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Small Bites Mac & Cheese Lobster

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

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Fish
  • Gluten
  • Shellfish
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. DiphosphatesMinor 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.
  2. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-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.

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

Ingredients

  • Cooked pasta53.3%No flag
  • Enriched semolina wheat flour28.3%No flag
  • Flour14.4%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.9%No flag
  • Ferrous sulfate3.5%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.7%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.9%No flag
  • Folic acid0.9%No flag›
  • Water25%No flag›
  • Processed cheese product23.3%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese11.7%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk5.8%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.9%No flag
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme1.5%No flag›
  • Whey5.8%No flag›
  • Milk protein concentrate2.9%No flag›
  • Milkfat1.5%No flag›
  • Whey protein0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.4%No flag
  • Calcium phosphate · E3410.2%No flag
  • Sodium alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Apocarontenal<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Annato<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese11.7%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk5.8%No flag
  • Lactic ferments2.9%No flag
  • Salt1.5%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.7%No flag›
  • Annato0.4%No flag
  • Colour0.4%No flag
  • Potato starch0.2%No flag›
  • E460ii0.2%No flag
  • Anti-caking0.2%No flag
  • Lobster surimi5.8%No flag
  • Alaska pollock2.9%No flag›
  • Water1.5%No flag›
  • Pea starch0.7%No flag›
  • Sorbitol · E4200.4%No flag
  • Sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Modified tapioca starch<0.1%No flag
  • Lobster meat<0.1%No flag
  • Natural and artificial flavouring<0.1%No flag
  • Lobster<0.1%No flag›
  • Blue crabNo flag›
  • Snow crabNo flag›
  • And ALASKA POLLOCKNo flag›
  • Fish oil<0.1%No flag›
  • AnchovyNo flag›
  • SardineNo flag›
  • Rice wineNo flag
  • WaterNo flag›
  • RiceNo flag›
  • KojiNo flag
  • Egg whiteNo flag›
  • Sea saltNo flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E508No flag
  • Disodium inosinate · E631Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • E450iiiNo flag
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Carmine · E120No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • PaprikaNo flag›
  • Color · E160cNo flag
  • Lobster meat2.9%No flag
  • Lobster1.5%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Breader1.5%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.7%No flag›
  • Cane sugar0.4%No flag›
  • Yeast0.2%No flag›
  • Sea salt0.2%No flag›
  • Batter0.7%No flag
  • Yellow corn flour0.4%No flag
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Raising agent<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450i<0.1%No flag
  • E500ii<0.1%No flag
  • Dextrose<0.1%No flag›
  • Guar gum · E412No flag
  • Skimmed milkNo flag
  • SpiceNo flag›
  • EggNo flag›
  • Fresh cream0.4%No flag
  • Fresh cream0.4%No flag
  • CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF0.2%No flag
  • Onion0.2%No flag›
  • Vegetable oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Canola<0.1%No flag›
  • Cottonseed<0.1%No flag›
  • Soya bean<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Tomato concentrate<0.1%No flag
  • Tomatoes<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Garlic salt<0.1%No flag
  • ChivesNo flag
  • SugarNo flag›
  • Diphosphates (E450)Low

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

Show original label text

COOKED PASTA (ENRICHED SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR [FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER), PROCESSED CHEESE PRODUCT (CHEDDAR CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, MILK PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, MILKFAT, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ALGINATE, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], APOCARONTENAL [COLOR], ANNATO [COLOR]), CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATO [COLOR], POTATO STARCH, POWDERED CELLULOSE [ANTI-CAKING]), LOBSTER SURIMI (ALASKA POLLOCK, WATER, PEA STARCH, SORBITOL, SUGAR, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, LOBSTER MEAT, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR [EXTRACTS OF LOBSTER, BLUE CRAB, SNOW CRAB, AND ALASKA POLLOCK], FISH OIL [ANCHOVY, SARDINE], RICE WINE [WATER, RICE, KOJI], EGG WHITES, SEA SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, SODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE, SOY LECITHIN, CARMINE [COLOR], PAPRIKA [COLOR]), LOBSTER MEAT (LOBSTER, WATER, SALT), BREADER (UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SEA SALT), BATTER (YELLOW CORN FLOUR, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE], DEXTROSE, GUAR GUM, NONFAT MILK, SPICES, EGG), HEAVY CREAM (PASTEURIZED HEAVY CREAM), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: ONION, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA, COTTONSEED, AND/OR SOYBEAN), SPICES, TOMATO PASTE (TOMATOES, CITRIC ACID), GARLIC SALT, CHIVES, SUGAR.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Fish, Gluten, Shellfish, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • DiphosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

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1 low · 2 not assessed

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