Shells and Cheese Original Flavor

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 8 ingredients to avoid

Velveeta Shells and Cheese Original Flavor 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 1g fiber, 7g protein and 3g 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.

Velveeta Shells and Cheese Original Flavor lists 35 ingredients, starting with Enriched Macaroni Product, Wheat Flour, Glycerol, Monostearate and Niacin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

175 kcal per serving, or 259 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Velveeta Shells and Cheese Original Flavor on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Velveeta Shells and Cheese Original Flavor 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.