Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Macaroni & cheese mix, macaroni & cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Potassium phosphates).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Potassium 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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
- Pasta52%No flag
- Niacin · E37512.8%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
- Cheddar cheese0.2%No flag
- Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Sodium alginate · E401No flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Calcium lactate · E327No flag
- E340iiNo flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Annatto · E160bNo flag
- ColourNo flag
- Potassium phosphates (E340)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
Enriched pasta (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), corn syrup solids, palm oil, whey (from milk), salt, maltodextrin, sodium caseinate (milk protein), modified corn starch, whey protein concentrate (from milk), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), natural and artificial flavors, sodium citrate, yeast extract, mono and diglycerides, butter oil, soybean oil, citric acid, sodium alginate, carrageenan, lactic acid, calcium lactate, dipotassium phosphate, sodium phosphate, annatto and paprika (color).
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Potassium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- SaltModerate concern
- MaltodextrinModerate concern
- Sodium CaseinateModerate concern
7 of 13 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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