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KraftMeals · 0021000061181

Macaroni & Cheese Dinner

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 3 May 2025

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. PolyphosphatesMinor 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

  • Pasta75%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour50%No flag
  • Wheat Flour27.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37511.5%No flag
  • Ferrous Sulfate5.7%No flag›
  • Iron5.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin Mononitrate2.9%No flag›
  • Thiamin2.9%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.4%No flag
  • Vitamin B2 · E1011.4%No flag
  • Folic Acid1.4%No flag›
  • Whole Wheat Flour25%No flag
  • Cheese Sauce Mix25%No flag
  • Whey12.5%No flag›
  • Milkfat6.3%No flag›
  • Milk Protein Concentrate3.1%No flag›
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170i0.8%No flag
  • E452vi0.4%No flag
  • Contains Less Than 2% Of Potassium Chloride0.2%No flag
  • Citric Acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium Phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic Acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • MilkNo flag›
  • With PaprikaNo flag›
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • And Turmeric Added For Color · E100No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • Sodium CaseinateNo flag›
  • Polyphosphates (E452)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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Pasta (Enriched Wheat Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate (Iron), Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Folic Acid], Whole Wheat Flour); Cheese Sauce Mix (Whey, Milkfat, Milk Protein Concentrate, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Contains Less Than 2% Of Potassium Chloride, Citric Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Natural Flavor, Milk, With Paprika, Annatto, And Turmeric Added For Color, Enzymes, Cheese Culture, Sodium Caseinate).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 3 May 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

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