Brand
Kraft
Made by
The Kraft Heinz Company
Kind
mac and cheese

Kraft

Kraft Original Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

Boxed macaroni with a cheddar-style sauce made with real cheddar cheese.

Label check

Flagged ingredients1

Fails 1 of 5 standards. Read from the ingredient list below; what each check counts.

What was flagged, and the words it was read from

IngredientCheckOn the label as
Canola oilSeed oilsCANOLA OIL

Ingredients as listed

CHEESE SAUCE (WHEY, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], CANOLA OIL, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM ALGINATE, SORBIC ACID AS A PRESERVATIVE, MILKFAT, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA [COLOR], CHEESE CULTURE, ANNATTO [COLOR], ENZYMES), ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID).

Source: The Kraft Heinz Company’s product page, copied as published. Recipes change, and the pack you buy may print a newer list.

Same aisle, fewer flags

More mac and cheese first, then the rest of the boxed meals, noodles and soup aisle. Each passes all five checks.