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Cheesy Mac With Broccoli & Carrots

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium phosphates).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cooked enriched macaroni product52%No flag
  • Water24%No flag›
  • Enriched elbow macaroni12%No flag
  • Semolina6%No flag
  • Wheat semolina6%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3753%No flag
  • Iron1.5%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate1.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • And FOLIC ACID0.4%No flag›
  • Vegetable6%No flag
  • Broccoli3%No flag›
  • Carrots3%No flag›
  • Cheese sauce3%No flag
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese0.8%No flag
  • Pasteurised whole milk0.4%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Annatto color<0.1%No flag›
  • Half concentrate0.4%No flag
  • Cream0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
  • Modified food starch0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Cheese flavor base<0.1%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Blue cheeseNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • WaterNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Salt corn oilNo flag
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Sweet cream powderNo flag
  • Sweet creamNo flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • MustardNo flag
  • FlavouringNo flag
  • EmulsifierNo flag
  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Fortified wheat flourNo flag
  • Non-brominatedNo flag
  • Mono- and DIGLYCERIDES · E471No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Cheese flavouringNo flag
  • MaltodextrinNo flag›
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • Pasteurised milkNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Natural cheese flavouringNo flag
  • Maltodextrin whey solidsNo flag
  • Natural cheese flavouringNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Yeast extractNo flag›
  • Cheese powderNo flag
  • Cheddar cheeseNo flag
  • Soured milkNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • WheyNo flag›
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Hydrolyzed corn glutenNo flag›
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo flag›
  • DextroseNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)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

COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WATER, ENRICHED ELBOW MACARONI (SEMOLINA (WHEAT), NIACIN, IRON (FERROUS SULFATE), THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, AND FOLIC ACID)), VEGETABLES (BROCCOLI, CARROTS), CHEESE SAUCE (WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED WHOLE MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO COLOR), HALF CONCENTRATE (CREAM, SKIM MILK, NONFAT MILK POWDER), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NONFAT MILK, SALT, CHEESE FLAVOR BASE (CHEDDAR CHEESE AND BLUE CHEESE [(PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, WATER, SALT], SALT CORN OIL, YEAST EXTRACT, SWEET CREAM POWDER(SWEET CREAM AND NONFAT MILK), BUTTER (CREAM, NATURAL FLAVORING), SUGAR, DRY MUSTARD AND FLAVOR, EMULSIFIER (MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (NON-BROMINATED), MONO & DIGLYCERIDES, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM), CHEESE FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], CREAM, SODIUM CASEINATE, SALT, SODIUM CITRATE), NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN WHEY SOLIDS, NATURAL CHEESE FLAVOR, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT), CHEESE POWDER (CHEDDAR CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, SALT, ENZYMES), WHEY, DRY BUTTERMILK, SALT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR (HYDROLYZED CORN GLUTEN, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE), DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, XANTHAN GUM, ONION POWDER, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), GARLIC POWDER).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 4 not assessed

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