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Baked Macaroni & Cheese
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Carrageenan).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 31 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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
- Macaroni56.2%No flag
- With niacin · E3757.3%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheese spread8.7%No flag
- Cheddar4.8%No flag
- Colby cheese1.5%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.3%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.3%No flag
- Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
- Carrageenan · E4070.1%Low
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 · E466<0.1%Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Cheddar cheese5.3%No flag
- Lactic ferments1%No flag
- Annatto · E160b0.2%No flag
- Colour0.2%No flag
- Natamycin · E2350.2%No flag
- Mold inhibitor0.2%No flag
- Cheddar club cheese3.6%No flag
- Cheddar cheese2.3%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.5%No flag
- Annatto · E160b0.2%No flag
- Colour0.2%No flag
- Annatto · E160b1.3%No flag
- Colour1.3%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2021.1%No flag
- Preservative1.1%No flag
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cooked macaroni (water, durum wheat semolina [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), 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), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract [colour], natamycin [mold inhibitor]), cheddar club cheese (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto extract [colour]), modified corn starch, salt, dextrose, annatto extract (colour), potassium sorbate (preservative)
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- 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
1 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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