Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese

Name: Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese
Brand: Trader Joe's

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Ingredients · 41

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese healthy?

Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese scores 36/100 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 Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese?

Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese lists 41 ingredients, starting with Semolina, Durum Wheat Flour, Water, Niacin and Reduced Iron. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese’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 Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese?

Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese compare to other frozen foods?

At 36/100 Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese scores worse than most frozen foods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in frozen foods is Straus Family Creamery Organic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream at 100/100.

Is Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese organic?

Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Trader Joe's Butternut Squash Mac and Cheese, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

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