Restaurant Style Mac 'N Cheese Bites
The processing score reflects 76 ingredients, including artificial flavoring, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and total fat. It also contains trans fat.
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Ingredients
23 listed · 8 flagged for reviewBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE (CHEESE WHEY, WATER, PALM OIL, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES]MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, VINEGAR, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, PHOSPHORIC ACID, ANNATTO COLOR, CAROTENE COLOR, PAPRIKA COLOR), ELBOW MACARONI (WATER, DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, [ENRICHED WITH IRON {FERROUS SULFATE}]AND B VITAMIN [NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), VEGETABLE (SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL), PASTEURIZED PROCESSED CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, WATER, CREAM, BUTTERMILK, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, VEGETABLE COLOR, ENZYMES), DEHYDRATED CHEESE BLEND (CHEDDAR, ROMANO [MILK, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES, ENZYMES], DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEAT STARCH, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, CORNSTARCH MODIFIED, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, DRIED WHEY, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE), DEXTROSE, CARAMEL, DRIED YEAST, EGG WHITES, GUAR GUM, NONFAT MILK, SOY FLOUR.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Restaurant Style Mac 'N Cheese Bites' 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: Guar Gum.
Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sharp Cheddar Cheese Sauce (Cheese Whey, Water, Palm Oil, Modified Tapioca Starch, Modified Food Starch, Cheddar Cheese [Milk Cultures, Salt, Enzymes]Maltodextrin, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Vinegar, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Mono- And Diglycerides, Phosphoric Acid, Annatto Color, Carotene Color, Paprika Color), Sugar, Dextrose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Elbow Macaroni (Water, Durum Wheat Semolina, [Enriched With Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}]And B Vitamin [Niacin, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Food Bases & AlkalisProcessing indicator
In this product: Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate).
Common in baking, excessive use indicates processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Dried Yeast.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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