Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

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.

Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Modified Corn Starch.

Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Enriched Macaroni Product (Wheat Flour, Salt, Glycerol Monostearate, Niacin, Iron, [Ferrous Sulfate], Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid).

Natural sources but industrial application.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Cheese Sauce Mix (Corn Syrup Solids, Maltodextrin, Whey, Palm Oil, Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Salt, Natural Flavor, Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Milk, Sodium Caseinate, Monosodium Glutamate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Emulsifer [Monoglycerides], Yeast Extract, Guar Gum, Preservative [Tbhq], Blue Cheese [Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes], Sodium Silicoaluminate, Citric Acid, Reduced Lactose Whey, Color [Yellow 5 And 6], Dehydrated Onion), Maltodextrin.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Acetic Acid Esters Of Mono And Diglycerides.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Chloride.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.