Yellow Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Cabot Creamery Yellow Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese scores 38/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 2g fiber, 10g protein and 8g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Cabot Creamery Yellow Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese lists 17 ingredients, starting with Organic Pasta, Organic Wheat Flour, Vermont Cheddar Cheese, Cultured Pasteurized Milk and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

270 kcal per serving, or 380 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Cabot Creamery Yellow Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 38/100 Cabot Creamery Yellow Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese scores worse than most prepared meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amy's Organic Medium Chili at 100/100.