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Mac & Cheese - Sam's Choice

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Barcode: 0078742101446 (EAN / EAN-13) 078742101446 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Sam's Choice

Brand owner: Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Categories: Frozen foods

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

29 ingredients

Cooked enriched macaroni (water, semolina [wheat], egg whites, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), milk white cheddar, mild cheddar, and new york cheddar cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [vegetable color]), water, modified cornstarch, butter, disodium phosphate, salt, dehydrated garlic, colored with annatto (soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides and annatto extract), spice.

Allergens: Eggs, Gluten, Milk

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E160b - Annatto
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Additives

E160b - Annatto

E339ii - Disodium phosphate

Sodium phosphates: Sodium phosphate is a generic term for a variety of salts of sodium -Na+- and phosphate -PO43−-. Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-, tri-, tetra-, and polyphosphates. Most of these salts are known in both anhydrous -water-free- and hydrated forms. The hydrates are more common than the anhydrous forms.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Milk-white-cheddar, And-new-york-cheddar-cheeses, Colored-with-annatto, Mono-and-diglycerides-and-annatto-extract
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Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Egg white, Mild cheddar, Pasteurised milk, Butter
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Unrecognized ingredients: Ferrous sulfate, Thiamin mononitrate, Folic acid, Milk-white-cheddar, And-new-york-cheddar-cheeses, Vegetable pigment, E339ii, Colored-with-annatto, Mono-and-diglycerides-and-annatto-extract
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: macaroni (water, semolina (wheat), egg whites, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), milk white cheddar, mild cheddar, and new york cheddar cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto (vegetable color)), water, modified cornstarch, butter, disodium phosphate, salt, garlic, colored with annatto (soybean oil, mono- and diglycerides and annatto extract), spice
macaroni -> en:macaroni - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9810 - percent_min: 8.33333333333333 - percent_max: 100

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 1.04166666666667 - percent_max: 100

semolina -> en:semolina - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

wheat -> en:wheat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

egg whites -> en:egg-white - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 22001 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

ferrous sulfate -> en:ferrous-sulfate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

thiamine mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

milk white cheddar -> en:milk-white-cheddar - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

mild cheddar -> en:mild-cheddar - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 12726 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

and new york cheddar cheeses -> en:and-new-york-cheddar-cheeses - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

pasteurized milk -> en:pasteurised-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

cheese cultures -> en:lactic-ferments - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

enzymes -> en:enzyme - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

annatto -> en:e160b - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

vegetable color -> en:vegetable-pigment - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

modified cornstarch -> en:modified-corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

butter -> en:butter - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16400 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

disodium phosphate -> en:e339ii - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

colored with annatto -> en:colored-with-annatto - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

soybean oil -> en:soya-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17420 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

mono- and diglycerides and annatto extract -> en:mono-and-diglycerides-and-annatto-extract - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.33625

spice -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6725

Nutrition

Average nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 5

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 9.71, rounded value: 9.71)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0.6, rounded value: 0.6)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0.0895182291666714, rounded value: 0.1)

Negative points: 10

Energy: 2 / 10 (value: 837, rounded value: 837)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 2.29, rounded value: 2.29)

Saturated fat: 6 / 10 (value: 6.29, rounded value: 6.3)

Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 269, rounded value: 269)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Nutritional score: (10 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (10.3%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in high quantity (6.29%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Sugars in low quantity (2.29%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
  
  Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
  
  Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- Salt in moderate quantity (0.672%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (1 cup (175 g))	Compared to: Frozen foods
Energy	837 kj (200 kcal)	1,460 kj (350 kcal)	+12%
Fat	10.29 g	18 g	+36%
Saturated fat	6.29 g	11 g	+75%
Monounsaturated fat	2.86 g	5 g	+22%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.29 g	0.507 g	-83%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Cholesterol	31 mg	54.2 mg	+17%
Carbohydrates	17.71 g	31 g	-12%
Sugars	2.29 g	4.01 g	-79%
Fiber	0.6 g	1.05 g	-57%
Proteins	9.71 g	17 g	+76%
Salt	0.672 g	1.18 g	+47%
Vitamin A	85.8 µg	150 µg	+14%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Potassium	69 mg	121 mg	-62%
Calcium	229 mg	401 mg	+272%
Iron	0.82 mg	1.43 mg	+14%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0.09 %	0.09 %

Serving size: 1 cup (175 g)

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