Toasted sesame oil - Sainsburys - 250ml
Barcode: 003713154017991118
Quantity: 250ml
Packaging: Glass bottle
Brands: Sainsburys
Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Cereals and potatoes, Fats, Cereals and their products, Vegetable fats, Vegetable oils, Cereal oils, Sesame oils
Labels, certifications, awards: Vegetarian, Vegan, EU Agriculture
Origin of ingredients: Mexico
Stores: Sainsbury's
Countries where sold: United Kingdom
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Ingredients
Food processing
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Processed culinary ingredients
Elements that indicate the product is in the 2 - Processed culinary ingredients group:
- Category: Fats
Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:
- Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
- Processed culinary ingredients
- Processed foods
- Ultra processed foods
The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected
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Vegan
No non-vegan ingredients
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Vegetarian
No non-vegetarian ingredients detected
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: sesame oil- sesame oil -> en:sesame-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17400 - percent_min: 100 - percent_max: 100
Nutrition
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Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
The product is in the fats category, the points for saturated fat are replaced by the points for the saturated fat / fat ratio.
Positive points: 0
- Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 3.33, rounded value: 3.33)
- Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
Negative points: 11
- Energy: 10 / 10 (value: 3400, rounded value: 3400)
- Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 3.33, rounded value: 3.33)
- Saturated fat / fat ratio: 1 / 10 (value: 14.4565217391304, rounded value: 14.5)
- Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 26.7, rounded value: 26.7)
The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.
Nutritional score: (11 - 0)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in high quantity (92%)
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.
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Saturated fat in high quantity (13.3%)
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.
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Sugars in low quantity (3.33%)
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.
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Salt in low quantity (0.0667%)
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.
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Environment
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Eco-Score C - Moderate environmental impact
The Eco-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.→ The Eco-Score was initially developped for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Eco-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.Life cycle analysis
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Average impact of products of the same category: B (Score: 62/100)
Category: Sesame oil
Category: Sesame oil
- PEF environmental score: 0.41 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 3.24 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact 
Agriculture
79.0 %
Processing
3.0 %
Packaging
9.5 %
Transportation
7.4 %
Distribution
1.2 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Bonuses and maluses
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Origins of ingredients with a high impact
Malus: -3
Environmental policy: -3
Transportation: 0
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Mexico 100 %High
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Packaging with a low impact
Malus: -2
Shape Material Recycling Impact Bottle Glass Recycle Low
Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: C (Score: 57/100)
Product: Toasted sesame oil - Sainsburys - 250ml
Life cycle analysis score: 62
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -5
Final score: 57/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 1.7 km in a petrol car
324 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Sesame oil (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact
Agriculture
79.7 %
Processing
4.0 %
Packaging
5.5 %
Transportation
10.2 %
Distribution
0.5 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Packaging
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Packaging with a low impact
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Packaging parts
Bottle (Glass)
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
Origins of ingredients with a high impact
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Mexico 100 %High
Data sources
Product added on by openfoodfacts-contributors
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