Mac and cheese

as eaten · per 100 g: 164 kcal · 6.7 g protein · 1.2 g fiber

satiety per calorie · 0–100 · not a virtue scale

Why this score

easy to overeat

Dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

16% of kcal

64% water

7 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

How scores work

Per

Calories: 164
Protein: (16%); 7 g
Fat: (27%); 5 g
Carbohydrates: (56%); 23 g
of which sugar: 2 g
Fiber: 1 g
Sodium: 460 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

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Compare Mac and cheese with another food

Per 100 g. Source: usda-sr-legacy #169770 — listed by USDA as “Macaroni and cheese, box mix with cheese sauce, prepared”. Every number is traceable, every score recomputable. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.