Mac and cheese Calories and nutrition facts · Pasta
- Carbs
- 37.4 g
- Fibre
- 1.6 g
- Sugars
- 5.4 g
- Protein
- 20 g
- Fat
- 25.1 g
Where the calories come from
Mac and cheese has 461 kcal per medium portion (300 g), with 37.4 g carbs, 1.6 g fibre, 20 g protein and 25.1 g fat. 100 g has 154 kcal.
Share of your daily needs in one medium portion
How much is too much
About 439 g of mac and cheese a day uses up the EU daily limit for saturated fatty acids, 22.2 g for a healthy adult. That's 1.5 × medium portion (300 g).
Diet tags
Last updated October 22, 2026 · Where the data comes from
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Per 100 g, against the 26 pasta in our catalog.
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Calories 154 kcal · typical 133 kcal
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Fibre 0.55 g · typical 2.2 g
Less fibre than 100% of pasta.
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Protein 6.7 g · typical 4.2 g
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Iron 0.56 mg · typical 1.5 mg
Less iron than 96% of pasta.
The bar shows this food; the line marks the typical (median) value of the category.
Nutrients in mac and cheese
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% of the daily value for a healthy adult. Your own needs depend on age, sex and activity.
Energy and macros
Vitamins
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Vitamin A (RAE) 209µg32% of daily
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Vitamin A (Retinol) 199µg
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Vitamin D 1.17µg8% of daily
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Vitamin E 0.54mg5% of daily
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Vitamin K 4.76µg7% of daily
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Vitamin B1 0.08mg9% of daily
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Vitamin B2 0.37mg23% of daily
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37% of daily
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Vitamin B6 0.12mg7% of daily
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Vitamin B9 (Folate) 29µg9% of daily
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Vitamin B12 0.87µg22% of daily
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Vitamin C 1.02mg1% of daily
Minerals
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Salt 2,030mg41% of max
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Calcium 494mg52% of daily
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Chromium 3.40µg14% of daily
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Copper 0.14mg11% of daily
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Fluoride no data
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Iodine 65µg43% of daily
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Iron 1.68mg11% of daily
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Magnesium 39mg13% of daily
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Manganese 0.31mg10% of daily
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Molybdenum no data
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Phosphorus 359mg65% of daily
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Potassium 340mg10% of daily
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Selenium 11µg16% of daily
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Sodium 797mg40% of max
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Zinc 2.68mg29% of daily
Carbohydrates
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Starch 32g
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Sugars 5g11% of max
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Added Sugars 0.05g0% of max
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Sucrose 0.15g
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Maltose 0.06g
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Fructose 0.04g
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Galactose 0.00g
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Glucose 0.09g
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Fibre, total 1.64g7% of daily
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Polyols 0g
Fats
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Omega-3 0.19g
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Alpha-linolenic acid 192mg
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EPA fatty acid 0mg
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DHA fatty acid 0mg
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Omega-6 0.63g
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Linoleic acid 534mg
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Arachidonic acid 0mg
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Oleic acid 4,911mg
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68% of max
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Palmitic acid 5,782mg
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Stearic acid 2.52g
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Cholesterol 63mg
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Trans fatty acids 1.00g
Amino acids
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Histidine 0.48g49% of daily
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Isoleucine 0.95g71% of daily
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Leucine 1.62g55% of daily
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Lysine 0.86g32% of daily
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Methionine 0.43g32% of daily
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Cysteine no data
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Phenylalanine 0.97g42% of daily
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Tyrosine 0.81g68% of daily
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Tryptophan 0.36g103% of daily
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Threonine 0.77g55% of daily
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Valine 1.11g66% of daily
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Alanine 0.65g
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Arginine 0.60g
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Asparagine no data
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Aspartic acid 1.33g
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Cystine 0.26g38% of daily
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Glutamine no data
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Glycine 0.54g
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Proline 2.18g
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Serine 0.87g
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Hydroxyproline no data
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Taurine no data
Amino acid data is mapped from the USDA database, for information only.
Ingredients
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Macaroni, boiled, salt
Type: Recipe
Cereals and cereal products -> Pasta
600.00
grams
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Cheese, cheddar type, 34% fat
Type: Food
Milk dishes -> Cheese, ripened cheese
180.00
grams
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Milk, 3.5% fat, 1 ug added vitamin d
Type: Food
Milk dishes -> Milks >2% fat
450.00
grams
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Butter
Type: Food
Fat and fat products -> Butter, milk fat
35.00
grams
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Wheat flour
Type: Food
Cereals and cereal products -> Flour
30.00
grams
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Salt, iodised
Type: Food
Miscellaneous -> Spices
2.00
grams
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Mustard
Type: Food
Miscellaneous -> Condiments
5.00
grams
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