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Mac n' Cheetos
Nutritional value per 1 Mac n' Cheetos (115 g)
Energy310[1] kcal (1,300 kJ)
37 g
Sugars9 g
Dietary fiber2 g
13 g
Saturated4.5 g
Trans0 g
9 g
VitaminsQuantity
%DV†
Vitamin A0 IU
Vitamin C
0%
0 mg
MineralsQuantity
%DV†
Calcium
0%
0 mg
Iron
0%
0 mg
Sodium
31%
710 mg
Other constituentsQuantity
Energy from fat120 kcal (500 kJ)
Cholesterol15 mg
May vary outside US market. 120 kcal (500 kJ) in UK. Some restaurants publish nutritional information for the sandwich with the tartar sauce removed.
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults,[2] except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.[3]
Source: Burger King

The Mac n' Cheetos is a deep-fried cheese-flavored, puffed cornmeal and macaroni and cheese product sold by the international fast food chain store Burger King. Mac n' Cheetos is the combination of both macaroni and cheese and the Frito Lay snack Cheetos. Mac n' Cheetos was first introduced June 27, 2016.[4][5][6]

The menu item contains five pieces and is currently priced at $2.49.[7][8][1][9] It will be sold for about eight weeks or until supplies run out.[7][1][4] Many publications have pointed out how Mac N' Cheetos is part of a larger trend of blending fast food with well-known snack foods as well as reflecting the current state of fast food alliances.

History[edit]

A year ago, Burger King entered into a partnership with PepsiCo's Frito-Lay, which also owns Doritos and Ruffles.[1] Mac N' Cheetos marked the first time the Cheetos brand has extended beyond chips into hybrid foods.[1]

In June 22, 2016, Burger King announced that in less than a week they will begin selling the product.[1][4] Previously, it had appeared in some Burger King restaurants during a trial phase.[1] Mac n' Cheetos was first officially introduced June 27, 2016.[4][5][6] In an interview, Burger King president Alex Macedo said "We’re partnering up with one of Americans’ favorite brands. It’s quite unique."[1]

Advertising[edit]

Burger King called its product a "dangerously cheesy re-imagination."[8]

Price[edit]

Mac N' Cheetos contains five pieces and was originally priced at $2.49[7][8][1][9][4] or "about"[6] $2.50.[10] In New York City, the total cost including New York state sales tax, is $3.26.[11] USA Today's Ted Berg was critical of the price choice as he thought it would be 99¢ at Taco Bell.[11]

Reactions[edit]

Analysis[edit]

Mac N' Cheetos, including other Burger King products like the recently introduced Oscar Mayer hot dog's (Oscar Mayer is owned by Burger King's parent company Restaurant Brands International, reflects the fast-food alliances restaurants have with other companies.[1][4] While PepsiCo owns Frito-Lay's Cheetos, the American restaurants sell The Coca-Cola Company beverages.[1] Despite this recent product, Burger King president Alex Macedo remarked "It’s not a plan for us to migrate to Pepsi. Our relationship with Coke is as good as it is with PepsiCo."[1] However, Macedo has said "We’re working on a few other menu items. There’s room for us to do more together in the future."

Other fast food restaurants like Taco Bell have previously employed a similar strategy. In 2012, Taco Bell, which is owned by Yum! Brands, introduced the Doritos Locos Tacos whose taco shell is composed of the Doritos chip.[7][1][4] Offshoots followed as Cool Ranch, Nacho Cheese and Fiery Doritos.[1]

Reception[edit]

Appearance[edit]

Reports varied on the appearance of the Mac n' Cheetos. Fox News described the menu item as "bright orange" and "the shape is pretty unusual."[7] Chicago Tribune's Joseph Hernandez called the color of the menu item "neon-orange."[10] Consumerist's Ashlee Kieler perceived its color as "glowing, orange-ish."[8] Bloomberg News's Leslie Patton said it was "portable macaroni-and-cheese bites are similar to mozzarella sticks."[1] The Raw Story's Brad Reed saw it as "radioactive-orange" and "Trump-colored", but remarked "do look marginally more appetizing than the terrifying bright-red Whopper Burger King released earlier this year."[9] Vice's Alex Swerdloff noted the product as "a chode-like mass" and resembling "the lovechild of E.T.’s finger and a bloated corpse that was given a spray tan."[4] Yahoo! Style's Claire Lower called them "orange nuggets."[6]

