Mac & Cheese Bites, Three Cheese

Processing Score

15.1Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

016000472914

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Nutrition data isn't available for this product.

Imported and store-brand products often ship without a structured nutrition label, so we leave it blank rather than estimate.

Ingredients

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WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED DURUM SEMOLINA (DURUM SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SOYBEAN OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), YELLOW CORN FLOUR, CREAM CHEESE (MILK AND CREAM, SALT, CAROB BEAN GUM, CHEESE CULTURES), PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), APOCAROTENAL, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CANOLA OIL, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID, DEXTROSE, EGG, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), ENZYME MODIFIED CHEESE (MILK, WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES), LACTIC ACID, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), METHYLCELLULOSE, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, MONOGLYCERIDES, NONFAT MILK, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SALT, SODIUM ALGINATE, SODIUM CITRATE, SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, SORBIC ACID, SOY FLOUR, SPICES, SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, WHEY, YEAST.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Mac & Cheese Bites, Three Cheese scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Modified Starches (Modified Cornstarch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Methylcellulose, Sodium Alginate): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme Modified Cheese (Milk, Water, Sodium Phosphate, Milkfat, Salt, Cheese Cultures, Enzymes)): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
Processed Dairy Ingredients (Milk Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
Other Additives (Monoglycerides, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 Mac & Cheese Bites, Three 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.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Soybean Oil, Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Sorbic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator

In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate).

Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate, Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

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