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Lowes foods, shells & cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

Why it's rated this way

4 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. DiphosphatesMinor 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.
  4. Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
    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

  • Macaroni52.5%No flag
  • Wheat27.5%No flag›
  • Durum wheat flour25%No flag
  • Wheat flour12.5%No flag›
  • Durum wheat flour6.3%No flag
  • Niacin · E3753.1%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate1.6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Cheese sauce mix23.8%No flag
  • Whey23.8%No flag›
  • Cheddar11.9%No flag
  • Monterey5.9%No flag
  • Blue cheese3%No flag›
  • Pasteurised milk1.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin1.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.4%No flag
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Whey protein<0.1%No flag›
  • Cellulose gum · E466<0.1%Low

    Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

  • Food starch-modified<0.1%No flag›
  • Buttermilk<0.1%No flag›
  • Disodium phosohateNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Cellulose selNo flag
  • E450iiiNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

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

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Anti-caking agentNo flag
  • Diphosphates (E450)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 (enriched wheat and durum flour [wheat flour, durum flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), cheese sauce mix: whey, cheddar/monterey/blue cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), maltodextrin, salt, nonfat milk, natural flavors, whey protein concentrate, cellulose gum, food starch-modified, buttermilk, disodium phosohate, citric acid, cellulose sel, tetrasodium pyrophosphate, yellow 5, yellow 6, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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.
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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2 low · 4 not assessed

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