Concept[edit]

USA Today's Ted Berg said he was "mildly hungry and massively curious" by the concept of Mac N' Cheetos.[11] Fox News remarked on the idea as "the ultimate comfort food may seem like a no brainer now" but questioned whether "the world actually need more crazy, cheesy mashups?"[7] Kotaku's Mike Fahey compared the product to the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Tuvix"—which concerns the merging of two characters Neelix and Tuvok to form one composite character—in that "[t]he idea of two unhealthy things combining to form another unhealthy thing with the abilities, attributes and memories of both can be off-putting. But once you look past their dual origin, Mac N’ Cheetos are just breaded and fried macaroni and cheese."[12] Chicago Tribune's Joseph Hernandez lamented "[a]s one of my colleagues said: 'This thing doesn’t even belong in reality. Why?' I don't know."[10] xoJane's Claire Lower said she was "super freaking stoked to try the Mac 'n' Cheetos."[5]

Nutrition[edit]

The Mac N' Cheetos contains 310 calories.[1][9] The Raw Story's Brad Reed said the calorie count "sounds surprisingly low given how you’re eating deep-fried synthetic dairy goo."[9]

Taste[edit]

Fox News Channel's Chew On This performed a blind taste test for Mac N' Cheetos in the streets of New York City. Reception proved positive.[7][4]

USA Today's Ted Berg said "they’re not good" but also "not totally awful" either.[11][8] Kotaku's Mike Fahey said "pleased to report that Mac N’ Cheetos taste much better than they look" but also that they do not taste like the cheese puff but rather like the Kellogg's cracker Cheez-It.[12] Chicago Tribune's Joseph Hernandez described the meal as "gritty, fried nugget of Easy Mac, rolled in the remains of the bottom of a bag of Cheetos."[10][8] Yahoo! Style's Claire Lower said "I liked them but, maybe this is because my standards for stunt food are much too high, I didn't love them."[6]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Patton, Leslie (June 22, 2016). "Burger King Jumps Into Snack-Brand Hybrids With Mac 'n Cheetos". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg News. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  2. ^ United States Food and Drug Administration (2024). "Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels". Retrieved 2024-03-28.
  3. ^ National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; Health and Medicine Division; Food and Nutrition Board; Committee to Review the Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium (2019). Oria, Maria; Harrison, Meghan; Stallings, Virginia A. (eds.). Dietary Reference Intakes for Sodium and Potassium. The National Academies Collection: Reports funded by National Institutes of Health. Washington, DC: National Academies Press (US). ISBN 978-0-309-48834-1. PMID 30844154.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Swerdloff, Alex (July 1, 2016). "America Loves Burger King's Mac N' Cheetos and We're All Doomed". Munchies. Vice. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  5. ^ a b c Lower, Claire (June 24, 2016). "My Standards for Stunt Food Are High: An Entirely Serious Review of Burger King's Mac 'n' Cheetos". xoJane. Time Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e Lower, Claire (June 28, 2016). "My Standards for Stunt Food Are High: An Entirely Serious Review of Burger King's Mac 'n' Cheetos". Yahoo! Style. Yahoo!. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g News.com, Fox (June 30, 2016). "People actually like Burger King's Cheeto-dusted mac and cheese bites". FoxNews.com. Fox News. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  8. ^ a b c d e f Kieler, Ashlee (June 29, 2016). "Burger King's "Slightly Congealed" Mac N' Cheetos Underwhelm Customers, Food Reviewers". Consumerist. Consumer Media LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  9. ^ a b c d e Reed, Brad (June 22, 2016). "Burger King's new 'Mac 'n Cheetos' sticks leave the world gasping in horror". The Raw Story. Raw Story Media, Inc. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  10. ^ a b c d Hernandez, Joseph (June 27, 2016). "We taste Burger King's Mac n' Cheetos, now available in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. tronc. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  11. ^ a b c d Berg, Ted (June 28, 2016). "I tried Burger King's new Mac 'n Cheetos, and they're not good". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  12. ^ a b Fahey, Mike (June 22, 2016). "Snacktaku Eats Burger King's Mac N' Cheetos". Kotaku. Gawker Media. Retrieved July 12, 2016.

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