Macaroni & Cheese Original Cheddar

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Chef's Cupboard Macaroni & Cheese Original Cheddar scores 4/100 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 1g fiber, 12g protein and 4g 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.

Chef's Cupboard Macaroni & Cheese Original Cheddar lists 24 ingredients, starting with Enriched Macaroni, Wheat Flour, Ferrous Sulfate, Niacin and Calcium Carbonate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

320 kcal per serving, or 323 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Chef's Cupboard Macaroni & Cheese Original Cheddar on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 4/100 Chef's Cupboard Macaroni & Cheese Original Cheddar scores worse than most pasta & noodles we have scored. A higher-scoring option in pasta & noodles is Rao's Homemade Spaghetti at 100/100.