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White cheddar mac & cheese dinner, white cheddar

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

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

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Why it's rated this way

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

  1. 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.
  2. PolyphosphatesMinor 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 product51.9%No flag
  • Wheat flour51.9%No flag›
  • Barley malt flour24%No flag›
  • Niacin · E37512%No flag
  • Reduced iron6%No flag›
  • Thiamin mononitrate3%No flag›
  • Riboflavin · E1011.5%No flag
  • Folic acid0.8%No flag›
  • Cheddar cheese sauce0.4%No flag
  • Whey0.4%No flag›
  • Granular0.2%No flag
  • Cheddar cheese<0.1%No flag
  • Milk<0.1%No flag›
  • Lactic ferments<0.1%No flag
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Enzyme<0.1%No flag›
  • Whey protein<0.1%No flag›
  • Salt<0.1%No flag›
  • Contains 2% and less of each of the following<0.1%No flag
  • Modified corn starch<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium phosphate · E339Low

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

  • E452viNo flag
  • Citric acid · E330No flag
  • CreamNo flag›
  • ButtermilkNo flag›
  • E339iiNo flag
  • Lactic acid · E270No flag
  • E160aiNo flag
  • ColourNo flag
  • Xanthan gum · E415No flag
  • EnzymeNo flag›
  • Soya lecithinNo flag›
  • Tocopherols · E306No flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Ascorbyl palmitate · E304iNo flag
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Polyphosphates (E452)Low

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

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Enriched macaroni product: (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese sauce: (whey, granular and cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], whey protein concentrate, salt, contains 2% or less of each of the following: modified cornstarch, sodium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, citric acid, cream, buttermilk, disodium phosphate, lactic acid, beta carotene [color], xanthan gum, enzymes, soy lecithin, tocopherols [preservative], ascorbyl palmitate [preservative]).

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Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium phosphatesInorganic phosphate additives are highly bioavailable; high additive-phosphate intake is associated with increased cardiovascular and kidney burden, particularly in chronic kidney disease.
  • PolyphosphatesInorganic 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

4 low · 6 not assessed

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