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Macaroni and Cheese, canned entree

Not checked yet · database values 82 kcal per 100 g

Not checked for absorption yet: these are the listed values.

Not checked yet: the numbers below are what the database lists.

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What 100 g gives you: imported foods have no serving size yet.

Your body needs enough of each of these. Past enough, more doesn’t help. Amounts are what the food databases list, not what your body absorbs, unless a row says it was measured.

The words: “A lot” means one serving gives 20% or more of Health Canada’s daily amount, “Some” 10% to 19%, “A little” 2% to 9%, “Almost none” under 2%. Strongest word first; within a word, protein and fibre lead, then the biggest share.

A milligram (mg) is a thousandth of a gram, and a microgram (µg) a thousandth of a milligram: 1,000 µg make 1 mg.

16 more nutrients at a little or less

Missing from our databases for this food, so left out, not counted as zero: vitamin C, niacin, vitamin D, omega-3: ALA and omega-3: EPA + DHA.

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Name in the database: Macaroni and Cheese, canned entree

Listed nutrients, per 100 g

For each nutrient, the value this page uses is marked “used”. A row marked “second database” is another database’s figure for a matching food, kept so you can see how far databases disagree (they can differ in the samples analysed, lab methods and rounding). Its own cells are worked out from it, but none of the page’s words or scores are.

NutrientPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Calcium35 mg42.68 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
35 mg42.68 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Carbohydrate11.52 g14.05 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
11.52 g14.05 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Choline5.4 mg6.59 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
5.4 mg6.59 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Energy82 kcal–FDC Energy (kcal) usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy)–
82 kcal–copy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Fat2.46 g3 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
2.46 g3 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Fibre0.5 g0.61 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.5 g0.61 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Folate13 µg15.85 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
Iron0.9 mg1.1 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.9 mg1.1 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Magnesium9 mg10.98 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
9 mg10.98 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Phosphorus47 mg57.32 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
47 mg57.32 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Potassium84 mg102.44 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
84 mg102.44 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Protein3.38 g4.12 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
3.38 g4.12 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Riboflavin (B2)0.114 mg0.14 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.114 mg0.14 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Selenium9.5 µg11.59 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
9.5 µg11.59 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Sodium302 mg368.29 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
302 mg368.29 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Sugars0.5 g0.61 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.5 g0.61 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Thiamin (B1)0.101 mg0.12 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.101 mg0.12 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Vitamin A17 µg20.73 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
17 µg20.73 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Vitamin B120.15 µg0.18 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.15 µg0.18 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Vitamin B60.037 mg0.05 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.037 mg0.05 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Vitamin E0.05 mg0.06 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
Vitamin K10.2 µg0.24 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
Water81.39 g99.26 glisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
81.39 g99.26 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Zinc0.45 mg0.55 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.45 mg0.55 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
NutrientPer 100 gPer 100 caloriesHowSourceGrade
Beta-carotene5 µg6.1 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
5 µg6.1 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Copper0.296 mg0.36 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.296 mg0.36 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Lactose0.3 g0.37 gcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Lutein + zeaxanthin2 µg2.44 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
Manganese0.224 mg0.27 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.224 mg0.27 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Niacin (B3, preformed)1.183 mg1.44 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
1.183 mg1.44 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Pantothenic acid (B5)0.074 mg0.09 mglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
0.074 mg0.09 mgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C
Retinol17 µg20.73 µglisted usedUS food database (USDA SR Legacy) #173325C
17 µg20.73 µgcopy of USDA · not usedCanadian Nutrient File 2026 #4919C

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Sources

Body map 2026-10-25.1: each nutrient’s job comes from an agency fact sheet, linked beside it under Good for.

The plain words: “a lot” means one serving (100 g when the food has no serving size) gives at least 20% of the daily amount (the reference intake), “some” at least 10%, “a little” at least 2% (the cut-offs are ours, one set for every page: 20% and 10% are borrowed from the US labelling terms “high” and “good source” and applied to Health Canada’s daily amount, whereas Health Canada’s own shopper rule says 15%; provisional: they may change in a later method version). The daily amount is Health Canada’s Dietary Reference Intake for adults 19–30; where men and women need different amounts we use the higher one (protein: 56 g for men, 46 g for women). The percentage printed under each nutrient is the printed amount as a share of that daily amount, rounded to the nearest whole number, and the word is read from that percentage, so the amount, the percentage and the word always agree. Calcium with a measured absorption is scaled by how well it gets in compared with milk.

The scale: “Nothing to watch” means a serving a day stays under the limit at ordinary amounts; “Go easy” means a serving a day can push past the limit for adults who already take in the most, or fewer than 2 servings reach it; “Limit it” means once a week or less. The dataset’s own rating is under “How we got this”. Provisional: the scale may change in a later method version.

Measured absorption under Good for: grade-A studies in adults that tested this preparation of this food, as a share of the listed amount (the share digested, for protein), quoted once each source has passed our evidence check; animal studies and other variants stay in the table above. Provisional: this screen may change in a later method version.