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Blood Sugar Impact of Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

This food has a high impact on blood sugar and may cause a rapid spike. The protein content may help moderate the blood sugar response.

Pasta Dinners Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded
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Grams
per serving

Key Nutrients

Per 63.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 43.0g
Sugars 10.0g
Fiber 3.0g
Protein 9.0g
Fat 2.0g

Estimated Blood Sugar Response

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 63.0 GRMg

Calories 220

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2.0g 3%
Saturated Fat 1.0g 5%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 10.1mg 3%
Sodium 730.2mg 32%
Total Carbohydrates 43.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g 11%
Total Sugars 10.0g

* 30.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 9.0g 18%
Calcium 139.9mg 11%
Iron 0.0mg 0%
Potassium 369.8mg 8%

* 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:

PASTA (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID], WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR); CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, MILKFAT, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF TAPIOCA FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, WITH PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, AND ANNATTO ADDED FOR COLOR, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE).

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Vitamins & Minerals

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

Minerals

Calcium 22% DV
Potassium 17% 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
21
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
🍋 Acidifier
CITRIC ACID LACTIC ACID
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE MILK
🎨 Artificial Coloring
COLOR*
🌾 Complex Carb
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
WHEY
🌱 Minimally Processed
WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR
🌿 Natural
CHEESE MILK SALT
🧪 Preservative
CITRIC ACID LACTIC ACID
💪 Protein
CHEESE MILK WHEY
🧫 Protein Isolate
WHEY
🥖 Refined Carb
FLOUR*
🧂 Seasoning
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 based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

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Diet Compatibility

Blood Sugar Impact Tags

Ingredient Tags

🍋 Acidifier
🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
🌾 Complex Carb
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🌱 Minimally Processed
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🧪 Preservative
🧪 Preservative
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🧫 Protein Isolate
🥖 Refined Carb
🧂 Seasoning
⚗️ Synthetic Additive

Data Details

Information about this food's data source, quality, and naming in the USDA database.

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 2667481

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