Macaroni and cheese, prepared leads 6–3 · 9 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Macaroni and cheese, prepared comes out ahead, winning 6 of 9 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Beef stew, canned for less sodium, more potassium and more iron.
Pick Macaroni and cheese, prepared for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more calcium and more magnesium.
Head-to-head
- Energy99 kcal164 kcal
- Proteinmore is better4.41 g6.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate7.85 g23.1 g
- Fibermore is better0.9 g1.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better1.76 g1.57 gWIN
- Total fat5.53 g4.99 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.19 g1.64 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN388 mg460 mg
- Potassiummore is betterWIN163 mg80 mg
- Calciummore is better12 mg85 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.48 mg1.17 mg
- Magnesiummore is better8 mg15 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.7 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.

