Macaroni & Cheese
Processing Score
12.8Ultra-Processed
02.55.08.010+
Nutrition Score
—/10No Data
The processing score reflects 41 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag.
Nutrition Highlights
Little Or No Cholesterol Listed
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
025800022403
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size255 g
Amount per serving
Calories
260
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2g
3%
Saturated Fat 0.5g
3%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 5mg
2%
Sodium 810mg
35%
Total Carbohydrate 50g
18%
Dietary Fiber 2g
7%
Total Sugars 6g
Protein 9g
Calcium 150mg
12%
Iron 1.4mg
8%
* 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
2 listed · 2 flagged for reviewCOOKED ENRICHED PASTA PRODUCT (WATER, ENRICHED PASTA PRODUCT [SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, MUNICIPAL SOURCE, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, NONFAT DRY MILK, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, WHEY, SALT, CHEESE BLEND [GRANULAR, BLUE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES)], NATURAL FLAVORS [INCLUDING MILK AND AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT], XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, SODIUM STEAROYL LACTYLATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, LIPOLYZED CREAM, MONO & DIGLYCERIDES [SOY], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYME-MODIFIED BUTTER, BUTTERFAT, SPICES, ANNATTO EXTRACT, FLAVOR, DEHYDRATED BUTTER, TURMERIC EXTRACT, POTASSIUM HYDROXIDE, LACTOSE POWDER, ANNATTO, TURMERIC).
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Macaroni & 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 Enriched Pasta Product (Water, Enriched Pasta Product [Semolina Wheat Flour, Water, Municipal Source, Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid]).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Cheese Sauce (Water, Nonfat Dry Milk, Modified Food Starch, Whey, Salt, Cheese Blend [Granular, Blue (Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes)], Natural Flavors [Including Milk And Autolyzed Yeast Extract], Xanthan Gum, Guar Gum, Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid, Natural Butter Flavor, Lipolyzed Cream, Mono & Diglycerides [Soy], Sodium Phosphate, Enzyme-Modified Butter, Butterfat, Spices, Annatto Extract, Flavor, Dehydrated Butter, Turmeric Extract, Potassium Hydroxide, Lactose Powder, Annatto, Turmeric).
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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