Macaroni and cheese, prepared leads 5–2 · 7 categories decided
Each value is per 100 g edible portion.
The verdict
Macaroni and cheese, prepared comes out ahead, winning 5 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All Butter Croissant for less sodium and more iron.
Pick Macaroni and cheese, prepared for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat and more calcium.
Head-to-head
- Energy434.78 kcal164 kcal
- Proteinmore is better6 g6.68 gWIN
- Carbohydrate30 g23.1 g
- Fibermore is better1 g1.2 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better5 g1.57 gWIN
- Total fat17 g4.99 g
- Saturated fatless is better11 g1.64 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN330 mg460 mg
- Potassiummore is better—80 mg
- Calciummore is better25 mg85 mgWIN
- Ironmore is betterWIN2.9 mg1.17 mg
- Magnesiummore is better—15 mg
- Vitamin Cmore is better——
- 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.
