Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Name: Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner
Brand: Kraft

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Ingredients · 32

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Common questions

Is Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner healthy?

Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner 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 Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner?

Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner lists 32 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Durum Flour, Niacin, Folic Acid and Whey. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner’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 Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner?

Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner compare to other pasta & noodles?

At 5/100 Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner 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 Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner organic?

Kraft-Heinz Original Macaroni & Cheese Dinner is not certified organic in our data.

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