Macaroni and cheese dinner with dry sauce mix, boxed, uncooked

Processed foods · Ready meals · Meals & entrees

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Macronutrients 81 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 13.9 g · 55 kcal/100g
Fat 4.8 g · 43 kcal/100g
Carbs 70.1 g · 280 kcal/100g
Fiber 3.2 g
Water 8 g
Total energy 379 kcal

Energy is predominantly from carbs (74%); EFSA recommends 45–60% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 57 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
4.8g
Saturated
1.2g
Monounsat.
0.7g
Polyunsat.
0.8g
Omega-6
0.81g

Saturated fat is 2.7% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%.

Protein quality 65 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 100%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 65%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 100%

Limiting amino acid is Lysine (65% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 70 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 18 µg
Vitamin C 0.7 mg
Vitamin D 0.0 µg
Vitamin E 0.1 mg
Vitamin K 0 µg
Thiamin (B1) 1.04 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.63 mg
Niacin (B3) 3.9 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.3 mg
Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
Folate (B9) 204 µg
Vitamin B12 0.77 µg

Minerals

Calcium 146 mg
Iron 2.8 mg
Magnesium 49 mg
Phosphorus 331 mg
Potassium 347 mg
Sodium 680 mg
Zinc 1.2 mg
Copper 0.19 mg
Manganese 0.70 mg
Selenium 47.5 µg

Notable source of Folate (B9) (102% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 21 tracked nutrients.