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Original Macaroni Salad
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 19 May 2026
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
- Macaroni54.2%No flag
- Semolina wheat flour54.2%No flag
- With niacin · E37533.4%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1013.2%No flag
- Mayonnaise8.4%No flag
- Sweet pickle relish5.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5090.2%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Mustard0.9%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
- Annatto extract color<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.7%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.7%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.6%No flag
- Annatto · E160b0.5%No flag
- Colour0.5%No flag
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cooked macaroni (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), egg white, mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, salt), sweet pickle relish (cucumber, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, calcium chloride, mustard seed, xanthan gum, celery seed, dehydrated red bell pepper, natural flavors, turmeric, minced onion), celery, onion, sugar, red bell pepper, salt, vinegar, mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, sugar, turmeric, paprika, garlic powder, spices, xanthan gum, annatto extract color, natural flavor), modified corn starch, sodium benzoate (preservative), xanthan gum, annatto extract (color)
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
6 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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