Mac and cheese calories and nutrition facts
Per 100 g: 223 kcal — 8.7 g protein, 10.5 g fat and 21.9 g carbs.
Macaroni cheese, as it’s called in Britain, is pasta baked in a sauce of butter, flour, milk and plenty of cheese; Americans know it as mac and cheese, often from a box. At about 223 kcal per 100 g, a 250 g bowl adds up quickly, and an extra layer of cheese or a buttery breadcrumb crust pushes it higher still.
- Source of protein
- High in selenium
- Source of folate
- Source of calcium
- Protein 16%
- Fat 44%
- Carbs 40%
In everyday portions
- Typical serving · 250 g 558 kcal
- 100 kcal is 45 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 230 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 2.2 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011).
Energy and macros
- Energy 223 kcal 11%
- Protein 8.7 g 17%
- Fat 10.5 g 15%
- Carbs available, without fibre 21.9 g 8%
- Fibre 1.2 g
- Salt 0.9 g 15%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 16%
- Fat 44%
- Carbs 40%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 106 µg 13%
- Vitamin D 0.5 µg 10%
- Vitamin E 0.51 mg 4%
- Vitamin K 3.1 µg 4%
- Vitamin C 0 mg 0%
- Vitamin B1 (thiamin) 0.192 mg 17%
- Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) 0.206 mg 15%
- Vitamin B3 (niacin) 1.3 mg 8%
- Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) 0.41 mg 7%
- Vitamin B6 0.111 mg 8%
- Folate (B9) 54 µg 27%
- Vitamin B12 0.27 µg 11%
- Choline 12.2 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 103 mg 5%
- Calcium 170 mg 21%
- Phosphorus 148 mg 21%
- Magnesium 20 mg 5%
- Iron 1.1 mg 8%
- Zinc 1.1 mg 11%
- Copper 0.074 mg 7%
- Manganese 0.2 mg 10%
- Selenium 19.8 µg 36%
- Iodine 21 µg 14%
- Sodium 358 mg 15%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- Source of protein
- High in selenium
- Source of folate
- Source of calcium
- Source of phosphorus
- Source of vitamin B1
Dishes
Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 691 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 76% More calories than 76% of dishes.
- 87% More selenium than 87% of dishes.
- 84% More folate than 84% of dishes.
- 94% More calcium than 94% of dishes.
- 77% More phosphorus than 77% of dishes.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Fish and chips 224 kcal
- Shawarma 215 kcal
- Chicken pot pie 255 kcal
- Pancakes 220 kcal
- Potato pancakes 196 kcal
- Hot dog 260 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS, USA), code 2708811.
The vitamins and minerals it lacked come from CoFID (United Kingdom).
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.