CHEDDY MAC Creamy Cheddar and Macaroni

How it scored 65 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 30 listed

• 1 Macaroni
  A type of dry pasta in tubular shape, traditionally made from durum semolina.
  Low
• 2 Cheddar Cheese Blend
  A blend that contains cheddar cheese mixed with other cheeses or cheese products, often with anti-caking agents or cultures, used in shredde…
  Safe
• 3 Butter
  Dairy product churned from cream of cow's milk; ~80% milkfat by FDA standard of identity.
  Safe
• 4 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low
• 5 Tapioca Starch
  Starch extracted from the cassava root (Manihot esculenta).
  Safe
• 6 Maple Syrup
  A natural sweetener produced by boiling down sap from sugar maple, red maple, or black maple trees; predominantly sucrose with some glucose,…
  Low
• 7 Lactic Acid
  Organic acid (E270) naturally produced by lactic acid bacteria during fermentation; also produced industrially.
  Low
• 8 Wheat Flour
  Powder ground from wheat grain (Triticum aestivum). Contains starch, gluten-forming proteins (gliadin, glutenin), bran, and germ depending o…
  Low
• 9 Chickpea Protein
  Protein isolate or concentrate derived from chickpeas (Cicer arietinum).
  Safe
• 10 Wheat Protein
  Protein fraction extracted from wheat (Triticum aestivum), primarily gluten (gliadin and glutenin). Sold as vital wheat gluten, hydrolyzed w…
  Low
• 11 Soured Milk
  Milk that has been intentionally fermented or acidified with bacterial cultures (or vinegar/lemon juice for home use).
  Low
• 12 Whey
  Liquid or dried protein-rich byproduct of cheese making, derived from milk.
  Low
• 13 Buttermilk
  Cultured buttermilk is fermented dairy from low-fat milk inoculated with lactic-acid bacteria.
  Low
• 14 Disodium Phosphate
  Disodium phosphate (sodium hydrogen phosphate) — sodium salt of phosphoric acid.
  Moderate
• 15 Colour
  Generic ingredient term covering any of dozens of permitted colour additives — synthetic dyes (e.g. tartrazine E102, allura red E129, brilli…
  Low
• 16 Paprika
  Ground spice from dried Capsicum annuum peppers.
  Safe
• 17 Turmeric
  Ground rhizome of the Curcuma longa plant; primary active compound is curcumin.
  Safe
• 18 Enzyme
  Industrial food enzyme — protein catalysts derived from plants, animals, or microorganisms (often via fermentation), added to food to perfor…
  Low
• 19 Cream
  The fat-rich liquid separated from milk. FDA standards of identity (21 CFR 131.150 / 131.155 / 131.157) classify by milkfat content: heavy c…
  Safe
• 20 Broccoli
  Edible green flowering head and stalk of Brassica oleracea var. italica.
  Safe
• 21 Spinach
  Leafy green vegetable (Spinacia oleracea).
  Safe
• 22 Kale
  A leafy green cruciferous vegetable (Brassica oleracea, Acephala group).
  Safe
• 23 Pumpkin
  Edible fruit of Cucurbita species (Cucurbita pepo, C. maxima); a whole-food vegetable.
  Safe
• 24 Sweet Potato
  Edible storage root of Ipomoea batatas, a whole vegetable rich in beta-carotene, fiber, and complex carbohydrates.
  Safe
• 25 Sunflower Seed
  Edible seed of the sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus).
  Safe
• 26 Cranberry
  Tart red berry of Vaccinium macrocarpon, eaten fresh, dried, or as juice.
  Safe
• 27 Chlorella
  A genus of single-celled green freshwater algae (Chlorella vulgaris, C. pyrenoidosa) used as a nutritional supplement.
  Low
• 28 Maitake Mushroom
  Grifola frondosa, edible and medicinal mushroom
  Safe
• 29 Shiitake
  Edible mushroom (Lentinula edodes) used fresh or dried.
  Safe
• 30 Annatto
  Natural carotenoid pigments (bixin, norbixin) extracted from seeds of the Bixa orellana tree.
  Low