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SAINSBURY'S

Macaroni cheese in a creamy cheddar cheese sauce

ranked #12 of 79 in macaroni and cheese
Contains: en:gluten, en:milk, en:mustard
Least processed#12 / 79Healthiest#17 / 54Lowest sugar#24 / 74✓ Palm-oil-free
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Ultra-processed
NOVA · 3 · 30 INGREDIENTS · 0 ADDITIVES
Ultra-processed. 30 ingredients including 0 additives — still recognisable food, but processed.
Verified · NOVAUpdated · Apr 2026
Score breakdown · 0–100 per axis
Processing
25
Healthiness
60
Low sugar
90
Low calorie
60
Low salt
75
High protein
50
High fibre
0
Nutrient density
40
Organic
0
Each facet scores 0–100 independently. The headline score above is currently the processing axis only; we're building a weighted composite (Phase 2 — Sprint C) that blends them.
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Barcode · 00461610 · Photo sourced Jul 2026
The ledger · every product starts at 100
From 100 to 25.
INGREDIENT
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Starting balance100
Water~0–84%
whole / basic0
Mature Cheddar
see related (1)
—0
Cows' Milk
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Whole Cows' Milk~0–16%
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Skimmed Cows' Milk~0–16%
see related (2)
whole / basic0
Single Cream~0–16%
see related (1)
—0
Cornflour~0–16%
—0
—0
Calcium Carbonate
—0
—0
Niacin
—0
Rapeseed Oil~0–16%
industrial oil-3
FinalNOVA · 3 · Ultra-processed25

Per-ingredient deltas come from a published rubric. Additive deltas come from the 468-entry E-number glossary (Open Food Facts taxonomy).

Flagged additives · 0
No flagged additives.
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