Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Original microwaveable macaroni & cheese dinner, original
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Potassium phosphates).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Enriched macaroni product53.6%No flag
- Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
- Riboflavin · E10111.6%No flag
- Cheese sauce1.5%No flag
- Semisoft cheese0.2%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of each of the following<0.1%No flag
- Annatto · E160bNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
- Turmeric oleoresin added for colorNo flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Calcium phosphate · E341No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- E340iiNo flag
- Sodium silicoaluminate · E554No flag
- Propylene glycol fatty acid esters<0.1%No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471<0.1%No flag
- Potassium chloride · E508<0.1%No flag
- Anti-caking agent<0.1%No flag
- Calcium silicate · E552<0.1%No 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.
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Enriched macaroni product [(wheat flour, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), glycerol monostearate], cheese sauce [whey, maltodextrin, semisoft cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, palm oil. contains 2% or less of each of the following: modified corn starch, corn syrup solids, with beet juice, annatto extract, beta carotene and turmeric oleoresin added for color, guar gum, sodium phosphate, lactic acid, calcium phosphate, natural flavor, sodium caseinate, dipotassium phosphate, monoglycerides, sodium silicoaluminate]; maltodextrin, modified corn starch, salt, propylene glycol fatty acid esters, mono and diglycerides, potassium chloride, monoglycerides, anti-caking agent (calcium silicate).
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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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Thiamin MononitrateModerate concern
- Folic AcidModerate concern
- Glycerol MonostearateModerate concern
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