Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Mac n' cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sunset yellow FCF).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Potassium 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.
Ingredients
- Enriched macaroni product56.3%No flag
- Niacin · E3756.8%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.9%No flag
- Cheese sauce milk21.9%No flag
- Semisoft cheese5.5%No flag
- Lactic ferments1.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese milk<0.1%No flag
- Lactic fermentsNo flag
- Calcium phosphate · E341No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- ColourNo flag
- Yellow 6 lake · E110High
Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- E340iiNo flag
- EmulsifierNo flag
- Sodium silicoaluminate · E554No flag
- Acetylated mono- and diglycerides2.7%No flag
- Potassium chloride · E5080.8%No flag
- Calcium silicate · E5520.8%No flag
- Potassium phosphates (E340)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 product (wheat flour, glycerol monostearate, niacin, iron [ferrous sulfate], thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheese sauce milk (maltodextrin, semisoft cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey, palm oil, salt, corn syrup solids, nonfat milk, modified cornstarch, sodium phosphate, cheddar cheese milk [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], sodium caseinate, calcium phosphate, butter, lactic acid, color [turmeric oleoresin, yellow 6 lake], natural and artificial flavor, guar gum, dipotassium phosphate, emulsifier [monoglycerides], sodium silicoaluminate), maltodextrin, modified cornstarch, acetylated mono - and diglycerides, salt, potassium chloride, calcium silicate.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
- Potassium 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
- MaltodextrinLow concern
- SaltLow concern
1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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