Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Fish, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
BANQUET Fish Sticks Meal, 7.3 OZ
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 4 additives of concern.
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Fish
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
4 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Sodium phosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
DiphosphatesMinor concernInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Macaroni51.3%No flag
- Cheese sauce24.3%No flag
- Macaroni12.2%No flag
- Macaroni12.2%No flag
- Niacin · E3753%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Cheddar club cheese6.1%No flag
- Soured milk3%No flag
- Annatto coloring2.4%No flag
- Cheddar cheese flavor<0.1%No flag
- GRANULAR and BLUE<0.1%No flag
- Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
- Lactic fermentsNo flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- E339ii<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- E160aiNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Tocopherols · E306No flag
- Chocolate puddingNo flag
- Dairy productNo flag
- Modified wheyNo flag
- Reduced protein wheyNo flag
- Sweet cream powderNo flag
- Sweet creamNo flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Fish stickNo flag
- BreadcrumbsNo flag
- Niacin · E375No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- CONTAINS 2% and LESS OFNo flag
- Yellow corn flourNo flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Paprika oleoresin · E160cNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Oat fibreNo flag
- Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
- PARFRIED IN SOYBEAN OIL. x000D CONTAINSNo flag
- PollackNo flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Diphosphates (E450)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
Show original label text
MACARONI AND CHEESE SAUCE: COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI (WATER, ENRICHED MACARONI [DURUM WHEAT SEMOLINA, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE {IRON}, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID]), CHEDDAR CLUB CHEESE (PASTEURIZED CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLORING), WHEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEAT FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CHEDDAR CHEESE FLAVOR (WHEY, CHEESE [GRANULAR AND BLUE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES}], SUNFLOWER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, LACTIC ACID), BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, CITRIC ACID, CORN OIL, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), TOCOPHEROLS. CHOCOLATE PUDDING: WATER, SUGAR, DAIRY PRODUCT SOLIDS (MODIFIED WHEY, REDUCED PROTEIN WHEY, WHEY SOLIDS), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SWEET CREAM POWDER (SWEET CREAM, NONFAT MILK, SODIUM CASEINATE, TOCOPHEROL), COCOA POWDER, MALTODEXTRIN, ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, SOY LECITHIN, SALT, SOYBEAN OIL, CELLULOSE GEL, CELLULOSE GUM, CITRIC ACID. FISH STICK: MINCED POLLOCK, BREADING (BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE {IRON} AND/OR REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: YELLOW CORN FLOUR, WHEY, SALT, SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, CORN STARCH, LEAVENING [BAKING SODA, SODIUM ALUMINUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE], YEAST, CARAMEL COLOR, SODIUM CASEINATE, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN [COLOR], SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED CELLULOSE, OAT FIBER, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES). PARFRIED IN SOYBEAN OIL._x000D_CONTAINS: FISH (POLLACK), MILK, SOY, WHEAT.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SaltModerate concern
- MaltodextrinModerate concern
- Corn OilLow concern
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