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Annie's Mickey And Friends Pasta & Cheddar: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Annie's

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Annie's mickey and friends pasta & cheddar received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Organic pasta and real cheddar base, but refined-leaning flour, sodium phosphate, and low fiber limit alignment. Strengths include organic pasta with some whole grain wheat flour, real cheddar cheese and dairy, no artificial colors, and moderate protein per serving, while main considerations include sodium around 370 mg per serving, moderate, low fiber at about 3 g per serving, and sodium phosphate and anticaking agent.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Organic pasta with some whole grain wheat flour
  • Real cheddar cheese and dairy, no artificial colors
  • Moderate protein per serving

What held the score back?

  • Sodium around 370 mg per serving, moderate
  • Low fiber at about 3 g per serving
  • Contains sodium phosphate and anticaking agent

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Annie's Mickey And Friends Pasta & Cheddar
Brand
Annie's
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Dough Based Products / Meals)
GTIN / UPC
00013562128877
Serving size
68 g (2.4 oz dry mix About 1 cup prepared)
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

Annie's

Mickey And Friends Pasta & Cheddar

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Organic pasta and real cheddar base, but refined-leaning flour, sodium phosphate, and low fiber limit alignment.

What Stands Out

Good Fiber

3g fiber

11% DV

Good Protein

9g protein

18% DV

Whole Foods

organic whole grain wheat flour…

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

Key Positives

  • Organic pasta with some whole grain wheat flour
  • Real cheddar cheese and dairy, no artificial colors
  • Moderate protein per serving
  • Relatively few total ingredients

Key Concerns

  • Sodium around 370 mg per serving, moderate
  • Low fiber at about 3 g per serving
  • Contains sodium phosphate and anticaking agent
  • Cheese and butter add saturated fat

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

cheddar cheese and milk proteins

Whole-food ingredients

organic whole grain wheat flourreal cheddar cheesenonfat and whole milk

Processing signals

dried cheese powdersodium phosphatesilicon dioxide anticaking agent

Additives

sodium phosphatesilicon dioxideannatto extract for color

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Organic Pasta (organic wheat flour, organic whole grain wheat flour), Dried Cheddar Cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, non-animal enzymes), Whey, Nonfat Milk, Butter (pasteurized cream, salt), Salt, Cultured Whole Milk, Sodium Phosphate, Annatto Extract (for color), Silicon Dioxide (for anticaking).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

260

13% DV

Total Carbs

47g

17% DV

Protein

9g

18% DV

Saturated Fat

2g

10% DV

Fiber

3g

11% DV

Net Carbs

44g

16% DV

Sugar

4g

Total Fat

3.5g

4% DV

Sodium

370mg

16% DV

Unsaturated Fat

1.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories26013% DV
Total Carbs47g17% DV
Protein9g18% DV
Saturated Fat2g10% DV
Fiber3g11% DV
Net Carbs44g16% DV
Sugar4g—
Total Fat3.5g4% DV
Sodium370mg16% DV
Unsaturated Fat1.5g—

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 (44g)

    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: Added-sodium ingredients (Mentions "salt", "sodium phosphate". See ingredients for details.)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Protein ingredients (Mentions "whey". See ingredients for details.)

    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: Fiber-related ingredients (Mentions "whole grain". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (9g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (47g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 Annie's Mickey And Friends Pasta & Cheddar highly processed?

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

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Annie's Mickey And Friends Pasta & Cheddar shows about 2.99g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Annie's Mickey And Friends Pasta & Cheddar: 4g total 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 pasta with some whole grain wheat flour; Real cheddar cheese and dairy, no artificial colors; Moderate protein per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sodium around 370 mg per serving, moderate; Low fiber at about 3 g per serving; Contains sodium phosphate and anticaking agent.

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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