Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Egg.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 May 2025
Spicy buffalo style mac & cheese
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 4 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Egg
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 30 May 2025
Why it's rated this way
4 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.
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.
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
- Cooked pasta52.9%No flag
- Semolina wheat flour27.9%No flag
- With niacin · E37514.3%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1011.7%No flag
- Whole milk11.8%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheese spread5.9%No flag
- Cheddar2.9%No flag
- Colby cheese1.5%No flag
- Pasteurised milk0.7%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.2%Low
Inorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- Skimmed milk<0.1%No 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.
- Cellulose gum · E466Low
Synthetic emulsifier linked in animal and in-vitro studies to gut-microbiome disruption and intestinal inflammation; human evidence is emerging.
- Cream cheese2.9%No flag
- Pasteurised milk1.5%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.4%No flag
- Carob bean gum · E4100.2%No flag
- Dehydrated cayenne pepper sauce0.7%No flag
- Aged cayenne red peppers0.4%No flag
- Natural flavouring<0.1%No flag
- And silicon dioxide · E551<0.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese0.4%No flag
- Pasteurised milk0.2%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Annatto · E160b<0.1%No flag
- Colour<0.1%No flag
- Natamycin · E235<0.1%No flag
- Mold inhibitor<0.1%No flag
- Whole milk<0.1%No flag
- Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
- Pencillium roquefortiNo flag
- Natamycin · E235No flag
- Mold inhibitorNo flag
- Cheddar cheese paste<0.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
- Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
- Microbial cultureNo flag
- E339ii<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
Show original label text
Cooked pasta (semolina wheat flour [enriched with niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], egg white), water, whole milk, pasteurized process cheese spread (cheddar and colby cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, whey protein concentrate, skim milk, milk fat, salt, carrageenan, cellulose gum), cream cheese (pasteurized milk, cream, cheese culture, salt, carob bean gum), onion, dehydrated cayenne pepper sauce (aged cayenne red peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, garlic powder, maltodextrin, natural flavor, and silicon dioxide), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract [color], natamycin [mold inhibitor]), modified corn starch, blue cheese (whole milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, penicillium roqueforti, natamycin [mold inhibitor]), cheddar cheese paste (cheddar cheese [pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], water, disodium phosphate), sodium benzoate (preservative), potassium sorbate (preservative), dextrose, citric acid, onion powder, dehydrated parsley.
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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.
- Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
- 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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