Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Macaroni & cheese, macaroni in a creamy cheese sauce with green hatch chiles
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Macaroni54.5%No flag
- Semolina wheat flour29.5%No flag
- With niacin · E37515.2%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.8%No flag
- Whole milk22.7%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheese spread5.7%No flag
- Cheddar2.8%No flag
- Colby cheese1.4%No flag
- Pasteurised milk0.7%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.2%No flag
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Hatch green chiles2.8%No flag
- Pasteurized process monterey jack cheese1.4%No flag
- Soured milk0.7%No flag
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
- Sodium phosphates · E339<0.1%No flag
- Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
- Sorbic acid · E200No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Cheddar club cheese0.7%No flag
- Cheddar cheese0.4%No flag
- Pasteurised milk0.2%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
Show original label text
Cooked macaroni (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), whole milk, water, pasteurized process cheese spread (cheddar and colby cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, milk fat, salt, carrageenan, cellulose gum), hatch green chiles, pasteurized process monterey jack cheese (cultured milk, water, cream, skim milk, sodium phosphates, salt, lactic acid, sorbic acid [preservative], enzymes), cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto color), modified corn starch, salt, potassium sorbate (preservative), sodium benzoate (preservative).
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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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