Macaroni and Cheese

How it scored 78 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 22 listed

• 1 Macaroni
  A type of dry pasta in tubular shape, traditionally made from durum semolina.
  Low
• 2 Cheese Sauce Mix
  A dry powdered mix used to prepare cheese sauce. Typically contains whey, cheese powder/solids, milk solids, modified starch, salt, emulsifi…
  Low
• 3 Wheat Flour
  Powder ground from wheat grain (Triticum aestivum). Contains starch, gluten-forming proteins (gliadin, glutenin), bran, and germ depending o…
  Low
• 4 Durum Wheat Flour
  Flour milled from durum wheat (Triticum durum), a hard wheat species.
  Low
• 5 Nicotinic Acid
  Nicotinic acid (niacin or vitamin B3, pyridine-3-carboxylic acid). E375 is the EU additive code for its use as a vitamin/nutrient added to f…
  Low
• 6 Ferrous Sulfate
  An iron(II) sulfate salt (FeSO4) used as an iron source for food fortification and dietary supplements.
  Low
• 7 Thiamin Mononitrate
  Synthetic, stable form of vitamin B1 (thiamine). The nitrate salt is preferred for fortification because it tolerates heat and humidity bett…
  Low
• 8 Riboflavin
  Riboflavin (vitamin B2), a water-soluble B vitamin. Used as a yellow-orange food color (E101) and as a vitamin fortificant.
  Low
• 9 Folic Acid
  Synthetic form of folate (vitamin B9). Pteroylmonoglutamic acid, a water-soluble B vitamin essential for DNA synthesis and red blood cell fo…
  Low
• 10 Whey
  Liquid or dried protein-rich byproduct of cheese making, derived from milk.
  Low
• 11 Milkfat
  Milkfat (butterfat) is the fat fraction of cow's milk.
  Low
• 12 Milk Protein Concentrate
  Concentrated dairy protein product (40-90% protein) made by ultrafiltration of skim milk; contains both casein and whey proteins.
  Low
• 13 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 14 Citric Acid
  Citric acid (E330), a weak organic acid naturally present in citrus fruit and produced commercially via Aspergillus niger fermentation.
  Low
• 15 Lactic Acid Safe
• 16 Calcium Phosphates
  Group of calcium phosphate compounds (mono-, di-, and tribasic calcium phosphate) used in foods.
  Low
• 17 Paprika
  Ground spice from dried Capsicum annuum peppers.
  Safe
• 18 Turmeric
  Ground rhizome of the Curcuma longa plant; primary active compound is curcumin.
  Safe
• 19 Enzyme
  Industrial food enzyme — protein catalysts derived from plants, animals, or microorganisms (often via fermentation), added to food to perfor…
  Low
• 20 Lactic Ferments
  Live lactic-acid-producing bacterial cultures (typically Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Streptococcus thermophilus, Leuconostoc) added to milk …
  Low
• 21 Iron
  Mineral element; essential micronutrient. In food, typically appears as ferrous sulfate, ferric orthophosphate, or reduced iron.
  Low
• 22 Thiamin
  Thiamin (vitamin B1) is an essential water-soluble B vitamin.
  Low