Macaroni and cheese, prepared leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Macaroni and cheese, prepared comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick All Butter Croissant for less sodium.
Pick Macaroni and cheese, prepared for more protein, more fiber, less sugar, less saturated fat, more calcium and more iron.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better1.38 g4.07 gWIN
- Carbohydrate6.9 g14.09 g
- Fibermore is better0.23 g0.73 gWIN
- Total sugarsless is better1.15 g0.96 gWIN
- Total fat3.91 g3.04 g
- Saturated fatless is better2.53 g1 gWIN
- Sodiumless is betterWIN75.9 mg280.49 mg
- Potassiummore is better—48.78 mg
- Calciummore is better5.75 mg51.83 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better0.67 mg0.71 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better—9.15 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.
