Declared allergens
This product declares Celery, Egg, Mustard, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Macaroni salad
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Celery
- Egg
- Mustard
- Soy
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.
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.
Polysorbate 80Minor 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
- Macaroni52.9%No flag
- Semolina wheat flour27.9%No flag
- With niacin · E37514.3%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
- Mayonnaise23.5%No flag
- Calcium disodium edta to protect flavor0.4%No flag
- Sweet pickle11.8%No flag
- Contains less than 2% of0.7%No flag
- Xanthan gum · E4150.4%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.2%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.2%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- Polysorbate 80 · E433<0.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Less than 2% of0.7%No flag
- Mustard<0.1%No flag
- Annatto · E160bLow
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Calcium disodium edta · E385No flag
- Retains product freshnessNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate to protect flavorNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Annatto · E160bLow
Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
Show original label text
Cooked macaroni (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), mayonnaise (soybean oil, water, egg yolks, vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, salt, calcium disodium edta to protect flavor), sweet pickle (cucumbers, high fructose corn syrup, distilled vinegar, contains less than 2% of: salt, xanthan gum, sodium benzoate [preservative], calcium chloride, natural flavoring, polysorbate 80), high fructose corn syrup, celery, water, less than 2% of: onion, red bell pepper, salt, vinegar, mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, sugar, soybean oil, turmeric and paprika, annatto, garlic, spices, xanthan gum, calcium disodium edta; retains product freshness, natural flavor, citric acid); modified corn starch, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate to protect flavor, sugar, xanthan gum, annatto color (soybean oil, mono - and diglycerides, annatto extract).
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Food health
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.
- Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
- Polysorbate 80Synthetic 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
What drives this
- High Fructose Corn SyrupLow concern
- WaterLow concern
- SaltLow concern
5 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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