Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Mac & Cheese Bites
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 3 additives of concern.
- Critical
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 22 Apr 2020
Why it's rated this way
3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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.
Phosphoric acidMinor concernAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some 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.
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.
Ingredients
- Elbow macaroni24.3%No flag
- Semolina12.1%No flag
- Niacin · E3753%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1010.4%No flag
- Pasteurized process cheddar cheese product12.1%No flag
- Soured milk6.1%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E3390.4%No flag
- Vegetable pigment<0.1%No flag
- Cheddar cheese sauce6.1%No flag
- Modified tapioca starch0.4%No flag
- Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
- Milk cultures<0.1%No flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339<0.1%No flag
- Sodium stearoyl lactylate · E481No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Natural and artificial flavouringNo flag
- Mono- and diglycerides · E471No flag
- Phosphoric acid · E338Low
Acidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- Carotene colorNo flag
- Paprika color · E160cNo flag
- Yellow corn flour0.8%No flag
- White cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
- Granular and blue<0.1%No flag
- Pasteurised milkNo flag
- Lactic fermentsNo flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Citric acid · E330No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Natural flavouringNo flag
- Raising agentNo flag
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate · E450iNo flag
- E500iiNo flag
- Caramel color · E150aNo flag
- Dehydrated onionNo flag
- Sodium alginate · E401No flag
- Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate
Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- 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
Bleached wheat flour, elbow macaroni (water, enriched semolina [durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]), pasteurized process cheddar cheese product (cultured milk, water, cream, buttermilk, sodium phosphate, salt, vegetable color, enzymes), cheddar cheese sauce (cheese whey, water, palm oil, modified tapioca starch, modified food starch, cheddar cheese [milk cultures, salt and enzymes], maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, salt, vinegar, sodium stearoyl lactylate, citric acid, natural and artificial flavor, mono & diglycerides, phosphoric acid, annatto color, carotene color, paprika color), vegetable oil (soybean and/or canola), modified food starch, yellow corn flour, wheat flour, water, white cheddar cheese powder (whey, cheese [granular and blue (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes}] sunflower oil, maltodextrin, salt, sodium phosphate, citric acid, lactic acid}, wheat starch, salt, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, sugar, natural flavor, dried whey, yeast extract, yeast, maltodextrin, dextrose, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), caramel color, dried garlic, dried onion, extractives of paprika, sodium alginate, vinegar.
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
- Phosphoric acidAcidulant (colas); high total phosphate intake linked to bone-mineral and renal concerns in some studies.
- DiphosphatesInorganic 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
- WaterLow concern
- Sunflower OilLow concern
- MaltodextrinLow concern
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