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Macaroni Cheese
NewgateMeals · 4056489902942

Macaroni Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium phosphates).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Contains Cooked macaroni pasta in cheese sauce Ingredients 43% Cooked Macaroni Pasta44%No flag
  • Water24%No flag›
  • Durum Wheat10%No flag›
  • Semolina10%No flag
  • Water28%No flag›
  • Medium Fat Soft Cheese12%No flag
  • Rapeseed Oil6%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch5%No flag›
  • Sugar1%No flag›
  • Skimmed Milk Powder1%No flag
  • Mustard1%No flag
  • Cheese Powder1%No flag
  • Corn starch0.6%No flag›
  • Stabilisers0.3%No flag
  • Sodium Phosphates · E3390.1%Low

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

  • Sodium Polysphates0.1%No flag
  • Salt0.1%No flag›
  • Yeast Extract<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium Carbonate · E170iNo flag
  • IronNo flag›
  • Niacin · E375No flag
  • ThiaminNo flag›
  • Whey Powder<0.1%No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Carotenes · E160aNo flag
  • Including Cereals containing GlutenNo flag
  • LidlNo flag
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contains Cooked macaroni pasta in cheese sauce Ingredients 43% Cooked Macaroni Pasta (Water, Durum Wheat, Semolina), Water, 12% Medium Fat Soft Cheese (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Modified Maize Starch, Sugar, Skimmed Milk Powder, Mustard Flour, Cheese Powder (Milk), Maize Starch, Stabilisers (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Polysphates), Salt, Yeast Extract, Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Whey Powder (Milk), Colour: Carotenes. Allergy Advice For allergens, including Cereals containing Gluten, see ingredients in bold. LIDL

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

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

3 moderate · 2 low · 3 not assessed

3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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