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Moroccan style couscous - Sainsburys

Moroccan style couscous - Sainsburys

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Barcode: 01196573

Packaging: Ldpe-film, Pet-pot

Brands: Sainsburys

Categories: Meals, Couscous

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

33 ingredients

Couscous (31%) (Durum Wheat Semolina), Water, Chickpeas (13%), Sugar, Raisins, Rapeseed Oil, Apricots (3%) (Apricots, Rice Flour, Preservative: Sulphur Dioxide), Cranberries, Red Wine Vinegar, Parsley, Salt, Lemon Juice, Honey, Coriander, Tomato Purée, Spices, Black Pepper, Garlic Purée, Ginger Purée, Red Chilli, Cornflour, Cinnamon Powder, Sunflower Oil, Mustard Seeds, Cumin Powder, Cardamom, Coriander Powder, Stabiliser: Pectin.

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:

Additive: E440 - Pectins
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.

→ Learn more about the NOVA classification

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.
Source: Wikipedia

E440 - Pectins

Pectins (E440) are natural carbohydrates, predominantly found in fruits, that act as gelling agents in the food industry, creating the desirable jelly-like texture in jams, jellies, and marmalades.

Pectins stabilize and thicken various food products, such as desserts, confectioneries, and beverages, ensuring a uniform consistency and quality.

Recognized as safe by various health authorities, pectins have been widely used without notable adverse effects when consumed in typical dietary amounts.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Honey

Vegetarian

No non-vegetarian ingredients detected

The analysis is based solely on the ingredients listed and does not take into account processing methods.

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
en: Couscous 31% (Durum Wheat Semolina), Water, Chickpeas 13%, Sugar, Raisins, Rapeseed Oil, Apricots 3% (Apricots, Rice Flour, Preservative), Cranberries, Red Wine Vinegar, Parsley, Salt, Lemon Juice, Honey, Coriander, Tomato Purée, Spices, Black Pepper, Garlic Purée, Ginger, Red Chilli, Cornflour, Cinnamon Powder, Sunflower Oil, Mustard Seeds, Cumin, Cardamom, Coriander, Stabiliser (Pectin)
Couscous -> en:couscous - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9683 - percent_min: 31 - percent: 31 - percent_max: 31

Durum Wheat Semolina -> en:durum-wheat-semolina - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9610 - percent_min: 31 - percent_max: 31

Water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 13 - percent_max: 31

Chickpeas -> en:chickpea - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20532 - percent_min: 13 - percent: 13 - percent_max: 13

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 3 - percent_max: 10.39999961853

Raisins -> en:raisin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13046 - percent_min: 3 - percent_max: 10.39999961853

Rapeseed Oil -> en:rapeseed-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - percent_min: 3 - percent_max: 10.39999961853

Apricots -> en:apricot - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13000 - percent_min: 3 - percent: 3 - percent_max: 3

Apricots -> en:apricot - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13000 - percent_min: 1 - percent_max: 3

Rice Flour -> en:rice-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9520 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5

Preservative -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1

Cranberries -> en:cranberry - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13113 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3

Red Wine Vinegar -> en:red-wine-vinegar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11018 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3

Parsley -> en:parsley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11014 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Lemon Juice -> en:lemon-juice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 2028 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Honey -> en:honey - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31008 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Tomato Purée -> en:tomato-puree - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20170 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Spices -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Black Pepper -> en:black-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11015 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Garlic Purée -> en:garlic-puree - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Ginger -> en:ginger - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11074 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Red Chilli -> en:red-chili-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20151 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Cornflour -> en:corn-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9545 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Cinnamon Powder -> en:cinnamon-powder - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11025 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Sunflower Oil -> en:sunflower-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17440 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Mustard Seeds -> en:mustard-seed - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11013 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Cumin -> en:cumin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Cardamom -> en:cardamom - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11075 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Stabiliser -> en:stabiliser - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Pectin -> en:e440a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.61000001430511

Nutrition

Average nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fiber is not specified, their possible positive contribution to the grade could not be taken into account.

⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 33
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 3

Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 5.3000001907349, rounded value: 5.3)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 33.6199996471402, rounded value: 33.6)

Negative points: 6

Energy: 2 / 10 (value: 870, rounded value: 870)

Sugars: 2 / 10 (value: 10.39999961853, rounded value: 10.4)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0.5, rounded value: 0.5)

Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 244.000005722044, rounded value: 244)

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

Nutritional score: (6 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (4.6%)
  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 (0.5%)
  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 moderate quantity (10.4%)
  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 (0.61%)
  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	Compared to: Couscous
Energy	870 kj (208 kcal)	+16%
Fat	4.6 g	+132%
Saturated fat	0.5 g	+29%
Carbohydrates	34.7 g	+5%
Sugars	10.4 g	+251%
Fiber	?
Proteins	5.3 g	-11%
Salt	0.61 g	+73%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	33.62 %

Environment

Eco-Score B - Low 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

Average impact of products of the same category: A (Score: 86/100)

Category: Couscous (durum wheat semolina pre-cooked with steam), raw

PEF environmental score: 0.23 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 1.67 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	62.0 %
Processing	22.6 %
Packaging	9.5 %
Transportation	4.0 %
Distribution	2.0 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5

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No ingredients that threaten species

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: B (Score: 66/100)
Product: Moroccan style couscous - Sainsburys

Life cycle analysis score: 86
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 66/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.9 km in a petrol car

167 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Couscous (durum wheat semolina pre-cooked with steam), raw (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	40.9 %
Processing	35.4 %
Packaging	15.9 %
Transportation	6.8 %
Distribution	1.0 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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Product added on September 11, 2020, 8:02:54 PM CEST by kiliweb
Last edit of product page on January 24, 2024, 8:24:58 PM CET by .
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Moroccan style couscous - Sainsburys