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Mac And Cheese Roundup

We analyzed 111 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 2)

Calories
339
Protein
11g
Kroger

Mac and cheese

Ingredients: Enriched Macaroni Product (_Wheat_ Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Cheddar Cheese Sauce (_Whey_, _Dairy_ Product Solids, Salt, Cheddar Cheese [_Milk_, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes], Modified Corn Starch, Contains 2% or Less of the Following: Color Added [Beet Juice, Annatto Extract, Beta Carotene, Turmeric Oleoresin], Citric Acid, Disodium Phosphate, Latic Acid).

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
382
Protein
13g
Annie's

Annie's puppies & kitties & white cheddar

Ingredients: ORGANIC PASTA (ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR), DRIED CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, NON-ANIMAL ENZYMES), WHEY, BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), NONFAT MILK, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SILICON DIOXIDE (FOR ANTICAKING).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
302
Protein
12g
Unknown

Mac & cheese with bacon, macaroni and cheese dinner, creamy alfredo

Ingredients: Enriched macaroni product (wheat flour, glycerol monostearate, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid); cheese sauce (cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey, sodium phosphate, canola oil, contains less than 2% of salt, whey protein concentrate, milk protein concentrate, lactic acid, sorbic acid as a preservative, sodium alginate, annatto [color]); seasoning blend (modified food starch, whey, pasteurized part-skim milk, maltodextrin, garlic powder, onion powder, pasteurized milk, salt, buttermilk solids, dried parsley, whey protein concentrate, acetylated monoglycerides, white pepper, sodium phosphate, lactose, medium chain triglycerides, nutmeg, citric acid, cheese culture, lactic acid, enzymes, natural flavor [contains celery], sulfites); bacon bits with added hickory smoke flavor (bacon [cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite], smoke flavor); breadcrumbs (wheat flour, sugar, soybean oil, dried parsley, yeast, garlic powder, salt).

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
211
Sugar
4g
Panera Bread

Panera bread mac & cheese

Ingredients: Cooked enriched rigate pasta (water, semolina, egg whites, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), american cheese spread (cheddar and colby cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, milkfat, salt, carrageenan, cellulose gum), light cream, cheese sauce (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, milkfat, whey, enzyme modified cheese [pasteurized milk, water, sodium phosphate, milkfat, salt, cheese culture, enzymes], sodium phosphate, modified food starch, salt, lactic acid, sodium alginate, sorbic acid [preservative]), white cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), contains 2% or less of: butter (cream, salt), water, modified food starch, wheat flour, salt, seasoning (yeast extract, maltodextrin, salt) and nisin preparation.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
180
Sugar
2g
Amy's

Rice Mac & Cheese

Ingredients: ORGANIC RICE PASTA (ORGANIC RICE FLOUR, FILTERED WATER), ORGANIC LOWFAT MILK, WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES [WITHOUT ANIMAL ENZYMES OR RENNET]), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), ORGANIC SWEET RICE FLOUR, SEA SALT, ORGANIC ANNATTO (COLOR)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
13g
Kraft

macaroni and cheese thick and creamy

Ingredients: wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, whey, modified food starch, milk fat, nonfat dry milk, salt, milk protein concentrate, disodium phosphate, cellulose gel, cellulose gum, dried buttermilk, citric acid, lactic acid, paprika, annatto, turmeric, cheese culture, enzymes

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
366
Protein
13g
Simply Nature

Macaroni & Cheese

Ingredients: organic pasta, organic wheat flour, organic whey, organic cheddar cheese, organic pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, salt, organic wheat flour, organic cornstarch, organic nonfat dry milk, natural flavors, sodium phosphate, organic sunflower oil, organic annatto extract, lactic acid powder, lactic acid, calcium lactate, citric acid

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
13g
Aldi

Macaroni and cheese

Ingredients: enriched macaroni product (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheese sauce mix (dairy product solids, wheat flour, whey, salt, cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], disodium phosphate, soybean oil, autolyzed yeast extract, lactic acid, annatto extract [color], natural flavors silicon dioxide [anti-caking agenti) contains: milk, wheat,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Kraft, Heinz

Kraft Mac and cheese

Ingredients: pasta (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamin mononitrate (vitami̇n b1), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid], whole wheat flour), cheese sauce mix (whey, milkfat, milk protein concentrate, salt, calcium carbonate, sodium triphosphate, potassium chloride, citric acid, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, natural flavor, milk, with paprika, annatto, and turmeric added for color, enzymes, cheese culture, sodium caseinate), contains: wheat, milk, kraft heinz foods company chicago, il 60601 kraftheinz

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
343
Protein
11g
Great Value

Macaroni & Cheese, Original Cheddar

Ingredients: ENRICHED MACARONI (WHEAT FLOUR, FERROUS SULFATE, NIACIN, CALCIUM CARBONATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE BLEND (WHEY, DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SALT, FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED, NATURAL FLAVORS, ANNATTO EXTRACT, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SODIUM PHOSPHATE).

