Macaroni Cheese

Breakdown

Processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Sainsbury's Macaroni Cheese scores 17/100 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.

Sainsbury's Macaroni Cheese lists 25 ingredients, starting with Cooked Macaroni Pasta, Water, Whole Cows Milk, Extra Mature Cheddar Cheese and Cow's Milk. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 17/100 Sainsbury's 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.