Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025
Macaroni & Cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Soy
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.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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
- Macaroni54.5%No flag
- Semolina wheat flour27.9%No flag
- Niacin · E3753.3%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheese spread5.7%No flag
- American cheese2.8%No flag
- Pasteurised milk1.4%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese2.8%No flag
- Cheddar cheese1.4%No flag
- Coloured cheddar0.4%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
- Vegetable oil blend0.7%No flag
- VEGETABLE mono- and DIGLYCERIDES<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- To protect quality<0.1%No flag
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2020.2%No flag
- Sodium benzoate to protect flavor<0.1%No flag
Show original label text
COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI (SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, EGG, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), MILK, WATER, PASTEURIZED PROCESS CHEESE SPREAD (AMERICAN CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, SALT, MILKFAT, ARTIFICIAL COLOR), CHEDDAR CHEESE (CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, SALT, ANNATTO COLOR), MARGARINE (VEGETABLE OIL BLEND [LIQUID SOYBEAN OIL, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL], WATER, SALT, WHEY [MILK], SOY LECITHIN, VEGETABLE MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM BENZOATE [TO PROTECT QUALITY], ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID, VITAMIN A PALMITATE), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, POTASSIUM SORBATE AND SODIUM BENZOATE TO PROTECT FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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