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
325
Protein
12g
Simply Nature

Organic deluxe macaroni and cheese

Ingredients: organic pasta (organic durum wheat semolina), water, organic cheddar cheese (organic pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), organic whey (from milk), organic butter, sodium phosphate, organic natural flavors, salt, organic guar gum, lactic acid, organic annatto extract (color), contains: milk, wheat,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
328
Protein
19g
Banza

Shells And Vegan White Cheddar

Ingredients: Chickpeas, Pea Starch, Tapioca, Xanthan Gum, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Buttermilk, Salt, Disodium Phosphate, Whey, Lactic Acid, Nonfat Dry Milk

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
318
Protein
12g
PRIVATE SELECTION

CREAMY MACARONI & CHEESE DECADENT GOUDA with AGED WHITE CHEDDAR

Ingredients: BRONZE CUT ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS LACTATE [IRON], THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GOUDA WITH AGED WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE SAUCE (SKIM MILK, CHEESE [GOUDA, CHEDDAR {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}], CANOLA OIL, WATER, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM ALGINATE, LACTIC ACID, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, SORBIC ACID TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER)

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Mono- and Diglycerides
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Calories
317
Protein
12g
Kraft

Queso Blanco Shells & Cheese

Ingredients: MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT ENRICHED FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE (WHEY, MILK, CANOLA OIL, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, CREAM, NATURAL FLAVOR, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], ANNATTO EXTRACT [COLOR], ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
390
Sugar
6g
Cheese club

Macaroni and Cheese

Ingredients: enriched macaroni product, wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese sauce, dairy product solids, enriched flour, wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheddar cheese, milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, modified corn starch, whey, beet juice, annatto extract, beta carotene, turmeric oleoresin, reduced-lactose whey, citric acid, natural flavor, dried yeast, disodium phosphate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
350
Sugar
7g
Simply Nature

Shells & White Cheddar

Ingredients: ORGANIC PASTA (ORGANIC DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA), ORGANIC WHEY (FROM ORGANIC MILK), ORGANIC CHEDDAR CHEESE (ORGANIC PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, ORGANIC WHEAT FLOUR, ORGANIC NONFAT DRY MILK, ORGANIC CORNSTARCH., LACTIC ACID POWDER (LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM LACTATE), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, CITRIC ACID

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
353
Sugar
9g
General Mills

Cheeseburger macaroni meal

Ingredients: Enriched elbow macaroni (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn starch, salt, wheat flour, sugar, modified whey, tomato*, onion*, cheddar cheese* (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), palm oil, citric acid, vegetable oil (canola, soybean and/or sunflower oil), yeast extract, garlic*, annatto extract (color), black pepper, limburger cheese* (milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), monoglycerides, natural flavor, sodium phosphate, nonfat milk, silicon dioxide (anticaking agent).*dried

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
91
Sugar
1g
Unknown

Chef Boyardee Mac and Cheese, 15 oz, 15 OZ

Ingredients: Water, Enriched Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina, Wheat Protein Isolate [Wheat Gluten, Phosphate, Lactic Acid], Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate [Vitamin B1], Riboflavin [Vitamin B2], Folic Acid), Cheese Flavor (Dehydrated Blend of Whey, Granular and Blue Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Sunflower Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Citric Acid, Lactic Acid), LESS THAN 2% OF: Cream, Margarine (Liquid Soybean Oil, Palm Oil, Palm Kernel Oil, Water, Salt, Vegetable Monoglycerides and Soy Lecithin [Emulsifiers], Nonfat Dry Milk, Cultured Nonfat Dry Milk, Vitamin A Palmitate, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Colored with Beta Carotene), Modified Corn Starch, Nonfat Milk, Salt, Sodium Caseinate, Turmeric and Paprika (Colors). CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
410
Protein
13g
Kraft

Easy Mac - Macaroni & cheese dinner

Ingredients: ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, GLYCERYL MONOSTEARATE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID); CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, MILK, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MILKFAT, PALM OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MALTODEXTRIN, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, DRIED BUTTERMILK, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, GUAR GUM, CHEESE CULTURE, NONFAT DRY MILK WITH PAPRIKA TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
379
Protein
10g
Cheese Club

