Mac Cheese with Smoky Bacon
Mac Cheese with Bacon & Garlic Croutons with a vintage, West Country Cheddar cheese sauce and garden peas.
How it compares
More than 38% of the 1125 meals we track.
38th percentileHigher than 72% of the 1125 meals we track.
72th percentileCheaper than 63% of the 312 meals with a published price.
37th percentileWorth knowing
- Salt 3.1g — 52% of an adult's 6g daily maximum, in one meal.
- Saturates 17.2g — 86% of the 20g daily reference intake.
- Fibre 3.9g — 13% of the 30g daily recommendation.
- Contains gluten, milk, mustard and soya, 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 350g portion and per 100g
| Nutrient | Per Serving (350g) | Per 100g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy / Calories | 679 kcal | 194 kcal |
| Protein | 31.9 g | 9.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60.6 g | 17.3 g |
| of which sugars | 9.8 g | 2.8 g |
| Fat | 33.6 g | 9.6 g |
| of which saturates | 17.2 g | 4.9 g |
| Dietary Fibre | 3.9 g | 1.1 g |
| Salt | 3.1 g | 0.9 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 — 48 listed, in order
Semi Skimmed Milk, Cooked Macaroni (30%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Vintage Cheddar (8%) [Milk], White Bread (Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Preservative: Calcium Propionate, Emulsifiers: Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Ester Of Mono- And Diglycerides, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Mature Cheddar (4%) [Milk], Smoked Back Bacon (4%) (Pork, Water, Salt, Brown Sugar, Dried Vegetable & Fruit Powder (Sea Buckthorn, Acerola, Rosemary, Green Tea, Cider Vinegar), Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Phosphate), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter [Milk], Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Garlic, Salt, Paprika, Black Pepper, 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 | 679 | 679 kcal | html selector | Read as published |
| protein_g | 31.9 | 31.9 g | html selector | Read as published |
| carbs_g | 60.6 | 60.6 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fat_g | 33.6 | 33.6 g | html selector | Read as published |
| saturated_fat_g | 17.2 | 17.2 g | html selector | Read as published |
| sugars_g | 9.8 | 9.8 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fibre_g | 3.9 | 3.9 g | html selector | Read as published |
| salt_g | 3.125 | 3.1 g | html selector | Read as published |
| serving_weight_g | (350g) | 350 g | html selector | Read as published |
| ingredient_list_text | Semi Skimmed Milk, Cooked Macaroni (30%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Vintage Cheddar (8%) [Milk], White Bread (Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Preservative: Calcium Propionate, Emulsifiers: Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Ester Of Mono- And Diglycerides, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Mature Cheddar (4%) [Milk], Smoked Back Bacon (4%) (Pork, Water, Salt, Brown Sugar, Dried Vegetable & Fruit Powder (Sea Buckthorn, Acerola, Rosemary, Green Tea, Cider Vinegar), Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Phosphate), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter [Milk], Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Garlic, Salt, Paprika, Black Pepper, White Pepper. | Semi Skimmed Milk, Cooked Macaroni (30%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Vintage Cheddar (8%) [Milk], White Bread (Wheat Flour (with added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Preservative: Calcium Propionate, Emulsifiers: Mono- And Diglycerides Of Fatty Acids, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Ester Of Mono- And Diglycerides, Rapeseed Oil, Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Mature Cheddar (4%) [Milk], Smoked Back Bacon (4%) (Pork, Water, Salt, Brown Sugar, Dried Vegetable & Fruit Powder (Sea Buckthorn, Acerola, Rosemary, Green Tea, Cider Vinegar), Preservatives: Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Phosphate), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter [Milk], Parsley, Rapeseed Oil, English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Garlic, Salt, Paprika, Black Pepper, White Pepper. | html selector | Read as published |
| amount_gbp | £6.50 | 6.5 £ | html selector | Read as published |
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