Mac and cheese: fewest calories
707 products ranked
Of the 763 products in the mac and cheese aisle of USDA's branded food database, Spicy Pepper Jack Macaroni & Cheese with Real Milk, Pepper Jack Cheese, Jalapenos, Red & Green Peppers by Reser's Fine Foods has the fewest calories: 117 per 100 g (241 per 206 g serving); the aisle's median is 357 calories. 1% of those with a declared serving (4) are at or under FDA's "low calorie" line per labeled serving: 40 calories or less, also per 50 g for servings of 30 g or less, 120 per 100 g for meal and main-dish products (21 CFR 101.60(b)(2) and (b)(3); FDA tests per reference amount).
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; values per 100 g as submitted by manufacturers; one product per UPC.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
Which mac and cheese has the fewest calories per 100 g?
- 1Reser's Fine Foods · 206 g serving117per 100 g · 241 per serving
- 2365 Whole Foods Market · 200 g serving125per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 3Sprout · 170 g serving129per 100 g · 219 per serving
- 4Alfredo · 190 g serving150per 100 g · 285 per serving
- 5Kevin's Natural Foods · 190 g serving158per 100 g · 300 per serving
- 6Raley's · 151 g serving159per 100 g · 240 per serving
- 7Kidfresh · 180 g serving161per 100 g · 290 per serving
- 8Reser's Fine Foods · 140 g serving171per 100 g · 239 per serving
- 9Holiday · 170 g serving176per 100 g · 299 per serving
- 10Wegmans · 204 g serving181per 100 g · 369 per serving
- 11Upton's Naturals · 143 g serving189per 100 g · 270 per serving
- 12Schnucks · 142 g serving197per 100 g · 280 per serving
- 13Mealtime · 120 g serving208per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 14Mealtime · 120 g serving208per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 15Pamela's · 127 g serving220per 100 g · 279 per serving
- 16Ahold · 140 g serving221per 100 g · 309 per serving
- 17First Street · 140 g serving229per 100 g · 321 per serving
- 18Mikee Mac · 107 g serving234per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 19Charcutnuvo · 71 g serving239per 100 g · 170 per serving
- 20Banza · 94 g serving266per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 21Deluxe · 112 g serving286per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 22Daiya · 100 g serving290per 100 g · 290 per serving
- 23Daiya · 100 g serving290per 100 g · 290 per serving
- 24Daiya · 100 g serving290per 100 g · 290 per serving
- 25Daiya · 103 g serving291per 100 g · 300 per serving
- 26Superfat · 71 g serving296per 100 g · 210 per serving
- 27Guinness · 104 g serving298per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 28Meijer · 90 g serving300per 100 g · 270 per serving
- 29Daiya · 100 g serving300per 100 g · 300 per serving
- 30Maplegrove Foods · 56 g serving302per 100 g · 169 per serving
- 31Banza · 99 g serving303per 100 g · 300 per serving
- 32Best Choice · 99 g serving303per 100 g · 300 per serving
- 33Clearly · 78 g serving308per 100 g · 240 per serving
- 34Sam Mills · 104 g serving308per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 35Cracker Barrel · 68 g serving309per 100 g · 210 per serving
- 36Big Y · 68 g serving309per 100 g · 210 per serving
- 37Kraft · 68 g serving309per 100 g · 210 per serving
- 38Field Day · 71 g serving310per 100 g · 220 per serving
- 39Field Day · 71 g serving310per 100 g · 220 per serving
- 40Kraft Heinz Meals · 113 g serving310per 100 g · 350 per serving
- 41Shurfine · 113 g serving310per 100 g · 350 per serving
- 42Our Family · 99 g serving313per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 43Velveeta · 70 g serving314per 100 g · 220 per serving
- 44Cracker Barrel · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 45Cracker Barrel · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 46Cracker Barrel · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 47Harris-Teeter Inc. · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 48Kraft · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 49Kraft · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 50Weis Quality · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 51Key Food · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 52H-e-b · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 53White Rose · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 54Kraft · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 55Kraft · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 56Our Family · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 57Harris Teeter · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 58Giant Eagle · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 59Shoprite · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 60Cracker Barrel · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 61Kraft · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 62Food Club · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 63Roundy's · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 64Fresh Finds · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 65Clover Valley · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 66Iga · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 67Hy-vee · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 68Great Value · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 69Premier Pantry · 98 g serving316per 100 g · 310 per serving
- 70Guinness · 104 g serving317per 100 g · 330 per serving
- 71Annie's Homegrown · 104 g serving317per 100 g · 330 per serving
- 72Wegmans · 88 g serving318per 100 g · 280 per serving
- 73Cracker Barrel · 85 g serving318per 100 g · 270 per serving
- 74Private Selection · 85 g serving318per 100 g · 270 per serving
- 75Shoprite · 113 g serving319per 100 g · 360 per serving
- 76Weis Quality · 113 g serving319per 100 g · 360 per serving
- 77Our Family · 113 g serving319per 100 g · 360 per serving
- 78Freedom's Choice · 113 g serving319per 100 g · 360 per serving
- 79Essential Everyday · 113 g serving319per 100 g · 360 per serving
- 80Chestnut Hill · 113 g serving319per 100 g · 360 per serving
- 81Cracker Barrel · 109 g serving321per 100 g · 350 per serving
- 82Cracker Barrel · 109 g serving321per 100 g · 350 per serving
- 83Kraft · 84 g serving321per 100 g · 270 per serving
- 84So Cheezy · 112 g serving321per 100 g · 360 per serving
- 85Simple Truth · 78 g serving321per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 86Best Choice · 78 g serving321per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 87Harris Teeter · 78 g serving321per 100 g · 250 per serving
- 88Fresh & Easy · 28 g serving321per 100 g · 90 per serving
- 89Kraft · 84 g serving321per 100 g · 270 per serving
- 90Shurfine · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 91Stater Bros. · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 92Essential Everyday · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 93Big Y · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 94Signature Select · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 95Brookshire's · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 96Tops · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 97Our Family · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 98Giant Eagle · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 99Our Family · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
- 100Schnucks · 99 g serving323per 100 g · 320 per serving
How this ranking is made
763 products in the aisle declare calories; 707 are ranked, leaving out 46 records whose label contradicts itself or that sit outside the aisle's range; 10 that do not declare all seven core label values (each rule). Values are per 100 g as each manufacturer submitted them to USDA, one product per UPC (its newest submission that meets the data contract), and one per product sold under several UPCs with the same label. The top 100 are shown; each was read again from USDA's live record at this release, and USDA's corrections are applied.
Download: the top 250 as CSV (CC BY 4.0).
What this ranking does not measure
Taste, price, where it is sold and whether the recipe changed since the manufacturer's last submission. Each product page shows the date of its record.
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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