Skip to content

GREENVEIL

Saving recent analysis
Cheeseburger Macaroni
Hamburger Helper0652729710366

Cheeseburger Macaroni

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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

Save to favoritesFind alternatives

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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.
  2. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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.
  3. Sodium 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Elbow wheat macaroni54.4%No flag
  • Corn starch22.8%No flag›
  • Salt0.9%No flag›
  • Milk ingredients0.9%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour0.9%No flag
  • Sugar0.9%No flag›
  • Tomato0.9%No flag›
  • Onion0.9%No flag›
  • High monounsaturated vegetable oil0.9%No flag
  • Canola0.5%No flag›
  • Soya bean0.2%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.2%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E3300.9%No flag
  • Garlic0.9%No flag›
  • Black pepper0.9%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese0.9%No flag
  • Maltodextrin0.9%No flag›
  • Monoglycerides0.9%No flag›
  • Autolyzed yeast extract0.9%No flag›
  • Tartrazine · E1020.9%High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Sunset yellow FCF · E1100.9%High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural flavouring0.9%No flag
  • E339ii0.9%No flag
  • Blue cheese0.9%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.9%No flag
  • Turmeric extract · E1000.9%No flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E5513.1%No flag
  • Sodium phosphates (E339)Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

Show original label text

Elbow wheat macaroni, Corn starch, Salt, Modified milk ingredients, Enriched wheat flour, Sugar, Tomato powder, Onion powder, High monounsaturated vegetable oil (canola, soybean and/or sunflower oil), Citric acid, Garlic powder, Black pepper, Dried cheddar cheese, Maltodextrin, Monoglycerides, Autolyzed yeast extract, Tartrazine, Sunset yellow FCF, Natural flavour, Disodium phosphate, Dried blue cheese, Annatto extract, Turmeric extract, Silicon dioxide

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
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • Sodium 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

2 moderate · 5 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 12 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  4. 11Autolyzed Yeast ExtractNot assessed
  5. 12Blue CheeseNot assessed

Trust & sources

Where this product data comes from

How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

Image cache

Greenveil proxy cache

Asset write on fetch

Ingredient content

Normalized label parsed

25 items

Your context

Through your lens

Everyday use

A balanced day-to-day read across overall concern and fit.

Change lens

Recent scans

See all

Products you open appear here on this device.

Saved

Save products to build your kit.