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Original macaroni & cheese
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Original macaroni & cheese

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Annatto / bixin / norbixin).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Aug 2022

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Annatto / bixin / norbixinMinor concernNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.
    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

  • Pasta55.6%No flag
  • Water30.6%No flag›
  • Elbow macaroni25%No flag
  • Semolina12.5%No flag
  • Wheat12.5%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3756.3%No flag
  • Iron3.1%No flag›
  • Ferrous sulfate3.1%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate1.6%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1010.8%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Water22.2%No flag›
  • Dairy blend11.1%No flag
  • Milk5.6%No flag›
  • Butter2.8%No flag›
  • Cream1.4%No flag›
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
  • Soya oil1.4%No flag›
  • Canola oil0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Natural flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Monoglycerides0.2%No flag›
  • Pasteurized process cheese spread5.6%No flag
  • American cheese2.8%No flag
  • Pasteurised milk1.4%No flag
  • Lactic ferments0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.3%No flag›
  • Water1.4%No flag›
  • Whey0.7%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.3%No flag
  • Contains less than 2% of milkfat0.2%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium-alginate · E401<0.1%No flag
  • Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
  • Apocaratenal<0.1%No flag
  • Colour<0.1%No flag
  • Cheese2.8%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese1.4%No flag
  • Soured milk0.7%No flag
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Enzyme0.3%No flag›
  • Water0.7%No flag›
  • Salt0.3%No flag›
  • Annatto · E160b0.3%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour0.3%No flag
  • Modified food starch1.4%No flag›
  • Salt0.6%No flag›
  • Potassium sorbate · E2020.4%No flag
  • Preservative0.4%No flag
  • Annatto · E160b0.4%Low

    Natural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

  • Colour0.4%No flag
Show original label text

Cooked enriched pasta (water, elbow macaroni [semolina (wheat), niacin, iron (ferrous sulfate), thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid]),water, dairy blend (milk, butter [cream, salt], soybean oil and/or canola oil, salt, natural flavor, monoglycerides), pasteurized process cheese spread (american cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, whey, sodium phosphate, contains less than 2% of milkfat, salt, sodium-alginate, lactic acid, apocaratenal [color]), cheese (cheddar cheese [cultured milk, salt, enzymes], water, salt, annatto [color]), modified food starch, salt, potassium sorbate (to maintain freshness), annatto extract (color).

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 31 Aug 2022

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Annatto / bixin / norbixinNatural colour; occasional allergic/intolerance reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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