Macaroni and cheese
Goodles Cheddy Mac Creamy Cheddar And Macaroni
6 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 52
Goodles Cheddy Mac Creamy Cheddar And Macaroni scores 52 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Maple syrup: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 5 points Salt 1.5 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Cheddy Mac Creamy Cheddar And Macaroni
Ingredients
- Maple syrup minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Sodium phosphate minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 1.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 260 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Fiber 6 g / 100 g plus 4 points
- Protein 14 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 48.5 = 51.5 → 52
Can’t score above 79. Contains maple syrup, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 260 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 47 g |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Added sugars | 2 g |
| Fiber | 6 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 1 serving (74 g)
Ingredients
- Goodles noodles (wheat flour, chickpea protein, wheat protein, nutrients extracted from)
- cheddar cheese blend (cultured milk, whey, buttermilk, salt, disodium phosphate, color, enzymes)
- butter (cream, salt, enzymes)
- tapioca flour
- dried maple syrup (high concern)
- actic acid (not recognized)
Label text, as published
Other Ingredients: Goodles noodles (wheat flour, chickpea protein, wheat protein, nutrients extracted from [broccoli*, spinach*, kale*, pumpkin*, sweet potato*, sunflower seed*, cranberry*, chlorella*, maitake mushroom*, shiitake mushroom*]), cheddar cheese blend (cultured milk, whey, buttermilk, salt, disodium phosphate, color [paprika, tureric, annatto], enzymes), butter (cream, salt, enzymes) salt, tapioca flour, dried maple syrup, actic acid. * Organic. Contains wheat and milk.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Goodles
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org