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Hamburger Helper Beef Pasta Twin Pack
General MillsPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0016000419773

Hamburger Helper Beef Pasta Twin Pack

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Ammonia caramel).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2023

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    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

  • Pasta52.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Corn Starch23.8%No flag›
  • Salt2.2%No flag›
  • Flour2.2%No flag›
  • Wheat flour1.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3750.5%No flag
  • Iron0.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101<0.1%No flag
  • Folic acid<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of2.2%No flag
  • Modified Whey2.2%No flag
  • Onion2.2%No flag›
  • Colour2.2%No flag
  • Caramel color · E150a1.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b1.1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin2.2%No flag›
  • Potassium Chloride · E5082.2%No flag
  • Hydrolyzed Corn2.2%No flag
  • Soya2.2%No flag›
  • And Wheat Protein2.1%No flag
  • Yeast Extract1.1%No flag›
  • Natural and artificial flavouring0.5%No flag
  • Vegetable Oil0.3%No flag›
  • Canola0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • And sunflower oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice0.1%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides<0.1%No flag›
  • Sugar<0.1%No flag›
  • Safflower Oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Silicon Dioxide · E551<0.1%No flag
  • Anti caking agent<0.1%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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Enriched Pasta (wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Corn Starch, Salt, Enriched Flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid). Contains 2% or less of: Modified Whey, Onion Powder, Color (caramel color, annatto extract), Maltodextrin, Potassium Chloride, Hydrolyzed Corn, Soy, and Wheat Protein, Yeast Extract, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Vegetable Oil (canola, soybean, and/or sunflower oil), Spice, Monoglycerides, Sugar, Safflower Oil, Silicon Dioxide (anticaking agent).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 Jul 2023

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 4 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 11 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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