Blood Sugar Impact of White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon Macaroni Pasta In A White Cheddar Cheese Sauce Topped With Smoked Bacon

This food has a high impact on blood sugar and may cause a rapid spike. Consider pairing with protein or fat to moderate the impact.

Frozen Dinners & Entrees Kraft Heinz Foods Company Branded
BSI: 79 - High Impact
g

Key Nutrients

Per 255.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 42.0g
Sugars 4.0g
Fiber 2.0g
Protein 15.0g
Fat 9.0g

How did this impact your blood sugar?

Real people share how this food actually affected their blood sugar levels.

Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 255.0 Gg

Calories 311

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 9.0g 12%
Saturated Fat 4.5g 22%
Trans Fat 0.0g

* Some fat components may not be available in USDA data

Cholesterol 35.7mg 12%
Sodium 951.2mg 41%
Total Carbohydrates 42.0g 15%
Dietary Fiber 2.0g 7%
Total Sugars 4.0g

* 36.0g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 15.0g 30%
Calcium 191.3mg 15%
Iron 0.8mg 4%
Potassium 280.5mg 6%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

INGREDIENTS:

COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, ENRICHED SEMOLINA [DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], CARRAGEENAN); SAUCE (WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE [CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, MILKFAT, SALT], HALF AND HALF [MILK, CREAM], NONFAT MILK, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, PARMESAN CHEESE [CULTURED PARTSKIM MILK, SALT, ENZYMES], CHEESE FLAVOR BLEND [CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ENZYMES], SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, MUSTARD FLOUR, XANTHAN GUM, SPICE); FULLY COOKED APPLEWOOD SMOKED BACON PIECES (BACON [CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM NITRITE], APPLEWOOD SMOKE FLAVOR. MAY CONTAIN SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, DEXTROSE).

How People Feel

Share how this food makes you feel and see what others experience.

Vitamins & Minerals

Micronutrient content per serving, shown as a percentage of recommended daily values.

Minerals

Calcium 8% DV
Iron 2% DV
Potassium 3% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredient Analysis

Breakdown of ingredients and processing level to help you understand what's in this food.

Total Ingredients
42
Processing Level
Highly Processed
Ingredient Type Found In This Product
🍭 Added Sugar
DEXTROSE SUGAR
🐄 Animal Product
CHEESE MILK
🔄 Emulsifier
GUM*
Filler
GUM* STARCH*
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
WHEY
🍚 High GI Carb
DEXTROSE SUGAR
🌿 Natural
CHEESE MILK SALT
💪 Protein
CHEESE MILK WHEY
🧫 Protein Isolate
WHEY
🥖 Refined Carb
FLOUR*
🧂 Seasoning
SALT
* Note: Items marked with an asterisk (*) indicate ingredients that were detected as containing this ingredient rather than being an exact match.

Food Tags

These tags help categorize White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon Macaroni Pasta In A White Cheddar Cheese Sauce Topped With Smoked Bacon, White Cheddar Macaroni & Cheese With Bacon based on its ingredients and effects on blood sugar levels.

Ingredient Tags

🍭 Added Sugar
🍭 Added Sugar
🐄 Animal Product
🐄 Animal Product
🔄 Emulsifier
Filler
Filler
⚗️ Functional Ingredient
🍚 High GI Carb
🍚 High GI Carb
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
🌿 Natural
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
💪 Protein
🧫 Protein Isolate
🥖 Refined Carb
🧂 Seasoning

Data Details

Information about this food's data source, quality, and naming in the USDA database.

About Our Food Data

All nutritional data comes from the USDA Food Database. Some branded products contain self-reported information that may not be perfectly accurate. Food details are inherently difficult to measure precisely, so we do our best to provide reliable information and use the data quality score below to help you assess accuracy.

Periodic Data Updates

We update our USDA food database periodically (every six months) to ensure you have access to the latest nutritional information and newly added foods.

Brand Kraft Heinz Foods Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 2213679

Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about this food category and how to use these foods for diabetes management