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Flamin' Hot Mac 'N Cheese Pasta With Flavored Sauce

Mac & Cheese, Four Cheese

BSI: 100 - High Impact
BSI: 100 - High Impact

Flamin' Hot Mac 'N Cheese Pasta With Flavored Sauce

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Pasta Dinners The Quaker Oats Co/Golden Grain Branded

Mac & Cheese, Four Cheese

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Pasta Dinners Big Y Foods, Inc. Branded

Comparing Key Nutrients

Nutrient Flamin' Hot ... Mac & Cheese...
Carbs 45.0g 58.0g
Sugars 4.0g 10.0g
Fiber 2.0g 2.0g
Protein 8.0g 13.0g
Fat 2.0g 8.0g

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Nutritional Labels

This section compares the nutritional labels of the two foods.

Flamin' Hot Mac 'N Cheese Pasta With Flavored Sauce

Serving size 64.0 GRMg

Calories 230

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.0g 3%
Saturated Fat 0.5g 3%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 0.0mg 0%
Sodium 609.9mg 27%
Total Carbohydrates 45.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 39.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 8.0g 16%
Calcium 60.2mg 5%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Potassium 170.2mg 4%

* 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:

WHEAT FLOUR, WHEY, SALT, BUTTERMILK, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), CITRIC ACID, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, YEAST EXTRACT, RED 40 LAKE, YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND DISODIUM GUANYLATE, GARLIC POWDER, GUAR GUM, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, LACTOSE, SODIUM DIACETATE, XANTHAN GUM, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID.

Mac & Cheese, Four Cheese

Serving size 92.0 Gg

Calories 350

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 2.5g 13%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 10.1mg 3%
Sodium 899.8mg 39%
Total Carbohydrates 58.0g 21%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 10.0g

* 46.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 13.0g 26%
Calcium 199.6mg 15%
Iron 1.0mg 6%
Potassium 460.0mg 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 (DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA), PROCESS CHEESE FOOD POWDER (CHEESE BLEND [PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, RENNET, CHEESE CULTURES], WHEY POWDER, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE), WHEY POWDER, POWDERED SUNFLOWER OIL PREPARATION (SUNFLOWER OIL, GLUCOSE SYRUP, SODIUM CASEINATE, SILICON DIOXIDE [ANTICAKING]), NATURAL FLAVOR, POTATO STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, GRATED PARMIGIANO CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, RENNET), ROMANO CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED MILK, PASTEURIZED SHEEP'S MILK, SALT, RENNET), SALT, GORGONZOLA CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, RENNET, CHEESE CULTURES), ROQUEFORT CHEESE POWDER (PASTEURIZED SHEEP'S MILK, SALT, RENNET, CHEESE CULTURES).

Vitamins & Minerals Comparison

Compare the vitamin and mineral content of both foods as percentage of daily values.

Flamin' Hot Mac 'N Che...

Vitamins

Niacin (B3) 31% DV
Thiamin (B1) 83% DV
Riboflavin (B2) 24% DV
Folate 33% DV

Minerals

Calcium 9% DV
Iron 17% DV
Potassium 8% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Mac & Cheese, Four Cheese

Minerals

Calcium 22% DV
Iron 6% DV
Potassium 14% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

Compare ingredient counts and processing levels to understand what's in these foods.

Flamin' Hot Mac 'N Cheese P...

Total Ingredients
34
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍋 Acidifier
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🔄 Emulsifier
+ 13 more

Mac & Cheese, Four Cheese

Total Ingredients
33
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Detected Ingredients
🍭 Added Sugar
Ambiguous
🐄 Animal Product
🫧 Fat
Filler
+ 8 more
Note: Processing levels are calculated based on ingredient count and presence of additives, preservatives, and artificial ingredients. Foundation foods show basic processing info, while branded foods include detailed ingredient detection.

Food Tags

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Flamin' Hot Mac 'N Cheese Pasta With Flavored Sauce Tags

Mac & Cheese, Four Cheese Tags

Diet Compatibility
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Ingredient Characteristics

Data Quality

This section compares the data quality and source information for both foods.

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 scores below to help you assess accuracy.

Brand The Quaker Oats Co/Golden Grain
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2674112

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Brand Big Y Foods, Inc.
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2430543

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