Mac Cheese with Ham & Cauliflower
Ultimate comfort food: macaroni, cauliflower florets, leeks, chives and Chiltern ham in a light, vintage Cheddar cheese sauce.
How it compares
More than 15% of the 1066 meals we track.
15th percentileHigher than 5% of the 1066 meals we track.
5th percentileCheaper than 61% of the 341 meals with a published price.
39th percentileWorth knowing
- Salt 1.4g — 23% of an adult's 6g daily maximum, in one meal.
- Saturates 5.5g — 28% of the 20g daily reference intake.
- Fibre 4g — 13% of the 30g daily recommendation.
- Contains gluten, milk and mustard, as declared by COOK.
Reference intakes are published UK adult figures — a 6g daily maximum for salt, 20g for saturates and a 30g recommendation for fibre. We divide; we don’t score.
Full nutrition — as published by COOK, per 305g portion and per 100g
| Nutrient | Per Serving (305g) | Per 100g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy / Calories | 332 kcal | 108.9 kcal |
| Protein | 20.4 g | 6.7 g |
| Carbohydrates | 39.7 g | 13 g |
| of which sugars | 5.8 g | 1.9 g |
| Fat | 11 g | 3.6 g |
| of which saturates | 5.5 g | 1.8 g |
| Dietary Fibre | 4 g | 1.3 g |
| Salt | 1.4 g | 0.5 g |
| Sodium equivalent | Not published | — |
A blank means COOK doesn’t publish it — we never fill the gap with a zero or an estimate.
Ingredients and allergens — 30 listed, in order
Skimmed Milk, Cooked Pasta (22%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Cauliflower (18%), Cheddar Cheese (7%) [Milk], Leeks (7%), Cooked Gammon (6%) (Pork, Salt, Dextrose, Stabiliser: Sodium Phosphate, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate), Water, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Chives, Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt, Paprika, White Pepper.
Contains (brand-declared)
May contain traces
No separate trace allergens publishedSuitable for
Nothing declaredThe maths — protein density, cost per 100 calories and six more
Worked out from the figures the brand publishes. Click any of them to see the sum and the inputs used.
Where each number came from — 11 fields, traced to COOK
Where each number came from
Every figure on this page was read from COOK's own published pages. Below is the text we read, and where on their site we read it.
| Field | What their page said | What we stored | How we read it | Certainty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| calories_kcal | 332 | 332 kcal | html selector | Read as published |
| protein_g | 20.4 | 20.4 g | html selector | Read as published |
| carbs_g | 39.7 | 39.7 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fat_g | 11 | 11 g | html selector | Read as published |
| saturated_fat_g | 5.5 | 5.5 g | html selector | Read as published |
| sugars_g | 5.8 | 5.8 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fibre_g | 4 | 4 g | html selector | Read as published |
| salt_g | 1.425 | 1.4 g | html selector | Read as published |
| serving_weight_g | (305g) | 305 g | html selector | Read as published |
| ingredient_list_text | Skimmed Milk, Cooked Pasta (22%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Cauliflower (18%), Cheddar Cheese (7%) [Milk], Leeks (7%), Cooked Gammon (6%) (Pork, Salt, Dextrose, Stabiliser: Sodium Phosphate, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate), Water, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Chives, Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt, Paprika, White Pepper. | Skimmed Milk, Cooked Pasta (22%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Cauliflower (18%), Cheddar Cheese (7%) [Milk], Leeks (7%), Cooked Gammon (6%) (Pork, Salt, Dextrose, Stabiliser: Sodium Phosphate, Preservative: Sodium Nitrite, Antioxidant: Sodium Ascorbate), Water, Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Chives, Rapeseed Oil, Lemon Juice, Salt, Paprika, White Pepper. | html selector | Read as published |
| amount_gbp | £4.25 | 4.25 £ | html selector | Read as published |
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