Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Macaroni & cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Sodium phosphates).
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
Ingredients
- Enriched macaroni product52.1%No flag
- Whole wheat flour52.1%No flag
- Durum wheat flour24%No flag
- Niacin · E37512%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.5%No flag
- Cheddar cheese sauce0.4%No flag
- Niacin · E375<0.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E101No flag
- Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Contains 2% and less of each of the following<0.1%No flag
- Beta carotene added for colorNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- E339iiNo flag
- Skimmed milkNo flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Soured milkNo flag
- Rosemary extract · E392No flag
- Sodium phosphates (E339)Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
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Enriched macaroni product: (whole wheat flour, durum wheat flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese sauce: whey, enriched bleached flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese (milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), salt, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of each of the following: butter (cream, salt), yeast extract, with turmeric and beta carotene added for color, citric acid, disodium phosphate, nonfat milk, lactic acid, blue cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), reduced-lactose whey, rosemary extract.
Alerts
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- 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
What drives this
- Ferrous SulfateLow concern
- Thiamin MononitrateLow concern
- Folic AcidLow concern
5 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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