Macaroni and cheese, prepared leads 7–2 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Macaroni and cheese, prepared comes out ahead, winning 7 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Barbecue sauce for less saturated fat and more potassium.
Pick Macaroni and cheese, prepared for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less sodium, more calcium, more iron and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy172 kcal164 kcal
- Proteinmore is better0.82 g6.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate40.77 g23.1 g
- Fibermore is better0.9 g1.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better33.24 g1.57 gWIN
- Total fat0.63 g4.99 g
- Saturated fatless is betterWIN0.05 g1.64 g
- Sodiumless is better1027 mg460 mgWIN
- Potassiummore is betterWIN232 mg80 mg
- Calciummore is better33 mg85 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.64 mg1.17 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better13 mg15 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.6 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.

