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McTrader Mac and Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Tartrazine).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jul 2021

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    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. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Enriched wheat s flour50%No flag
  • Flour25%No flag›
  • Reduced iron naon thiamin mononitratenamnbi cts n12.5%No flag
  • Pared12.5%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E10125%No flag
  • Vitamin b2 21 folcacie dairy product solids12.5%No flag
  • Geddar cheese seasoning6.3%No flag
  • Maltodextrin6.3%No flag›
  • Fortified wheat flour3.1%No flag
  • Niacin · E3751.6%No flag
  • % dv reduced iron0.8%No flag
  • Thiamin 21% mononitrate0.4%No flag
  • Riboflavin · E1010.2%No flag
  • Folic acid0.2%No flag›
  • Salt1.6%No flag›
  • Whey0.8%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.4%No flag
  • Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese0.2%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Contains 2% and less 7% ofNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Yellow 5 lake · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Soybean oil to reduce dustingNo flag
  • Silicon dioxide to 2% reduce cakingNo flag
  • CreamNo flag›
  • Arving of for general made on shared equipment that also proceşses eggNo flag
  • Mclane globalNo flag
  • HoustonNo flag
  • Tx 7709 omNo flag
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enriched wheat s flour (flour, reduced iron naon thiamin mononitratenamnbi cts n, pared) riboflavin (vitamin b2 21 folcacie dairy product solids,geddar cheese seasoning: maltodextrin, enriched wheat flour (niacin, % dv reduced iron, thiamin 21% mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, whey, sodium phosphate, citric acid, cheddar cheese* 28% (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, 18% salt, enzymes), contains 2% or less 7% of : natural flavors, color added (yellow 5, yellow 6, yellow 6 lake, yellow 5 lake), soybean oil to reduce dusting, silicon dioxide to 2% reduce caking, cream*, sodium repared 80 50% 15% 0% 4% caseinate 10% *dehydrated mg 2% contains: milk, wheat, arving of for general made on shared equipment that also proceşses egg, : mclane global, houston , tx 7709 om

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 1 Jul 2021

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

  • SaltModerate concern

1 moderate · 2 not assessed

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