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Macaroni & Cheese
Great ValueMeals · 0681131799959

Macaroni & Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cooked pasta53.3%No flag
  • Water28.3%No flag›
  • Durum wheat semolina25%No flag›
  • Water23.3%No flag›
  • Processed cheese product11.7%No flag
  • Cheddar5.8%No flag
  • Brick cheeses2.9%No flag
  • Milk1.5%No flag›
  • Bacterial culture0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Calcium chloride · E5090.2%No flag
  • Microbial coagulating enzyme<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Milk ingredients0.7%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.4%No flag
  • Sodium citrate0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Soya bean5.8%No flag›
  • Modified palm oil margarine2.9%No flag
  • Butter1.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch0.7%No flag›
  • Sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Enzyme modified cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Bacterial cultures<0.1%No flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Swiss cheeseNo flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • Bacterial culturesNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Sodium phsophateNo flag
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Xanthan gum · E415<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Citric acid · E330No flag
Show original label text

Cooked pasta (water, durum wheat semolina), Water, Processed cheese product (cheddar and brick cheeses [milk, bacterial culture, salt, calcium chloride, microbial enzyme, annatto], water, modified milk ingredients, natural flavour, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, salt, maltodextrin, lactic acid, citric acid, annatto), Soybean and modified palm oil margarine, Butter, Modified corn starch, Sugar, Salt, Enzyme modified cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, bacterial cultures, salt, enzymes], water, salt, swiss cheese [ pasteurized milk, bacterial cultures, salt, enzymes], sodium phsophate, natural flavours, sodium citrate, xanthan gum), Yeast extract, Xanthan gum, Lactic acid, Annatto, Citric acid.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Apr 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

3 low · 4 not assessed

4 of 7 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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