Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta

Name: Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta
Brand: Hormel

5Avoid

Ingredients · 33

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Common questions

Is Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta healthy?

Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta 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 Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta?

Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta lists 33 ingredients, starting with Water, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate and Riboflavin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta contain seed oils?

Yes. Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta lists Liquid and Hydrogenated Soybean Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta?

Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta compare to other pasta & noodles?

At 5/100 Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta 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 Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta organic?

Hormel Macaroni and cheese pasta is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.