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KraftPlant Based Foods And Beverages · 0021000658831

mac & cheese

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 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

  • Macaroni75%No flag
  • Wheat flour41.1%No flag›
  • Durum wheat flour17%No flag
  • Niacin · E3758.5%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate4.2%No flag›
  • Iron4.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate2.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin2.1%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.1%No flag
  • Folic acid1.1%No flag›
  • Cheese sauce mix25%No flag
  • Whey12.5%No flag›
  • Milkfat6.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Milk protein concentrate0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium triphosphate · E451i0.7%No flag
  • Tapioca flour0.7%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E3410.7%No flag
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.7%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E2700.6%No flag
  • Paprika0.3%No flag›
  • Turmeric0.1%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b<0.1%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Enzyme<0.1%No 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.

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ENRICHED MACARONI (WHEAT FLOUR, DURUM FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE [IRON], THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1], RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2], FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE MIX (WHEY, MILKFAT, SALT, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM TRIPHOSPHATE, TAPIOCA FLOUR, CITRIC ACID, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTIC ACID, PAPRIKA, TURMERIC, ANNATTO, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES)

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 May 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.

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