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Giant Moroccan Style Couscous - Sainsburys - 100g

Giant Moroccan Style Couscous - Sainsburys - 100g

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Barcode: 00308502

Quantity: 100g

Brands: Sainsburys, By Sainsbury's, Sainsbury

Categories: Meals, Savory semolina dishes, Prepared couscous

Stores: Sainsbury's

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

29 ingredients

Couscous (81%) (Wheat Flour), Dried Apricot (4%) (Dried Apricot, Rice Flour, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Raisins (Raisins, Sunflower Oil), Dried Tomato, Flavourings (contains Barley), Dried Green Pepper, Palm Oil, Sugar, Ground Spices: Cumin, Coriander, Pepper, Cinnamon, Chilli; Salt, Garlic Powder, Maltodextrin, Cumin Seeds, Dried Coriander, Colour (Curcurnin), Ground Oregano. Allergy advice: For allergens, including cereals Containing gluten, see ingredients in bold.

Allergens: Gluten, Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Maltodextrin
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Additives

E220 - Sulphur dioxide

Sulfur dioxide: Sulfur dioxide -also sulphur dioxide in British English- is the chemical compound with the formula SO2. It is a toxic gas with a burnt match smell. It is released naturally by volcanic activity and is produced as a by-product of the burning of fossil fuels contaminated with sulfur compounds.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil

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Unrecognized ingredients: Curcurnin
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: Couscous 81% (Wheat Flour), Dried Apricot 4% (Dried Apricot, Rice Flour, Preservative), Raisins (Raisins, Sunflower Oil), Dried Tomato, Flavourings, Green Pepper, Palm Oil, Sugar, Spices (Cumin), Coriander, Pepper, Cinnamon, Chilli, Salt, Garlic, Maltodextrin, Cumin Seeds, Coriander, Colour (Curcurnin), Oregano, including cereals Containing gluten
Couscous -> en:couscous - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9683 - percent_min: 81 - percent: 81 - percent_max: 81

Wheat Flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 81 - percent_max: 81

Dried Apricot -> en:dried-apricots - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13000 - percent_min: 4 - percent: 4 - percent_max: 4

Dried Apricot -> en:dried-apricots - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13000 - percent_min: 1.33333333333333 - percent_max: 4

Rice Flour -> en:rice-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9520 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2

Preservative -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.33333333333333

Raisins -> en:raisin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13046 - percent_min: 0.789473684210526 - percent_max: 4

Raisins -> en:raisin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13046 - percent_min: 0.394736842105263 - percent_max: 4

Sunflower Oil -> en:sunflower-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17440 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2

Dried Tomato -> en:dried-tomatoes - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20189 - percent_min: 0.611111111111111 - percent_max: 4

Flavourings -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0.411764705882353 - percent_max: 4

Green Pepper -> en:green-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0.1875 - percent_max: 3.49428104575164

Palm Oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.75792483660131

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0999999046326

Spices -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.96994631185808

Cumin -> en:cumin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.96994631185808

Coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.72370302287582

Pepper -> en:pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5321804647785

Cinnamon -> en:cinnamon - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.37896241830065

Chilli -> en:chili-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20151 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25360219845514

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Maltodextrin -> en:maltodextrin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Cumin Seeds -> en:cumin-seeds - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11042 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Colour -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Curcurnin -> en:curcurnin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Oregano -> en:oregano - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11035 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

including cereals Containing gluten -> en:cereals-containing-gluten - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46

Nutrition

Good nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 9
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 3

Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 4.5, rounded value: 4.5)

Fiber: 1 / 5 (value: 1.5, rounded value: 1.5)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 9.00305676169808, rounded value: 9)

Negative points: 3

Energy: 1 / 10 (value: 623, rounded value: 623)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 2.0999999046326, rounded value: 2.1)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0.40000000596046, rounded value: 0.4)

Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 184, rounded value: 184)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Nutritional score: (3 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (1.2%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in low quantity (0.4%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat
  
  Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Sugars in low quantity (2.1%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks
  
  Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day).
  
  Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- Salt in moderate quantity (0.46%)
  What you need to know
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
  
  Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms.
  
  Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake.
  
  Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food
  
  Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table.
  
  Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content.
  
  Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (50g)	Compared to: Prepared couscous
Energy	623 kj (149 kcal)	312 kj (74 kcal)	-11%
Fat	1.2 g	0.6 g	-45%
Saturated fat	0.4 g	0.2 g	-9%
Carbohydrates	29.2 g	14.6 g	-1%
Sugars	2.1 g	1.05 g	-36%
Fiber	1.5 g	0.75 g	-44%
Proteins	4.5 g	2.25 g	-15%
Salt	0.46 g	0.23 g	+4%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	9.003 %	9.003 %

Serving size: 50g

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Threatened species

Contains palm oil
Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan

Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.

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Giant Moroccan Style Couscous - Sainsburys - 100g