Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy

Name: Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy
Brand: Cheetos

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Ingredients · 24

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Common questions

Is Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy healthy?

Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy scores 5/100 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. 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.

What is in Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy?

Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy lists 24 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Whey, Cheddar Cheese, Salt and Palm Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy?

Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy compare to other pasta & noodles?

At 5/100 Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy scores worse than most pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Rao's Homemade Spaghetti at 100/100.

Is Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy organic?

Cheetos Macaroni & Cheese Bold & Cheesy is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.