Is Kraft mac & cheese DELUXE ORIGINAL CHEDDAR ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Open Food Facts counts every product in its category, meals, as at least group 3.
- 12 ingredients
- No additives
Ingredients
enriched macaroni product serving size 3.5 oz (about 14 box, makes about 1 cup), servings per container about 4, wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin b1), riboflavin vitamin b2, folic acid)
As written on the pack
enriched macaroni product serving size 3.5 oz (98g/about 14 box) (makes about 1 cup) servings per container about 4 (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron], thiamin mononitrate [vitamin b1], riboflavin vitamin b2], folic acid)
What makes it processed
Category rules
Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.
- Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Among 544 pasta dishes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 72% of the pasta dishes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0021000658862, last edited 28 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.