Best Boxed Mac and Cheese: 28 Labels Ranked
Chapters
- The Short Answer
- Tier Three: Sixty-Three
- Tier Two: Seventy-One
- Tier One: One Hundred
- The Best Box for You
- Your Turn
Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.
See all 28 mac and cheese labels ranked
What is the best boxed mac and cheese by label? Seven organic boxes from Annie's and Jovial score 100, twelve labels with nothing flagged score 71 (including Kraft original, Banza and Goodles), and the canola oil sauce boxes score 63. Our picks for gluten free, protein, whole grain and classic taste, plus a four step box check (as of October 2026).
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Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:41 Tier Three: Sixty-Three
1:53 Tier Two: Seventy-One
3:11 Tier One: One Hundred
4:05 The Best Box for You
5:16 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
"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.
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