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Macaroni and cheese, from least to most processed

We track 48 macaroni and cheese, 94% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Macaroni Cheese.

What makes macaroni and cheese ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of macaroni and cheese that contain each:

Processed food (3)

  1. 1 Macaroni Cheese Inspired Cuisine · 400 g 3
  2. 2 Vintage Cheddar Mac and Cheese Sainsbury's · 375 g 3
  3. 3 White Cheddar Shells Banza 3

Ultra-processed food (45)

  1. 4 Shells & White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Annie's · 71g 4
  2. 5 Macaroni cheese Tesco · 400 g 4
  3. 6 Strawberry Kiwi Caprisun · 10 x 6 oz 4
  4. 7 Super! Mac Shells & White Cheddar Annie’s · 2.6 oz 4
  5. 8 Organic Shells and White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Trader Joe's · 6 oz 4
  6. 9 Shells with Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Annie's · 170 g 4
  7. 10 TWIST MY PARM Asiago and Parmesan with Spirals Goodles 4
  8. 11 Shella Good Aged White Cheddar And Shells Goodles · 6 oz 4
  9. 12 mac & cheese made with chickpea pasta Cheese Clu 4
  10. 13 Macaroni and cheese shells aged Annie's Homegrown · 6 oz 4
  11. 14 Shells & Real Aged Cheddar Annie's · 71 g 4
  12. 15 Shells & Real Aged Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Annie's · 170g 4
  13. 16 Penne & Four Cheese Annie's 4
  14. 17 Organic Macaroni & Classic Cheddar Annie's · 12 - 6 OZ (170g) CARTONS - NET WT 72 OZ (4 LB 8 OZ) 2.04kg 4
  15. 18 Cheddy Mac Creamy Cheddar And Macaroni Goodles · 6 oz 4
  16. 19 Creamy Cheddar And Macaroni Goodles · 170 g 4
  17. 20 Macaroni & Cheese Original Cheddar Great Value · 206 g 4
  18. 21 Kd original macaroni and cheese Kraft · 225 g 4
  19. 22 Macaroni Cheese Aldi 4
  20. 23 VEGAN MAC Macaroni & Cheddar Flavor Macaroni & Sauce Annie's · 6 oz 4
  21. 24 Down The Hatch Goodles · 5.25 oz 4
  22. 25 Macaroni & Classic Cheddar Annie's · 6 OZ (170g) 4
  23. 26 Cheddy Mac Goodles · 6 oz 4
  24. 27 Pesto Mac n Cheese Specially Selected · 6.5 oz 4
  25. 28 Vegan Is Believin' Plant-Based White Cheddar with Spirals Goodles · 149 g 4
  26. 29 White Cheddar Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner President's Choice 4
  27. 30 Macaroni & Cheese Premier Pantry · 7.25 oz (206 g) 4
  28. 31 Macaroni cheese Heinz · 400g 4
  29. 32 Mac and Cheese Original Macaroni & Cheese Kroger 4
  30. 33 mac & cheese Kraft · 7.25 oz 4
  31. 34 4 Cheese Mac & Cheese Mac Heaven · 184g 4
  32. 35 Mac Heaven Mac & Cheese - Cheddar Mac Heaven · 184 g 4
  33. 36 Knorr pasta snack pot Knorr · 62 g 4
  34. 37 Deluxe Shells & Aged Cheddar Simply Nature 4
  35. 38 Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Trader Joe's 4
  36. 39 Dafgårds Worlds best Mac & Cheese Dafgårds · 380 g 4
  37. 40 Shells & Cheese Three Cheese Great Value · 7.25 oz 4
  38. 41 Shell We Dance Aged White Cheddar Sauce Over Shells Goodles · 9 oz 4
  39. 42 Mac and Cheese Aldi Worldwide Foods · 200g 4
  40. 43 Macaroni & Cheese Lidl 4

Showing the first 40 of 45. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.