Macaroni Cheese
Rich, cheesy, irresistible, made with vintage, West Country cheddar. Comfort food at its finest. A vegetarian classic prepared by hand, and best cooked frozen.
How it compares
More than 31% of the 1046 meals we track.
31th percentileAround the middle of the 1046 meals we track.
60th percentileCheaper than 76% of the 321 meals with a published price.
24th percentileWorth knowing
- Salt 2.5g — 42% of an adult's 6g daily maximum, in one meal.
- Saturates 17.9g — 89% of the 20g daily reference intake.
- Fibre 3.5g — 12% 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 | 620 kcal | 177.1 kcal |
| Protein | 29 g | 8.3 g |
| Carbohydrates | 52.5 g | 15 g |
| of which sugars | 9.5 g | 2.7 g |
| Fat | 31.9 g | 9.1 g |
| of which saturates | 17.9 g | 5.1 g |
| Dietary Fibre | 3.5 g | 1 g |
| Salt | 2.5 g | 0.7 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 — 33 listed, in order
Semi Skimmed Milk, Cooked Macaroni (30%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Vintage Cheddar Cheese (15%) [Milk], White Bread (Wheat Flour (With added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Fermented Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers: Vegetable Fat (Rapeseed, Palm), Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter [Milk], Rapeseed Oil, English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Salt, Parsley, Paprika, White Pepper.
Contains (brand-declared)
May contain traces
No separate trace allergens publishedSuitable for
The 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 | 620 | 620 kcal | html selector | Read as published |
| protein_g | 29 | 29 g | html selector | Read as published |
| carbs_g | 52.5 | 52.5 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fat_g | 31.9 | 31.9 g | html selector | Read as published |
| saturated_fat_g | 17.9 | 17.9 g | html selector | Read as published |
| sugars_g | 9.5 | 9.5 g | html selector | Read as published |
| fibre_g | 3.5 | 3.5 g | html selector | Read as published |
| salt_g | 2.475 | 2.5 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 Cheese (15%) [Milk], White Bread (Wheat Flour (With added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Fermented Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers: Vegetable Fat (Rapeseed, Palm), Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter [Milk], Rapeseed Oil, English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Salt, Parsley, Paprika, White Pepper. | Semi Skimmed Milk, Cooked Macaroni (30%) (Durum Wheat Semolina, Water), Vintage Cheddar Cheese (15%) [Milk], White Bread (Wheat Flour (With added Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Water, Yeast, Salt, Soya Flour, Fermented Wheat Flour, Emulsifiers: Vegetable Fat (Rapeseed, Palm), Flour Treatment Agent: Ascorbic Acid), Wheat Flour (with added Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter [Milk], Rapeseed Oil, English Mustard (Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Mustard Bran, Sugar, Ground Turmeric), Salt, Parsley, Paprika, White Pepper. | html selector | Read as published |
| amount_gbp | £5.25 | 5.25 £ | html selector | Read as published |
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