERS [GUAR GUM AND CAROB BEAN GUM]), ONION, CANOLA OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, EGGS, WATER, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GOUDA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR]), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR]), SWISS CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM), GARLIC, CORNSTARCH, DIJON MUSTARD (WATER, MUSTARD SEEDS, VINEGAR, SALT), SALT, CAYENNE PEPPER SAUCE (AGED CAYENNE PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, SALT, AND GARLIC POWDER), CAYENNE PEPPER, GROUND NUTMEG, GARLIC POWDER, XANTHAN GUM.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Mac & Cheese Bites, Mac & 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.
- Stabilizers & GumsUPF marker
In this product: Xanthan Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Elbow Macaroni (Water, Enriched Durum Semolina [Durum Semolina Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Panko (Wheat Flour, Sugar, Salt, Yeast).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Canola Oil And/Or Sunflower Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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