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Blood Sugar Impact of Mexican Style Beef Mac'n Cheese, Mexican Style

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 Ruiz Food Products Inc Branded
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Grams
per serving

Key Nutrients

Per 255.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 32.0g
Sugars 3.0g
Fiber 2.0g
Protein 24.0g
Fat 25.0g

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 255.0 Gg

Calories 469

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 25.0g 32%
Saturated Fat 13.0g 65%
Trans Fat 1.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 68.9mg 23%
Sodium 869.6mg 38%
Total Carbohydrates 32.0g 12%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 3.0g

* 27.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 24.0g 48%
Calcium 448.8mg 35%
Iron 2.7mg 15%

* 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:

COOKED ENRICHED PASTA (WATER, SEMOLINA [WHEAT], EGG WHITES, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, COOKED BEEF, CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE, (CHEDDAR CHEESE [CULTURED PASTEURIZED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, ANNATTO [COLOR]), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [VEGETABLE COLOR]), ONION, TOMATOES (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS MILK (VITAMIN D3 ADDED), NONFAT DRY MILK, GREEN CHILI PEPPERS (GREEN CHILI PEPPERS, SALT, CITRIC ACID), MONTEREY JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART-SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), RICE STARCH, SODIUM CITRATE DIHYDRATE, JALAPENO PEPPERS (JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT, ACETIC ACID, CALCIUM CHLORIDE), GARLIC (GARLIC, WATER), SPICES, SALT, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, SALT, RED PEPPER, OREGANO, CUMIN, GARLIC), FLAVOR (CONTAINS MALTODEXTRIN).

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Vitamins & Minerals

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

Vitamins

Vitamin C 2% DV
Vitamin A 44% DV

Minerals

Calcium 18% DV
Iron 6% 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
56
Processing Level
Moderately Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
🍋 Acidifier
CITRIC ACID
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE EGG MILK
🎨 Artificial Coloring
COLOR*
Filler
MALTODEXTRIN STARCH*
🌿 Natural
CHEESE EGG MILK SALT
🧪 Preservative
CITRIC ACID
🏭 Processed
MALTODEXTRIN
💪 Protein
CHEESE EGG MILK
🥖 Refined Carb
MALTODEXTRIN
🧂 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 Mexican Style Beef Mac'n Cheese, Mexican Style based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

Blood Sugar Impact Tags

Ingredient Tags

🍋 Acidifier
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🎨 Artificial Coloring
Filler
Filler
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🧪 Preservative
🏭 Processed
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🥖 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 Ruiz Food Products Inc
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1933550

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