Is Kraft Mac and Cheese Healthy? Blue Box vs Deluxe
Chapters
- The Short Answer
- The Blue Box, Line by Line
- Where the Orange Comes From
- The Deluxe Surprise
- Kraft Next to Annie's
- Our Verdict
- Your Turn
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
See the Kraft mac and cheese label we scored
Is Kraft mac and cheese healthy? The Kraft original label we checked scores 71 with nothing flagged and paprika, turmeric and annatto for color, while Kraft Deluxe and Velveeta add canola oil in a ready made sauce and score 63. We read each label line by line and compare it with Annie's organic (as of October 2026).
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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:40 The Blue Box, Line by Line
1:27 Where the Orange Comes From
2:25 The Deluxe Surprise
3:22 Kraft Next to Annie's
4:14 Our Verdict
4:56 Your Turn
Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.
Music
"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.
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