BSI: 80 - High Impact

Blood Sugar Impact of Macaroni & Cheese Dinner With Chicken & Beef Meatballs And Apples In A Cinnamon Sugar Sauce

This food has a high impact on blood sugar and may cause a rapid spike. Consider pairing with protein or fat to moderate the impact.

Frozen Dinners & Entrees Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded
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Grams
per serving

Key Nutrients

Per 241.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 43.0g
Sugars 12.0g
Fiber 1.9g
Protein 15.0g
Fat 15.0g

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 241.0 Gg

Calories 359

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 15.0g 19%
Saturated Fat 6.0g 30%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 60.3mg 20%
Sodium 619.4mg 27%
Total Carbohydrates 43.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 1.9g 7%
Total Sugars 12.0g

* 29.1g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 98.8mg 8%
Iron 1.8mg 10%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

INGREDIENTS:

MACARONI & CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT [WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITMAIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], CHEESE SAUCE MIX [WHEY, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE], BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED MILK, CREAM, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO (COLOR)], CORNSTARCH, FLAVOR ENHANCER [MILK SOLIDS, NONFAT DRY MILK, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR], WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CHEESE BLEND [CHEDDAR, GRANULAR, SEMISOFT AND BLUE CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, VINEGAR, SALT], SALT, FLAVOR), COOKED CHICKEN & BEEF MEATBALLS (CHICKEN, BEEF, WATER, BREAD CRUMBS [WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT FLOUR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, YEAST, SEA SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE), SPICE EXTRACTIVE], EGGS, ROMANO CHEESE [CULTURED COW'S MILK, ENZYMES, SALT], DEHYDRATED ONIONS, DRIED CANE SYRUP, SALT, GARLIC POWDER), APPLES, CINNAMON SAUCE (WATER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, HONEY, CORNSTARCH, MOLASSES, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], SALT, SPICES, FLAVOR).

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Vitamins & Minerals

Micronutrient content per serving, shown as a percentage of recommended daily values.

Vitamins

Vitamin C 1% DV
Vitamin A 9% DV

Minerals

Calcium 4% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

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Ingredient Analysis

Breakdown of ingredients and processing level to help you understand what's in this food.

Total Ingredients
78
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
🍋 Acidifier
CITRIC ACID LACTIC ACID VINEGAR
🍭 Added Sugar
JUICE CONCENTRATE* SYRUP*
Ambiguous
NATURAL FLAVOR*
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE CREAM MILK
🎨 Artificial Coloring
COLOR*
Filler
STARCH*
🌡️ Flavor Additive
NATURAL FLAVOR*
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
WHEY
🌿 Natural
CHEESE CREAM MILK SALT SEA SALT
🧪 Preservative
CITRIC ACID LACTIC ACID VINEGAR
💪 Protein
CHEESE CREAM MILK WHEY
🧫 Protein Isolate
WHEY
🥖 Refined Carb
FLOUR*
🧂 Seasoning
SALT SEA SALT
⚗️ Synthetic Additive
COLOR*
* Note: Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate ingredients that were detected as containing this ingredient rather than being an exact match.

Food Tags

These tags help categorize Macaroni & Cheese Dinner With Chicken & Beef Meatballs And Apples In A Cinnamon Sugar Sauce based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

Ingredient Tags

🍋 Acidifier
🍋 Acidifier
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
🌡️ Flavor Additive
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🧪 Preservative
🧪 Preservative
🧪 Preservative
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🧫 Protein Isolate
🥖 Refined Carb
🧂 Seasoning
🧂 Seasoning
⚗️ Synthetic Additive

Data Details

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About Our Food Data

All nutritional data comes from the USDA Food Database. Some branded products contain self-reported information that may not be perfectly accurate. Food details are inherently difficult to measure precisely, so we do our best to provide reliable information and use the data quality score below to help you assess accuracy.

Brand Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1727169

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