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Macaroni & Cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sunset yellow FCF).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

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

  1. Sunset yellow FCFHigh concernSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
    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. 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

  • Enriched macaroni product53.8%No flag
  • Wheat flour27.4%No flag›
  • Glycerol · E42213.2%No flag
  • Monosterate6.6%No flag
  • Niacin · E3753.3%No flag
  • Iron1.7%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate1.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate0.8%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
  • Folic acid0.4%No flag›
  • Cheese sauce mix23.1%No flag
  • Maltodextrin11.5%No flag›
  • Semifsoft cheese5.8%No flag
  • Milk2.9%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments1.4%No flag
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.7%No flag›
  • Whey2.9%No flag›
  • Palm oil1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids0.4%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk0.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%Low

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

  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic fermentsNo flag
  • SaltNo flag›
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Sodium caseinate<0.1%No flag›
  • Calcium phosphate · E341No flag
  • ButterNo flag›
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Turmeric oleorsinNo flag
  • Yellow 6 lake · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Natural and artificial flavouring2.5%No flag
  • Guar gum · E4122.5%No flag
  • E339ii2.5%No flag
  • Emulsifier2.5%No flag
  • Monoglycerides2.5%No flag›
  • Sodium silicoaluminate · E5542.5%No flag
  • Maltodextrin2.5%No flag›
  • Modified corn starch2.5%No flag›
  • Salt2.5%No flag›
  • ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF mono- and DIGLYCERIDES1.5%No flag›
  • Potassium chloride · E5080.8%No flag
  • Calcium silicate · E5520.8%No flag
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ENRICHED MACARONI PRODUCT (WHEAT FLOUR, GLYCEROL, MONOSTERATE, NIACIN, IRON [FERROUS SULFATE], THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE MIX, (MALTODEXTRIN, SEMIFSOFT CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], WHEY, PALM OIL, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, NONFAT MILK, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CHEDDAR CHEESE [MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], SODIUM CASEINATE, CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, BUTTER, LACTIC ACID, COLOR [TURMERIC OLEORSIN, YELLOW 6 LAKE), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, GUAR GUM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, EMULSIFIER [MONOGLYCERIDES], SODIUM SILICOALUMINATE), MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, ACETIC ACID ESTERS OF MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM SILICATE.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.
  • 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

2 moderate · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all
  1. 04Acetic Acid Esters Of Mono- And Diglyceridesjecfa_evaluatedNot assessed

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