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8 Falafels - Sainsbury's - 144g

8 Falafels - Sainsbury's - 144g

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Barcode: 01499186

Quantity: 144g

Packaging: Film, Card-sleeve, Pet-tray

Brands: Sainsbury's

Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Meals, Meat alternatives, Refrigerated foods, Refrigerated meals, Refrigerated plant-based foods, Vegetarian balls, Falafels, Refrigerated falafel

Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom

Manufacturing or processing places: United Kingdom

Stores: Sainsbury's

Countries where sold: United Kingdom, United States

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Health

Ingredients

30 ingredients

Cooked Chickpeas 37% (Water, Chickpeas), Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Broad Beans 16%, Breadcrumbs (Fortified British Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Yeast, Salt), Coriander, Parsley, Garlic Purée, Gram Flour, Salt, Coriander Powder, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cumin Powder, Baking Powder (Fortified British Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Thiamin)), Black Pepper

Allergens: Gluten

Food processing

Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

Category: Meals

Ingredient: Salt
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.

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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Iron, Thiamin, Iron, Thiamin

Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Iron, Thiamin, Iron, Thiamin

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: Cooked Chickpeas 37% (Water, Chickpeas), Onion, Rapeseed Oil, Broad Beans 16%, Breadcrumbs (Fortified British Wheat Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Yeast, Salt), Coriander, Parsley, Garlic Purée, Gram Flour, Salt, Coriander, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Cumin, Baking Powder (Fortified British Wheat Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Thiamin)), Black Pepper
Cooked Chickpeas -> en:cooked-chickpeas - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20507 - percent_min: 37 - percent: 37 - percent_max: 37

Water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 18.5 - percent_max: 37

Chickpeas -> en:chickpea - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20532 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 18.5

Onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034 - percent_min: 16 - percent_max: 31

Rapeseed Oil -> en:rapeseed-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - percent_min: 16 - percent_max: 28

Broad Beans -> en:broad-bean - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20518 - percent_min: 16 - percent: 16 - percent_max: 16

Breadcrumbs -> en:breadcrumbs - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 7500 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10.3333333333333

Fortified British Wheat Flour -> en:fortified-british-wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10.3333333333333

_Wheat_ Flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10.3333333333333

Calcium Carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.16666666666667

Iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.44444444444444

Niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.58333333333333

Thiamin -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.06666666666667

Yeast -> en:yeast - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.16666666666667

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.75

Parsley -> en:parsley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11014 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.2

Garlic Purée -> en:garlic-puree - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.16666666666667

Gram Flour -> en:chickpea-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9580 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.42857142857143

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Concentrated Lemon Juice -> en:concentrated-lemon-juice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 2028 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Cumin -> en:cumin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Baking Powder -> en:baking-powder - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11046 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Fortified British Wheat Flour -> en:fortified-british-wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

_Wheat_ Flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Calcium Carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.55

Iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.366666666666667

Thiamin -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.275

Black Pepper -> en:black-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11015 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.1

Nutrition

Very 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: 98
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 14

Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 7.2, rounded value: 7.2)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 7.8, rounded value: 7.8)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 5 / 5 (value: 98.787109375, rounded value: 98.8)

Negative points: 8

Energy: 3 / 10 (value: 1223, rounded value: 1223)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 3, rounded value: 3)

Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.1, rounded value: 1.1)

Sodium: 4 / 10 (value: 440, rounded value: 440)

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

Nutritional score: (8 - 14)

Nutri-Score:
→ Learn more about the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (13.9%)
  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 (1.1%)
  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 (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.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- Salt in moderate quantity (1.1%)
  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: Refrigerated falafel
Energy	1,223 kj (251 kcal)	+23%
Fat	13.9 g	+16%
Saturated fat	1.1 g	-17%
Monounsaturated fat	10.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat	5.4 g
Carbohydrates	21.4 g	+5%
Sugars	3 g	+29%
Starch	18.7 g
Fiber	7.8 g	+10%
Proteins	7.2 g	-10%
Salt	1.1 g	-11%
Alcohol	0 % vol
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	98.787 %

Serving size: 1 Falafel

Environment

Eco-Score A - Very low environmental impact

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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: 94/100)

Category: Falafel

PEF environmental score: 0.15 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 0.84 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	43.9 %
Processing	20.9 %
Packaging	10.6 %
Transportation	14.1 %
Distribution	6.1 %
Consumption	4.4 %

Bonuses and maluses

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Bonus: +5

Environmental policy: +5
Transportation: 0

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
United Kingdom	100 %	Medium

No ingredients that threaten species

Packaging with a high impact

Malus: -15

Shape	Material	Impact
Sleeve	Unknown	High
Tray	PET 1 - Polyethylene terephthalate	High
Film	Unknown	High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: A (Score: 84/100)
Product: 8 Falafels - Sainsbury's - 144g

Life cycle analysis score: 94
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -10

Final score: 84/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.4 km in a petrol car

84 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Falafel (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	23.3 %
Processing	18.5 %
Packaging	22.2 %
Transportation	29.4 %
Distribution	4.5 %
Consumption	2.1 %

Packaging

Packaging with a high impact

Packaging parts

Sleeve
Tray (PET 1 - Polyethylene terephthalate)
Film

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight	Packaging weight per 100 g of product
Plastic

8 Falafels - Recycling instructions and/or packaging information

Transportation

Origins of ingredients

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
United Kingdom	100 %	Medium

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