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Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups

Original Mac and Cheese Cups

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Ingredients · 42

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Nutrition facts

NutrientPer 100gPer serving
Calories379 kcal379 kcal
Fat6.03 g6.03 g
Saturated fat3.45 g3.45 g
Carbohydrates68.97 g69 g
Sugars8.62 g8.62 g
Fiber1.72 g1.72 g
Protein12.07 g12.1 g
Sodium0 g0 g
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Common questions

Is Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups healthy?

Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups 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, 12g protein and 9g 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.

What is in Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups?

Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups lists 42 ingredients, starting with Enriched Macaroni Product, Wheat Flour, Glyceryl Monostearate, Niacin and Ferrous Sulfate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups?

379 kcal per serving, or 379 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups’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 Original Mac and Cheese Cups?

Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups compare to other prepared meals?

At 5/100 Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups scores worse than most prepared meals we have scored. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amy's Organic Medium Chili at 100/100.

Is Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups organic?

Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups is not certified organic in our data.

Has Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Kraft Original Mac and Cheese Cups, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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