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Is President's Choice White Cheddar Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner ultra-processed?

Macaroni and cheese Sold in Canada and Germany

Pack of President's Choice White Cheddar Deluxe Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed macaroni and cheese

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

macaroni (durum wheat semolina), niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, cheese sauce (milk ingredients), white cheddar cheese, enriched wheat flour, salt, modified tapioca starch, torula yeast, sodium phosphate, annatto, vegetable oil, ingrédients (macaroni), semoule de blé dur, niacine, sulfate ferreux, mononitrate de thiamine, riboflavine, acide folique, poudre de sauce au fromage (substances laitières modifiées), fromage cheddar blanc, farine de blé enrichie, sel, fécule de manioc modifiée, levure torula, phosphate de sodium, rocou, huile végétale

Additives: E101 Riboflavin , E160b Annatto

As written on the pack

macaroni: durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate (iron), thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid. cheese sauce powder: modified milk ingredients, white cheddar cheese, enriched wheat flour, salt, modified tapioca starch, torula yeast, sodium phosphate, annatto, vegetable oil. ingrédients : macaroni : semoule de blé dur, niacine, sulfate ferreux, mononitrate de thiamine, riboflavine, acide folique. poudre de sauce au fromage: substances laitières modifiées, fromage cheddar blanc, farine de blé enrichie, sel, fécule de manioc modifiée, levure torula, phosphate de sodium, rocou, huile végétale.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E101 Riboflavin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • E160b Annatto Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Milk An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
6 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 48 macaroni and cheese

From least to most processed, this one ranks 29th. 94% of the macaroni and cheese here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 48 macaroni and cheese, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0060383058951, last edited 20 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.