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mac & cheese
Kraft0021000053162

mac & cheese

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are 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.
  2. TriphosphatesMinor 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

  • Fortified wheat flour52.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.7%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512.9%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate6.5%No flag›
  • Iron6.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin3.2%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.6%No flag
  • Folic acid1.6%No flag›
  • Whole wheat flour23.8%No flag
  • Whey11.9%No flag›
  • Milkfat5.9%No flag›
  • Milk protein concentrate3%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Calcium carbonate · E170i0.6%No flag
  • Sodium triphosphate · E451i0.6%No flag
  • Potassium chloride · E5080.6%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.3%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • TurmericNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Triphosphates (E451)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

ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE (IRON), THIAMIN MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, WHEY, MILKFAT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, MILK, PAPRIKA, ANNATTO, TURMERIC, ENZYMES, CHEESE CULTURE, SODIUM CASEINATE

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 8 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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

3 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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