Kraft Dinner Original Mac & Cheese
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Summary
Kraft Dinner Original Mac & Cheese scores 1/100. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's glyphosate residue testing program (reported by CBC News, 2017) confirmed positive for glyphosate. The macaroni base is enriched (refined) wheat flour, and the powdered cheese sauce stacks sodium phosphate, modified food starch, maltodextrin, acetylated monoglycerides, MCT oil, milk protein concentrate, sodium alginate, and sorbic acid — a heavily engineered powdered cheese product, far from real cheese sauce.
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Glyphosate Detected High
Detected at a high level — at or above health-based exposure limits. Regular exposure at this level is a genuine health concern. Glyphosate is classified as a probable human carcinogen by IARC.
Canadian Food Inspection Agency glyphosate residue testing program (reported by CBC News, 2017) confirmed positive for glyphosate.
Key ingredients 6
Canola OilVery Bad
Refined high-omega-6 seed oil used in the cheese sauce powder.
See more about Canola Oil →Sodium PhosphateBad
Phosphate additives are emulsifying salts used to make the powdered cheese sauce reconstitute smoothly. Excess phosphate intake from food additives is associated with cardiovascular and bone health concerns.
See more about Sodium Phosphate →Modified Food Starch + MaltodextrinBad
Industrial starch modifications used to engineer the cheese sauce texture.
See more about Modified Food Starch + Maltodextrin →Acetylated MonoglyceridesBad
Industrial emulsifier with potential trace trans fats.
See more about Acetylated Monoglycerides →Enriched Wheat Flour (refined macaroni base)Bad
Refined wheat flour with the bran and germ stripped out, then 'enriched' with synthetic vitamins.
See more about Enriched Wheat Flour (refined macaroni base) →Milk + Cheese Culture (real dairy components)Neutral
Some real dairy components are present, though heavily diluted by the powdered-cheese engineering.
See more about Milk + Cheese Culture (real dairy components) →Processing
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