Original Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 6 ingredients to avoid

Great Value Original Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese 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. Per serving it carries 2g fiber, 8g 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.

Great Value Original Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese lists 23 ingredients, starting with 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.

390 kcal per serving, or 557 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Great Value Original Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Great Value Original Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese scores worse than most prepared meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amylu Organic Chicken Meatballs at 97/100.