Macaroni and cheese, prepared leads 5–4 · 9 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Macaroni and cheese, prepared comes out ahead, winning 5 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Apple butter for more fiber, less saturated fat, less sodium and more potassium.
Pick Macaroni and cheese, prepared for more protein, less sugar, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.23 g4.07 gWIN
- Carbohydrate24.55 g14.09 g
- Fibermore is betterWIN0.87 g0.73 g
- Total sugarsless is better20.4 g0.96 gWIN
- Total fat0.17 g3.04 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.03 g1 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN8.67 mg280.49 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN52.6 mg48.78 mg
- Calciummore is better8.09 mg51.83 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.18 mg0.71 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better2.31 mg9.15 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.35 mg—
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

