Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Queso macaroni & cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- 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.
CarrageenanMinor concernDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- 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.
Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Minor concernSynthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- 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
- Macaroni52.6%No flag
- Semolina wheat flour27.6%No flag
- With niacin · E37514.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E5091.5%No flag
- Citric acid · E3301.5%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheese spread5.9%No flag
- American cheese3%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Whole milk3%No flag
- Cream cheese1.5%No flag
- Pasteurized milk and cream0.7%No flag
- Carob bean gum · E4100.2%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
- Green chili pepper0.7%No flag
- Green chili pepper0.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Sour cream0.4%No flag
- Skimmed milk powder<0.1%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Carrageenan · E407Low
Degraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Calcium sulfate · E516No flag
- Locust bean gum · E410No flag
- Microbial cultureNo flag
- Cheddar cheese flavor<0.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
- Sweet cream solidsNo flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- FlavouringNo flag
- Acetic acid · E260No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- To protect freshnessNo flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Hydrogenated soy oilNo flag
- Contains less than 2% of vegetable mono- and diglyceridesNo flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
- FlavouringNo flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
Show original label text
Cooked macaroni (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), water, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, salt, milkfat, artificial color), whole milk, cream cheese (pasteurized milk and cream, salt, carob bean gum, cheese culture), green chiles (green chile peppers, water, citric acid, salt, calcium chloride), sour cream (cream, milk, nonfat dry milk, modified food starch, sodium phosphate, guar gum, carrageenan, calcium sulfate, locust bean gum, culture), onion, cheddar cheese flavor (cheddar cheese and blue cheese [{pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes}, whey, water, salt], yeast extract, maltodextrin [from corn], corn oil, salt, sweet cream solids, butter [cream, natural flavoring], sugar, flavoring), modified corn starch, jalapeno pepper (jalapeno peppers, salt, acetic acid, calcium chloride), salt, seasoning (salt, hydrolyzed corn gluten, potassium sorbate [to protect freshness], dehydrated cilantro, xanthan gum, yeast extract, spice extractives, lactic acid, cellulose gum), margarine (liquid and hydrogenated soybean oil, water, salt, contains less than 2% of vegetable mono and diglycerides, soy lecithin, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, vitamin a palmitate added), sodium benzoate (preservative), annatto color, flavoring (yeast extract, salt), potassium sorbate (preservative).
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Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- CarrageenanDegraded carrageenan, and in some animal/in-vitro studies food-grade carrageenan, are linked to intestinal inflammation; human evidence is limited and contested.
- Carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
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