Express Mac

Ingredients: ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SEASONING (WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, PALM OIL, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], LACTOSE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: DRY WHOLE MILK, NATURAL FLAVORS, SODIUM CASEINATE, COLORS ADDED [ANNATTO EXTRACT, TITANIUM DIOXIDE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT], POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, POTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, YEAST EXTRACT, LACTIC ACID), MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGLYCERIDES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, GUAR GUM

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Titanium Dioxide
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Calories
366
Sugar
1g
Annie's Homegrown

Organic Vegan Mac Cheddar Flavor

Ingredients: organic pasta (organic wheat flour), organic vegan cheddar flavor seasoning (organic rice syrup solids, organic palm oil, sea salt, organic corn starch, organic pea protein, natural flavor, sunflower lecithin, lactic acid, organic annatto extract [for color], silicon dioxide [for anticaking]),

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
330
Protein
12g
Velveeta

Shells and Cheese

Ingredients: enriched macaroni product (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate [iron], thiamin mononitraté [vitami̇n b1], riboflavin [viťamin b2], folic acid), cheese šauce (whey, canola oil, cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey protein concéntrate, milk, mi̇lk protein concentrate, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of salt, lactic acid, sodium alginate, sorbic acid as a préservative, oleoresin paprika [color], enzymes, cheese culture, annatto extract [color], milkfat, natural flavor). contains: wheat, milk. kraft heinz foods company, chicago, il 60601 kraftheinz this product is

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
327
Protein
11g
Cheese Club

Shells & Cheese

Ingredients: ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SOYBEAN AND/OR CANOLA OIL, WHEY, NONFAT DRY MILK, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF:, NATURAL FLAVORS, SALT, COLOR [BETA CAROTENE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT], LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM)

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
129
Sugar
2g
Aldi

Macaroni & cheese

Ingredients: CHEDDAR CHEESE, PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, WATER, MARGARINE, LIQUID AND HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ANNATTO EXTRACT, POTASSIUM SORBATE, SODIUM BENZOATE, EGG, MILK, SOY, WHEAT, COOKED MACARONI, SEMOLINA, WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Benzoate
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Calories
129
Sugar
0g
Bob Evans

Macaroni & Cheese

Ingredients: Cooked enriched pasta (water, elbow mcroni [semolina (wheat), niacin, iron (ferrous sulfate), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), milk, water, pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, and/or whey protein concentrate, skim milk, contains less than 2% of the following: milkfat, salt, sodium-alginate, lactic acid, artifical color, apocartenal [color]), cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto [color]), margarine (liquid soybean oil, water, salt, hydrogenated cottonseed oil, soy lecithin, vegetable mono and diglycerides, artifical flavor, vitamin a palmitate), contains less than 2% of the following: modified food starch, salt.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Mono- and Diglycerides
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Calories
260
Sugar
4g
Annie's Homegrown

Macaroni and cheese shells aged

Ingredients: Organic pasta (organic wheat flour), dried organic cheddar cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), organic whey, salt, sodium phosphate, organic annatto extract (for color), silicon dioxide (for anticaking).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
386
Protein
12g
Annie's

Organic Pasta

Ingredients: Organic pasta (organic wheat flour, organic whole grain wheat flour), tapioca starch, dried cheddar cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), nonfat milk, corn starch, organic coconut oil, whey, butter, salt, potassium chloride, cultured whole milk, sunflower lecithin, sodium phosphate, annatto extract (for color), silicon dioxide (for anticaking).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
353
Sugar
10g
Heinz

Gluten free mac and cheese

Ingredients: gluten free pasta (corn flour, brown rice flour), cheese sauce mix (whey, _milkfat_, _milk protein concentrate_, salt, sodium triphosphate, cóntains less than 2% of citric acid, lactic acid, sodum phosphate, calcium phosphate, with paprika, turmeric, and annatto added for color, enzymes, cheese culture).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
366
Protein
13g
Annie's Homegrown

Organic shells and white cheddar

Ingredients: Organic Pasta (organic wheat flour), Organic Dried Cheddar Cheese (organic cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), Organic Whey, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Silicon Dioxide (for anticaking). CONTAINS WHEAT AND MILK INGREDIENTS.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
392
Protein
20g
Annie's

SUPER! MAC Shells & White Cheddar

Ingredients: Organic Wheat Flour, Organic Pea Protein, Dried Cheddar Cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), Whey, Butter (pasteurized cream, salt), Nonfat Milk, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Silicon Dioxide (for anticaking) CONTAINS WHEAT AND MILK INGREDIENTS.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Mac And Cheese category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 111 products in the Mac And Cheese category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Mac And Cheese?+
We rank Mac And Cheese based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Mac And Cheese here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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