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Nerds - Nestlé - 46.7g
Nerds - Nestlé - 46.7g
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Barcode: 0079200370213 (EAN / EAN-13) 079200370213 (UPC / UPC-A)
Quantity: 46.7g
Brands: Nestlé
Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Cocoa and its products, Confectioneries, Chocolate candies, Bonbons, Candies
Labels, certifications, awards: No artificial flavors, Contains GMOs
Countries where sold: France, Switzerland, United Kingdom
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Health
Ingredients
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10 ingredients
sugars (dextrose, sugar, corn syrup), malic acid, natural flavours, carnauba wax, brilliant blue fcf, tartrazine, sunset yellow fcf. may contain: egg.Traces: Eggs
Food processing
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Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:
- Additive: E102 - Tartrazine
- Additive: E110 - Sunset yellow FCF
- Additive: E133 - Brilliant blue FCF
- Additive: E903 - Carnauba wax
- Ingredient: Dextrose
- Ingredient: Flavouring
- Ingredient: Glucose
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.
Additives
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E102 - Tartrazine
Tartrazine: Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring. It is also known as E number E102, C.I. 19140, FD&C Yellow 5, Acid Yellow 23, Food Yellow 4, and trisodium 1--4-sulfonatophenyl--4--4-sulfonatophenylazo--5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylate-.Tartrazine is a commonly used color all over the world, mainly for yellow, and can also be used with Brilliant Blue FCF -FD&C Blue 1, E133- or Green S -E142- to produce various green shades.Source: Wikipedia
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E110 - Sunset yellow FCF
Sunset Yellow FCF: Sunset Yellow FCF -also known as Orange Yellow S, or C.I. 15985- is a petroleum-derived orange azo dye with a pH dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13 with a shoulder at 500 nm. When added to foods sold in the US it is known as FD&C Yellow 6; when sold in Europe, it is denoted by E Number E110.Source: Wikipedia
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E133 - Brilliant blue FCF
Brilliant Blue FCF: Brilliant Blue FCF -Blue 1- is an organic compound classified as a triarylmethane dye and a blue azo dye, reflecting its chemical structure. Known under various commercial names, it is a colorant for foods and other substances. It is denoted by E number E133 and has a color index of 42090. It has the appearance of a blue powder. It is soluble in water, and the solution has a maximum absorption at about 628 nanometers.Source: Wikipedia
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E296 - Malic acid
Malic acid: Malic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O5. It is a dicarboxylic acid that is made by all living organisms, contributes to the pleasantly sour taste of fruits, and is used as a food additive. Malic acid has two stereoisomeric forms -L- and D-enantiomers-, though only the L-isomer exists naturally. The salts and esters of malic acid are known as malates. The malate anion is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle.Source: Wikipedia
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E903 - Carnauba wax
Carnauba wax: Carnauba -; Portuguese: carnaúba [kaʁnɐˈubɐ]-, also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera -Synonym: Copernicia cerifera-, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is known as "queen of waxes" and in its pure state, usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected
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Maybe vegan
Ingredients that may not be vegan: Natural flavouring
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Maybe vegetarian
Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Natural flavouring
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: sugars (dextrose, sugar, corn syrup), malic acid, natural flavours, carnauba wax, brilliant blue fcf, tartrazine, sunset yellow fcf- sugars -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 25 - percent_max: 100
- dextrose -> en:dextrose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 8.33333333333333 - percent_max: 100
- sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
- corn syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
- malic acid -> en:e296 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
- natural flavours -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- carnauba wax -> en:e903 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- brilliant blue fcf -> en:e133 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- tartrazine -> en:e102 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- sunset yellow fcf -> en:e110 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- sugars -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 25 - 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.
Positive points: 0
- Proteins: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
- 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: 14
- Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1674, rounded value: 1674)
- Sugars: 10 / 10 (value: 93.3333, rounded value: 93.33)
- Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
- Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.
Nutritional score: (14 - 0)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in low quantity (0%)
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 low quantity (0%)
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 high quantity (93.3%)
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%)
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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Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 mlCompared to: Bonbons Energy 1,674 kj
(400 kcal)-23% Fat 0 g -100% Saturated fat 0 g -100% Carbohydrates 93.333 g +73% Sugars 93.333 g +102% Fiber 0 g -100% Proteins 0 g -100% Salt 0 g -100% Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 %
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: Candies, all types
Category: Candies, all types
- PEF environmental score: 0.41 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 1.73 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact Agriculture Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Bonuses and maluses
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Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5
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Missing packaging information for this product
Malus: -15
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Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: C (Score: 42/100)
Product: Nerds - Nestlé - 46.7g
Life cycle analysis score: 62
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20
Final score: 42/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 0.9 km in a petrol car
173 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact Agriculture Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Packaging
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
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