Food · Stouffer's
Macaroni & Cheese
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Okay nutrition · Ultra-processed · per 100 g
Ultra-processed — built with extras a kitchen wouldn’t use. Better as a rare treat, not a Good rating.
Middle of Dairy. 21 of 41 on our shelves score higher.
Council note
Ultra-processed — flavours, extras, a list a kitchen would not write. A dietitian would not make this a weekday habit. Middle of Dairy. 21 of 41 on our shelves score higher.
The pack
Ultra-processed — built with extras a kitchen wouldn’t use. Better as a rare treat, not a Good rating.
How often
Rarely
Who it’s for
Anyone comparing similar products in this aisle.
Skip if
It clashes with the notes you keep in your profile — allergens, diet, or extras you asked us to flag.
- Okay nutrition cannot be rated Excellent
- Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
- An okay nutrition box
At a glance
How often
Rarely
Nutrition box
Okay
How processed
Ultra-processed
Extras
No additives
Planet
Heavier footprint · 46/100
Organic
Not organic
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. Cannot be rated Good — a rare treat, not a habit.
Palm oil, heavy processing, or farming choices that cost more than they give back.
No shelf price logged yet. When a shopper posts a receipt to Open Prices, it lands here.
Why this number
Ultra-processed — built with extras a kitchen wouldn’t use. Better as a rare treat, not a Good rating.
Poor · 49/100 · nutrition okay
- Nutrition quality63/100
- Ingredients100/100
- How processed16/100
- Organic0/100
Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good. A factory recipe is a treat, not a habit.
What pulled it down
Okay nutrition cannot be rated Excellent
The box is middling. That is fine as a sometimes food. It is not everyday Excellent.
Ultra-processed food cannot be rated Good
A factory recipe — flavours, colours, or many additives — cannot be rated Good. A sometimes treat, not a daily habit.
An okay nutrition box
Sugars are modest. Salt is moderate. Middling — fine sometimes.
Ultra-processed
Built in a factory with additives, flavours, or refined extras. A growing pile of research ties a diet of these to poorer health — not because one biscuit is poison, but because the pattern crowds out real food.
What held it up
A quiet ingredient list
No high- or moderate-concern additives. The extras, if any, are pantry-familiar.
Nutrition is half the number. Ingredients a quarter. How processed a fifth. Organic is a small bonus — it cannot rescue a sugary drink or a nitrite ham. How this compares to Nutri-Score
Nutrition · per 100 g
| Energy | 588.888888888889 kJ |
|---|---|
| Sugars | 1.77777777777778 gLow Naturally low in sugar. |
| Saturated fat | 2.66666666666667 gMedium |
| Salt | 0.977777777777778 gMedium A moderate amount of salt. |
| Fibre | 0.444444444444444 g |
| Protein | 5.77777777777778 g |
Better neighbours
Same aisle, cleaner number. Ranked by how close the job is — not by who paid.
Ingredients
Sauce: skim milk, water, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color), cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto, color), wheat flour, soybean oil, butter (cream, salt), salt. cooked pasta: water, semolina wheat flour, wheat gluten.
Gluten
Worth watchingThe protein in wheat, barley, and rye. Harmless for most people. For coeliac disease and some wheat allergies it is the whole question — we flag it when the recipe we have lists it, and you still read the pack.
Water
No concernNo concern. The best everyday pour.
Wheat flour
No concernContains gluten. Otherwise a staple.
Soy
No concernEU major allergen. Protein source; isolate and concentrate are factory ingredients.
- Also on the pack: Sauce: skim milk, cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto color), cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto, color), butter (cream, salt), salt. cooked pasta: water, semolina wheat flour
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