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Macaroni & Cheese Pasta

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Gluten
  • Soy

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. TartrazineHigh concernSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in 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.
  2. 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.

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

Ingredients

  • Water57.1%No flag›
  • Macaroni21.4%No flag
  • Semolina wheat flour10.7%No flag
  • With niacin · E3755.4%No flag
  • Iron2.7%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.7%No flag
  • Folic acid0.7%No flag›
  • Egg white10.7%No flag›
  • Pasteurized process american cheese food10.7%No flag
  • Soured milk5.4%No flag
  • Water2.7%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk1.3%No flag
  • Cream0.7%No flag›
  • Whey0.3%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphates · E3390.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sorbic acid · E200<0.1%No flag
  • Preservative<0.1%No flag
  • Annatto color<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Cheese sauce5.4%No flag
  • Mixed cheese2.7%No flag
  • Partially hydrogenated soybean oil1.3%No flag›
  • Whey0.7%No flag›
  • Whey protein0.3%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Lactose<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Maltodextrin<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
  • Sodium citrateNo flag›
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Yellow 5 · E102High

    Southampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.

  • Yellow 6 · E110High

    Southampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

  • Turmeric extract · E100No flag
  • Modified corn starch1.3%No flag›
  • Salt0.7%No flag›
  • Corn syrup solids0.3%No flag›
  • Wheat flour0.2%No flag›
  • Skimmed milk powder0.2%No flag
  • Modified corn starch2.7%No flag›
  • Mixed cheese1.3%No flag
  • Cheddar0.7%No flag
  • Granular0.3%No flag
  • Semisoft0.2%No flag
  • And BLUE CHEESE<0.1%No flag›
  • Pasteurised milk<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey<0.1%No flag›
  • Water<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
  • Potassium sorbate to protect flavor1.3%No flag
Show original label text

WATER, COOKED ENRICHED MACARONI (SEMOLINA WHEAT FLOUR, [ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID] EGG WHITE), PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE FOOD (CULTURED MILK, WATER, SKIM MILK, CREAM, WHEY, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVES] ANNATTO COLOR, ENZYMES), CHEESE SAUCE POWDER (CHEESE BLEND [{PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, NONFAT DRY MILK, LACTOSE, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM CITRATE, CITRIC ACID, COLORING {YELLOW 5, YELLOW 6}, TURMERIC EXTRACT], MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, WHEAT FLOUR, NONFAT DRY MILK), MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CHEESE BLEND (CHEDDAR, GRANULAR, SEMISOFT, AND BLUE CHEESE {PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES}, WHEY, WATER, SALT, CITRIC ACID), POTASSIUM SORBATE TO PROTECT FLAVOR.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Egg, Gluten, Soy.

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

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • TartrazineSouthampton study link to hyperactivity/attention effects in children; can trigger reactions in sensitive individuals.
  • Sunset yellow FCFSouthampton Six colour; hyperactivity/attention concern in children.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 2 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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