Is Panera Bread Vegetarian Ready-to-Heat Mac & Cheese, 16 oz Cup (Refrigerated) Lactose Free?

No. This product is not lactose free as it lists 7 ingredients that contain lactose and 10 ingredients contain lactose depending on the source.

Why it's not lactose free

  • light cream
  • butter
  • pasteurized milk
  • pastuerized milk
  • skim milk
  • cream
  • cheese cultures
  • white cheddar cheese
  • enzyme modified cheese
  • cheddar cheese
  • +6 more

light cream

Dietitian note

Cream is composed of the fat layer skimmed from the top of milk (dairy), and thus typically contains lactose.

Note by Vanessa Vargas, RDN, LDN

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Description

Ready-to-heat cup offers a warm, creamy texture and savory flavor, commonly used as a quick lunch, side dish, or comfort snack. Customers praise convenience, microwave speed, and satisfying portion size; some reviews mention occasional uneven heating, variable creaminess between batches, or a tendency toward a salty finish and reheating inconsistency.

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Ingredients

Cooked Enriched Rigate Pasta ( Water , Semolina , Egg Whites , Niacin , Ferrous Sulfate , Thiamine Mononitrate , Riboflavin , Folic Acid ) , American Cheese Spread ( Cheddar and Colby Cheese [ Pastuerized Milk , Cheese Culture , Salt , Enzymes ] , Water , Whey , Sodium Phosphate , Whey Protein Concentrate , Skim Milk , Milkfat , Salt , Carrageenan , Cellulose Gum ) , Light Cream , Cheese Sauce ( Cheddar Cheese [ Pasteurized Milk , Cheese Culture , Salt , Enzymes ] , Water , Milkfat , Whey , Enzyme Modified Cheese [ Pasteurized Milk , Water , Sodium Phosphate , Milkfat , Salt , Cheese Culture , Enzymes ] , Sodium Phosphate , Modified Food Starch , Salt , Lactic Acid , Sodium Alginate , Sorbic Acid [ Preservative ] ) , White Cheddar Cheese ( Pasteurized Milk , Cheese Cultures , Salt , Enzymes ) , Contains 2% Or Less Of : Butter ( Cream , Salt ) , Water , Modified Food Starch , Wheat Flour , Salt , Seasoning ( Yeast Extract , Maltodextrin , Salt ) and Nisin Preparation .

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Where to buy

Panera Bread Vegetarian Ready-to-Heat Mac & Cheese, 16 oz Cup (Refrigerated) is available at 3 retailers

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About this product

Pasta · Pouch

Flavor
SavorySaltyButteryRich
Texture
Creamy
Commonly used for
Meal PrepLunchSnacking