Beecher's Mac and Cheese

Common questions

Is Beecher's Mac and Cheese healthy?

Beecher's Mac and Cheese scores 73/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. Beecher's Mac & Cheese contains high-quality ingredients like milk and cheeses, which provide beneficial nutrients such as protein and calcium.

How processed is Beecher's Mac and Cheese?

Beecher's Mac and Cheese is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive Beecher's Mac and Cheese's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Milk counts in its favor. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Beecher's Mac and Cheese

Beecher's
73 Good

Analysis updated August 2026 · How Scout scores

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Beneficial ingredients 1
Harmful ingredients 0
Owned by Sugar Mountain Capital, LLC
Category Other Food
Summary

Beecher's Mac & Cheese contains high-quality ingredients like milk and cheeses, which provide beneficial nutrients such as protein and calcium. However, it is a processed food with added ingredients like wheat flour and rice starch, which contribute to its processing level. While it avoids harmful additives, the presence of multiple ingredients and its processed nature limit its score.

Key ingredients 8

Milk
Good

Whole dairy ingredient.

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Flagship cheese
Neutral

Flagship cheese adds flavor and texture to the dish, being a processed dairy product with no particular positive or negative sentiment.

Pasteurized milk
Neutral

Pasteurized milk is a safe dairy ingredient that supplies calcium and protein, with no strong positive or negative sentiment.

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Salt
Neutral

Salt enhances flavor and is a common seasoning, considered neutral in terms of health impact when used in moderation.

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Culture
Neutral

Culture is used in cheese-making to develop flavor and texture, generally neutral in consumer perception.

Enzymes
Neutral

Enzymes are used in cheese production to aid fermentation, with a neutral perception as they are common in processed foods.

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Just jack cheese
Neutral

Just jack cheese provides flavor and creaminess, being a processed dairy product with a neutral consumer sentiment.

Butter
Neutral

Butter adds richness and flavor to the dish, generally perceived as neutral in terms of health impact.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

Processed Foods

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