Smoky Mac & Cheese
Processing
4
Ultra-processed
Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale
Additives listed
2
0 we grade moderate or higher
1 of them not yet assessed here
Saturates per 100g
5.74g
High
UK FSA front of pack threshold
Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.
Additives (2)
This label lists 1 acidity regulator and 1 preservative.
E330
Citric acid
Acidity regulator
What it is. A mild acid found naturally in citrus fruit, made commercially by fermentation.
Why it is used. Adds tartness, balances flavour and helps preserve. One of the most used additives in food.
What the evidence says. Safe at food levels. No credible health concern for the additive itself.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E330
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E1105 Lysozyme preservative
Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.
Ingredients
cooked macaroni (durum wheat semolina, water), extra mature cheddar cheese (milk), water, skimmed milk, mozzarella cheese (milk) (4%), single cream (milk), mascarpone cheese (milk) (buttermilk powder, sea salt), fried onion (2,5%) (white onions, sunflower oil, corn starch, salt), smoky mac and cheese paste [cheese powder (milk), emulsifying salt: sodium phosphates), water, glucose syrup, yeast extract, rapeseed oil, salt, ground smoked paprika, oak smoked sea salt, potato starch, flavourings, smoked sunflower oil, ground cayenne pepper, yeast powder, maltodextrin, cheese powder (milk), onion powder, sugar, buttermilk powder, coconut oil, garlic powder], grana padano cheese (grana padano cheese (milk), preservative: lysozyme (contains egg)), cornflour, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, folic acid, iron, niacin, thiamin), rapeseed oil, english mustard (water, mustard flour, salt, sugar, wheat starch, yellow mustard flour, acidity regulator: citric acid, ground turmeric), ground white pepper, ground nutmeg
As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.