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Macaroni and cheese dinner
MeijerMeals · 0713733953559

Macaroni and cheese dinner

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 22 Apr 2020

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 macaroni product52.1%No flag
  • Wheat flour26.3%No flag›
  • Durum wheat flour12.9%No flag
  • Niacin · E3756.4%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate3.2%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Whey24%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin12%No flag›
  • Cheddar6%No flag
  • Semisoft cheeses3%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.5%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.4%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.4%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil1.5%No flag›
  • Buttermilk solids0.7%No flag
  • Whey protein0.4%No flag›
  • Modified tapioca starch0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers<0.1%No flag
  • Acetic acid esters of mono- and diglycerides<0.1%No flag
  • Medium chain triglycerides<0.1%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508<0.1%No flag
  • Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
  • Silicon dioxide · E551No flag
  • Sodium caseinateNo flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
  • E341iiiNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • Autolyzed yeast extractNo flag›
  • Artificial flavouringNo flag
  • Guar gum · E412No 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.

Show original label text

Enriched macaroni product (wheat flour, durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whey, maltodextrin, cheddar and semisoft cheeses (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), sunflower oil, buttermilk solids, whey protein concentrate, modified tapioca starch, salt, emulsifiers (acetic acid esters of mono - and diglycerides, medium chain triglycerides), modified corn starch, potassium chloride, mono - and diglycerides, silicon dioxide, sodium caseinate, sodium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, citric acid, autolyzed yeast extract, artificial flavor, guar gum, yellow #5, yellow #6.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020

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

3 low · 5 not assessed

5 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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