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Mac and cheese

763 products · 206 brands

USDA's branded food database lists 763 mac and cheese products from 206 brands; the median has 357 calories, 7.0 g of sugars, 11.9 g of protein and 810 mg of sodium per 100 g. The most common serving is 70 g (196 labels).

Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.

The leader on each nutrient

There is no single healthiest mac and cheese product in the data: each nutrient has its own leader, per 100 g (in single-serve aisles, "most" rankings go by the serving as sold). Each row opens its full ranking.

RankingProductIts value
Most proteinChickpea Pasta Mac & Cheese, Shells + Cacio E Pepe (Banza)One of 3 products at this value; the tie is broken by fewer calories.25.4 g per 100 g
Least sugarCh'eesy Mac, Ch'eesy (Upton's Naturals)0.7 g per 100 g
Least sodiumChickpea Mac & Cheese Chickpea Pasta in a Creamy Cheese Sauce Mealz (Sprout)171 mg per 100 g
Fewest caloriesSpicy Pepper Jack Macaroni & Cheese with Real Milk, Pepper Jack Cheese, Jalapenos, Red & Green Peppers (Reser's Fine Foods)117 calories per 100 g
Most fiberOrganic Macaroni & Cheese Dinner (Good Citizens)11.4 g per 100 g
Fewest net carbsMac & Cheese Blend (Ahold)One of 2 products at this value; the tie is broken by more protein.3.6 g per 100 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; 763 products, one per UPC.

How mac and cheese products are spread

Half of all mac and cheese products have between 4.1 g and 10.0 g of sugars per 100 g

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Each dot is one of 39 evenly spaced points across the middle 95% of the aisle. USDA FoodData Central.
Per 100 gLowest quarter up toMedianHighest quarter from
Calories328357371
Sugars4.1 g7.0 g10.0 g
Protein10.8 g11.9 g12.9 g
Sodium727 mg810 mg861 mg
Fiber1.4 g2.0 g2.9 g
Saturated fat0.7 g2.4 g3.5 g

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; quartiles computed by GetFoodFacts.

How many are at or under FDA's claim lines, per labeled serving

FDA threshold (per labeled serving)ProductsShare
"Low calorie": 40 calories or less per serving*4 of 7631%
"High in fiber": 5.6 g or more per serving16 of 7632%
"High in protein": 10 g or more per serving275 of 76336%
"Low sodium": 140 mg or less per serving*14 of 7632%
"Sugar free": less than 0.5 g per serving12 of 7622%

Source: 21 CFR 101.54, 101.60 and 101.61 (ecfr.gov). * Also per 50 g when a serving is 30 g or less; a product in a meal or entree category with a serving of 6 oz or more stands in for FDA's meal and main-dish products and is tested per 100 g: 140 mg of sodium, 120 calories (101.61(b)(5), 101.60(b)(3)). Counted per labeled serving, which since 2016 follows FDA's reference amounts for most products; the counts are not findings that any label complies; the protein line is before FDA's protein-quality correction (fda.gov).

Brands with the most mac and cheese products

BrandProducts
Kraft58
Meijer28
Market Pantry24
Great Value24
Wegmans18
Our Family17
Annie's Homegrown17
Essential Everyday16

Every mac and cheese product, A to Z

Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.

Sources for this page
USDA FoodData Central
the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
FoodData Central documentation
what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
the thresholds for "low sodium", "sugar free", "high in". ecfr.gov
FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov