Sour Cream Mac & Cheese
The processing score reflects 93 ingredients, including artificial colors, hydrogenated oil, artificial flavoring, plus 4 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
14 listed · 8 flagged for reviewENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (SEMOLINA [WHEAT], NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALAD DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLKS [EGG YOLKS, SALT], SUGAR, MUSTARD [WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, SPICE], SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY [MILK]PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, COLOR [TURMERIC, ANNATTO]), WATER, CULTURED SOUR CREAM (PASTEURIZED HOMOGENIZED CULTURED CREAM, MILK SOLIDS NONFAT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, POTASSIUM SORBATE [TO RETARD SPOILAGE]), FRUCTOSE, MILD CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), CELERY, RED BELL PEPPERS, SEASONING (SALT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, GLUCONO DELTA LACTONE, BUTTERMILK POWDER, CHEESE POWDER [CULTURED CREAM, [CREAM, CULTURES], CHEESES INCLUDING CHEDDAR, ROMANO, MOZZARELLA [PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, EXTRACT OF ANNATTO, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES], WHEY, NONFAT MILK, BUTTERMILK, SPICE, MODIFIED WHEY PROTEIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, EXTRACT OF ANNATTO, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 3, LACTIC AND CITRIC ACID], POTASSIUM SORBATE [TO RETARD SPOILAGE], DEHYDRATED ONION), GREEN BELL PEPPERS, CARROTS, GREEN ONIONS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, COLOR (WATER, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, RED 40, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE [PRESERVATIVE]).
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Sour Cream 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: Enriched Macaroni Product (Semolina [Wheat], Niacin, Iron [Ferrous Sulfate], Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Color (Water, Yellow 5, Yellow 6, Red 40, Citric Acid, Sodium Benzoate [Preservative]).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Salad Dressing (Soybean Oil, Water, Distilled Vinegar, Egg Yolks [Egg Yolks, Salt], Sugar, Mustard [Water, Distilled Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, Spice], Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Whey [Milk]Protein Concentrate, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Color [Turmeric, Annatto]), Fructose.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
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