Panera Bread at HomeBoxed Dinners & Sides

Mac & Cheese

Processing Score

9.4Ultra-Processed

02.55.08.010+

Nutrition Score

—/10No Data

The processing score reflects 46 ingredients, including modified ingredients and emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high saturated fat. It also contains trans fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High Saturated Fat

Panera Bread at Home Mac & Cheese Boxed Dinners & Sides

Data Updated

Oct 18, 2026

UPC

077958790499

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size236 g

Amount per serving

Calories

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 30g

38%

Saturated Fat 17g

85%

Trans Fat 1g

Cholesterol 90mg

30%

Sodium 1150mg

50%

Total Carbohydrate 40g

15%

Dietary Fiber <1g

Total Sugars 8g

Protein 19g

Vitamin D 40.1mcg

201%

Calcium 380mg

29%

Iron 1mg

Potassium 350mg

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

16 listed · 3 flagged for review

COOKED PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, MILKFAT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM ALGINATE, ENZYMES), WATER, MILK, HEAVY CREAM, WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), ORGANIC CANOLA OIL, OF: BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, LACTIC ACID, ACACIA & XANTHAN GUM, SODIUM CITRATE, NISIN PREPARATION AND SEA SALT.

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

Processed Dairy Ingredients (Whey Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
Stabilizers & Gums (Acacia & Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Boxed Dinners & Sides, this product is more processed than about 53% of the 4,145 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'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.

Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator

In this product: Cooked Pasta (Water, Semolina Wheat Flour, Egg Whites, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Nisin Preparation And Sea Salt.

Natural sources but industrial application.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Organic Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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