Declared allergens
This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025
Shells & Cheddar
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Dairy
- Gluten
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Feb 2025
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is 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.
Ingredients
- Macaroni51.7%No flag
- Fortified wheat flour12.6%No flag
- Niacin · E37524.1%No flag
- Riboflavin · E1013%No flag
- Cheese sauce0.8%No flag
- Cheddar0.8%No flag
- Cheese milk0.4%No flag
- Lactic ferments0.2%No flag
- Swiss cheese<0.1%No flag
- Semi skimmed milkNo flag
- Lactic fermentsNo flag
- Skimmed milk powderNo flag
- Sodium phosphate · E339No flag
- Lactic acid · E270No flag
- Xanthan gum · E415No flag
- Locust bean gum · E410No flag
- Guar gum · E412No flag
- Lecithin · E322iNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Artificial flavouringNo flag
- E160aiNo flag
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ENRICHED MACARONI: ENRICHED DURUM SEMOLINA AND ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), CHEESE SAUCE: CHEDDAR, CHEESE MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, SWISS CHEESE (PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED AND LIQUID SOYBEAN OIL, NONFAT DRY MILK, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, WHEY, BUTTER, LACTIC ACID, XANTHAN GUM, LOCUST BEAN GUM, GUAR GUM, LECITHIN, SODIUM BENZOATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, BETA CAROTENE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE.
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Food health
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.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- Retinyl PalmitateHigh concern
- Ferrous SulfateLow concern
- Thiamin MononitrateLow concern
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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