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Amy's Vegan Rice Mac & Cheeze: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-19 · Amy's

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Amy's vegan rice mac & cheeze received a Longevity Score of 68 out of 100 (occasional choice). Simple organic rice pasta base with no added sugar, but refined rice pasta, seed-oil and sodium load keep it a moderate alignment. Strengths include organic rice pasta with short, recognizable ingredient list, no added sugar per serving, and pea protein and nutritional yeast add some protein, while main considerations include refined rice pasta with low fiber per serving, safflower and sunflower oils are prominent seed oils, and sodium is high for one serving.

Longevity Score 68/100

What helped the score?

  • Organic rice pasta with short, recognizable ingredient list
  • No added sugar per serving
  • Pea protein and nutritional yeast add some protein

What held the score back?

  • Refined rice pasta with low fiber per serving
  • Safflower and sunflower oils are prominent seed oils
  • Sodium is high for one serving

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Amy's Vegan Rice Mac & Cheeze
Brand
Amy's
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Dinners & Entrees)
GTIN / UPC
00042272013890
Serving size
227 g (1 tray)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Amy's

Vegan Rice Mac & Cheeze

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Simple organic rice pasta base with no added sugar, but refined rice pasta, seed-oil and sodium load keep it a moderate alignment.

What Stands Out

High Sodium

810mg sodium

35% DV

High Sat. Fat

5g saturated fat

25% DV

Refined Grains

refined rice flour pasta

Artificial Colors

annatto [color]

Contains Seed Oils

expeller pressed safflower oil

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Good Protein

7g protein

14% DV

Whole Foods

organic rice pasta, nutritional…

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Organic rice pasta with short, recognizable ingredient list
  • No added sugar per serving
  • Pea protein and nutritional yeast add some protein

Key Concerns

  • Refined rice pasta with low fiber per serving
  • Safflower and sunflower oils are prominent seed oils
  • Sodium is high for one serving

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

pea protein isolate

Whole-food ingredients

organic rice pastanutritional yeast

Processing signals

vegan cheddar-style cheese analogrefined rice flour pastamodified starches and gums

Additives

xanthan gumcitric acidnatural flavorsyeast extract

Seed oils

expeller pressed safflower oilhigh oleic safflower and/or sunflower oil

Artificial colors

annatto [color]

Ingredients

Ingredient list

ORGANIC RICE PASTA (ORGANIC RICE FLOUR, FILTERED WATER), FILTERED WATER, VEGAN CHEDDAR-STYLE CHEEZE (FILTERED WATER, TAPIOCA STARCH, EXPELLER PRESSED SAFFLOWER OIL, COCONUT OIL, INACTIVE YEAST, PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE, SALT, VEGAN NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, CITRIC ACID, YEAST EXTRACT, ANNATTO [COLOR]), ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC SWEET RICE FLOUR, SEA SALT, NUTRITIONAL YEAST, MUSTARD POWDER.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

420

21% DV

Total Carbs

54g

20% DV

Protein

7g

14% DV

Saturated Fat

5g

25% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

51.1g

19% DV

Sugar

0g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

20g

26% DV

Sodium

810mg

35% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

15g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories42021% DV
Total Carbs54g20% DV
Protein7g14% DV
Saturated Fat5g25% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs51.1g19% DV
Sugar0g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat20g26% DV
Sodium810mg35% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat15g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher net carbs (51.1g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (5g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (0g)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher calories per serving (420 kcal)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (54g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Recovery carbs (54g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Amy's Vegan Rice Mac & Cheeze highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Moderately processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Amy's Vegan Rice Mac & Cheeze shows about 2.95g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Amy's Vegan Rice Mac & Cheeze: 0g added sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Organic rice pasta with short, recognizable ingredient list; No added sugar per serving; Pea protein and nutritional yeast add some protein.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Refined rice pasta with low fiber per serving; Safflower and sunflower oils are prominent seed oils; Sodium is high for one serving.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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