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Cooked Perfect, Home Market Foods Inc.Frozen Foods · 0036669070412

Cooked perfect, meatball bistro, mac & cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

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.

  1. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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.
  2. PolyphosphatesMinor 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

  • Cheese sauce50%No flag
  • Skimmed milk25%No flag
  • Cream12.5%No flag›
  • Water6.3%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese3.1%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.6%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.8%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.2%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.2%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Vegetable pigment0.2%No flag
  • Food starch-modified1.6%No flag›
  • Whey0.8%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic<0.1%No flag›
  • Manchego cheese flavor<0.1%No flag
  • Swiss cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Parmigiano reggiano<0.1%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milkNo flag
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Natural cheddar flavouringNo flag
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • Butter natural flavouringNo flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Spices including turmericNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Modified food starchNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • ColourNo flag
  • Cooked enriched cavatappi pasta25%No flag
  • Water12.5%No flag›
  • Semolina12.5%No flag
  • Durum wheat semolina6.3%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate3.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Cooked italian style meatballs12.5%No flag
  • Beef6.3%No flag›
  • Pork3.1%No flag›
  • Water1.6%No flag›
  • Soya flour0.8%No flag›
  • Breadcrumbs0.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast<0.1%No flag›
  • Soy protein0.2%No flag›
  • Coating<0.1%No flag›
  • Parmigiano reggiano<0.1%No flag
  • Part-skim cow's milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice extractives on a dextrose carrier<0.1%No flag
  • GarlicNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • OnionNo flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E452vi<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Broccoli12.5%No flag›
  • Polyphosphates (E452)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

Cheese sauce (nonfat milk, cream, water, cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto {vegetable color}], food starch-modified, whey, maltodextrin, salt, garlic powder, manchego cheese flavor, swiss cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], parmesan cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], onion powder, natural cheddar cheese flavor, buttermilk, natural butter flavor, dehydrated butter, xanthan gum, spices including turmeric [for color], sugar, lactic acid, annatto powder [modified food starch, annatto extract {for color}]), cooked enriched cavatappi pasta (water, semolina [durum wheat semolina, ferrous sulfate, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), cooked italian style meatballs (beef, pork, water, textured soy flour, bread crumbs [wheat flour, salt, yeast], soy protein concentrate, seasoning [parmesan cheese {part-skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, spices, spice extractives on a dextrose carrier, dehydrated garlic, parsley, onion powder], salt, sodium tripolyphosphate, natural flavor), broccoli.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic 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

Chemical identity has not been assessed for this ingredient yet.

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