Mac & Cheese Sauced
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
Fat per 100g
14.10g
Medium
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 thickener or gelling agent.
E415
Xanthan gum
Thickener and stabiliser
What it is. A fibre made by fermenting sugars with a bacterium, which thickens liquids at very low doses.
Why it is used. Thickens sauces and dressings and gives structure to gluten free baking.
What the evidence says. Passes through largely undigested and is treated as safe by regulators, with no numerical intake limit. Very large amounts act as fibre does, which is a digestive effect rather than a safety one.
Permitted freely.
Assessed against EFSA, JECFA. Full entry for E415
Also on the label, not assessed here yet
- E270 Lactic acid acidity regulator
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
200g of dry Macaroni pasta: milk: 100g grated cheese 1 jar of Tesco Mac & Cheese Sauce Method: 1 Pre-heat your oven to 200°C/Gas 6/Fan 180°C 2. Put the pasta into a 1.5L shallow ovenproof dish. Pour o the sauce and fill the empty jar to the top of the label with milk and stir into the pasta, coating well. 4. Bake uncovered for 25 minutes 5. Remove the dish from the oven and stir thoroughly Sprinkle on 100g grated cheese and return to the oven for 20 minutes until bubbling and golden. To make the Utimate Mac & Cheese, why not try stirring in a handful of mozarella cheese or topping with crispy bacon, breadcrumbs or jalapeños. INGREDIENTS Water, Rapeseed Oil, Single Cream Mi Mature Cheddar Cheese (Milk) 16%). Medium Fat Soft Cheese Milk) (3%). Modified Maize Starch, Sugar, English Mustard Water, Mustard Flour, Spirit Vinegar, Salt, Sugar, Turmeric Stabiliser Danthan Gumil. Whey Powder (Milk). Acidity Regulator Lactic Acid, Salt, Stabiliser (Xanthan Gum), Dried Garlic Onion Powder, Pasteurised Egg Yolk, Yeast Extract. Concentrated Carrot Juice, Black Pepper, White Pepper, Flavourings Concentrated Onion Juice, Mushroom Concentrate, Tomato Powder, Nutmeg Allergy Advice
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.