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Fried buffalo style mac & cheese pasta in a creamy cheese sauce with chicken breast fritters bowl, fried chicken buffalo style mac & cheese bowl
Marie Callender'sFrozen Foods · 0021131905569

Fried buffalo style mac & cheese pasta in a creamy cheese sauce with chicken breast fritters bowl, fried chicken buffalo style mac & cheese bowl

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Oct 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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.
  2. Sodium 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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Cheese sauce60%No flag
  • Water30.6%No flag›
  • Cheddar club cheese14.7%No flag
  • Soured milk7.3%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.5%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b6.4%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Cayenne pepper sauce7.3%No flag
  • Aged cayenne red peppers3.7%No flag
  • Distilled vinegar1.8%No flag›
  • Water0.9%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Garlic0.5%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin3.7%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.8%No flag›
  • Butter0.9%No flag›
  • Cream0.5%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme modified cheese0.5%No flag
  • Cheddar0.2%No flag
  • Colby cheese0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Yeast extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339Low

    Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.

  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Whey0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • E339ii<0.1%No flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • Annatto · E160bLow

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Pasta20%No flag
  • Water10%No flag›
  • Pasta10%No flag
  • Durum wheat semolina pasta5%No flag
  • Niacin · E3752.5%No flag
  • Iron1.3%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate1.3%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.3%No flag
  • Folic acid0.3%No flag›
  • Chicken breast fritter10%No flag
  • Chicken breast5%No flag›
  • Water2.5%No flag›
  • Modified food starch1.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E5080.4%No flag
  • Potassium phosphate · E3400.2%No flag
  • Battered with<0.1%No flag
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Yellow corn flour<0.1%No flag
  • Raising agentNo flag
  • E500iiNo flag
  • Sodium aluminum phosphate · E541No flag
  • WheyNo flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EggNo flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Predusted with<0.1%No flag
  • Fortified wheat flour<0.1%No flag
  • With niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfateNo flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrateNo flag›
  • Riboflavin · E101No flag
  • FolicNo flag
  • AcidNo flag›
  • Soya oil<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • Natural flavouringNo flag
  • Fried in vegetable oil<0.1%No flag
  • Part skim mozzarella cheese5%No flag
  • Pasteurized semi skimmed milk2.5%No flag
  • Skimmed milk1.3%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Microbial culture0.4%No flag
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Parsley5%No flag›
Show original label text

Cheese sauce (water, cheddar club cheese [pasteurized cultured milk, salt, enzymes, annatto], cayenne pepper sauce [aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, water, salt, garlic powder], maltodextrin, soybean oil, butter [cream, salt], enzyme modified cheese [cheddar and colby cheese {pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, water, lactic acid, yeast extract, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, salt, enzymes], whey, nonfat dry milk, modified corn starch, salt, disodium phosphate, xanthan gum, annatto, guar gum, citric acid), cooked enriched pasta (water, enriched pasta [durum wheat semolina, niacin, iron {ferrous sulfate}, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), chicken breast fritter (chicken breast, water, modified food starch, salt, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate. battered with [water, bleached wheat flour, yellow corn flour, leavening {sodium bicarbonate, sodium aluminum phosphate}, whey, salt, egg, guar gum], predusted with [enriched wheat flour {enriched with niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic, acid}, soybean oil, salt, natural flavor], fried in vegetable oil), part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, skim milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), parsley.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 26 Oct 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
  • Sodium 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

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