Extra creamy macaroni and cheese dinner
Extra creamy macaroni and cheese dinner by Great Value. Greenveil's read: consider avoiding (food-health band "critical"). 3 additives of concern.
VerdictConsider avoiding
Not
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Concern band
No chemical concern signal for this product.
based on 0 ingredients
Food healthCritical
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- Macaroni54.166666666666664%—
- Cheese sauce22.916666666666668%—
- Cheddar cheese11.458333333333336%—
- Milk5.729166666666668%—›
- Cheese culture2.864583333333334%—
- Salt0.4%—›
- Enzymes2.4645833333333336%—›
- Modified cornstarch5.729166666666671%—›
- Salt0.4%—›
- Disodium phosphate0.4%—
- Citric acid0.4%—
- Cellulose gum0.4%⚠ low
- Lactic acid0.4%—
- Xanthan gum0.4%—
- Atrazine0.4%—›
- Sunset yellow2.9291666666666316%⚠ high
- Sodium phosphates (E339)⚠ low
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Macaroni, cheese sauce (cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], modified cornstarch, salt, disodium phosphate, citric acid, cellulose gum, lactic acid, xanthan gum, atrazine, sunset yellow.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Sodium phosphatesInorganic 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
Decision read
Probably skip for everyday use
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.
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