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Ginger beer light - Old Jamaica - 1

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Ginger beer light - Old Jamaica - 1

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Barcode: 09578159

Quantity: 1

Brands: Old Jamaica

Categories: Beverages, Non-alcoholic beverages, Non-alcoholic beers, Ginger beer

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

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    13 ingredients

    Carbonated Water, Acid (Citric Acid), Sweetener (Sucralose), Stabilisers (Gum Arabic, Quillaia Extract), Flavourings (including ginger root extract), Preservative (Sodium Benzoate). NUTRITI

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: E414 - Acacia gum
    • Additive: E955 - Sucralose
    • Ingredient: Flavouring
    • Ingredient: Sweetener

    Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

    1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
    2. Processed culinary ingredients
    3. Processed foods
    4. 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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Additives

  • E211 - Sodium benzoate

    Sodium benzoate: Sodium benzoate is a substance which has the chemical formula NaC7H5O2. It is a widely used food preservative, with an E number of E211. It is the sodium salt of benzoic acid and exists in this form when dissolved in water. It can be produced by reacting sodium hydroxide with benzoic acid.
    Source: Wikipedia

  • E330 - Citric acid

    Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes.

    It is widely used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer, acidulant, and preservative due to its tart and refreshing taste.

    Citric acid is safe for consumption when used in moderation and is considered a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food additive by regulatory agencies worldwide.

  • E414 - Acacia gum

    Gum arabic: Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, arabic gum, gum acacia, acacia, Senegal gum and Indian gum, and by other names, is a natural gum consisting of the hardened sap of various species of the acacia tree. Originally, gum arabic was collected from Acacia nilotica which was called the "gum arabic tree"; in the present day, gum arabic is collected from acacia species, predominantly Acacia senegal and Vachellia -Acacia- seyal; the term "gum arabic" does not indicate a particular botanical source. In a few cases so‐called "gum arabic" may not even have been collected from Acacia species, but may originate from Combretum, Albizia or some other genus. Producers harvest the gum commercially from wild trees, mostly in Sudan -80%- and throughout the Sahel, from Senegal to Somalia—though it is historically cultivated in Arabia and West Asia. Gum arabic is a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. It is the original source of the sugars arabinose and ribose, both of which were first discovered and isolated from it, and are named after it. Gum arabic is soluble in water. It is edible, and used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer, with EU E number E414. Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics and various industrial applications, including viscosity control in inks and in textile industries, though less expensive materials compete with it for many of these roles. While gum arabic is now produced throughout the African Sahel, it is still harvested and used in the Middle East.
    Source: Wikipedia

  • E955 - Sucralose

    Sucralose: Sucralose is an artificial sweetener and sugar substitute. The majority of ingested sucralose is not broken down by the body, so it is noncaloric. In the European Union, it is also known under the E number E955. It is produced by chlorination of sucrose. Sucralose is about 320 to 1‚000 times sweeter than sucrose, three times as sweet as both aspartame and acesulfame potassium, and twice as sweet as sodium saccharin. Evidence of benefit is lacking for long-term weight loss with some data supporting weight gain and heart disease risks.It is stable under heat and over a broad range of pH conditions. Therefore, it can be used in baking or in products that require a long shelf life. The commercial success of sucralose-based products stems from its favorable comparison to other low-calorie sweeteners in terms of taste, stability, and safety. Common brand names of sucralose-based sweeteners are Splenda, Zerocal, Sukrana, SucraPlus, Candys, Cukren, and Nevella. Canderel Yellow also contains sucralose, but the original Canderel and Green Canderel do not.
    Source: Wikipedia

  • E999 - Quillaia extract

    Quillaia: Quillaia is the milled inner bark or small stems and branches of the soapbark -Quillaja saponaria, Molina-. Other names include Murillo bark extract, Panama bark extract, Vanilla extract, Quillaia extract, Quillay bark extract, and Soapbark extract. It contains a high concentration of saponins which is increased by processing; highly purified quillaia is used to enhance vaccines. Other compounds in the extract include tannins and other polyphenols, and calcium oxalate. It is listed as an ingredient in root beer and cream soda. The extract of quillaia is used in the manufacture of food additives -E number 999-. It is used as a humectant in baked goods, frozen dairy products, and puddings and as a foaming agent in soft drinks. It is also applied in some "natural" spray adjuvant formulations for agriculture. In particular, the saponins from Quillaja saponaria are used in veterinary vaccines as adjuvant -e.g., foot-and-mouth disease vaccines, helping to enhance the immune response-. Initially the crude fraction was used. Later on, a purified mixture called Quil A was developed by Dalsgaard, which was more effective and caused fewer local side reactions. Quil A is still a mixture of more than 25 different saponin molecules. One of them, the saponin QS21, is being investigated for possible beneficial adjuvant effects on the human immune system.
    Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

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    Palm oil free

    No ingredients containing palm oil detected

    Unrecognized ingredients: Nutriti

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    : Carbonated Water, Acid (Citric Acid), Sweetener (Sucralose), Stabilisers (Gum Arabic, Quillaia Extract), Flavourings (including ginger root extract), Preservative (Sodium Benzoate), NUTRITI
    1. Carbonated Water -> en:carbonated-water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 14.2857142857143 - percent_max: 100
    2. Acid -> en:acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
      1. Citric Acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
    3. Sweetener -> en:sweetener - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
      1. Sucralose -> en:e955 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
    4. Stabilisers -> en:stabiliser - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
      1. Gum Arabic -> en:e414 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
      2. Quillaia Extract -> en:e999 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5
    5. Flavourings -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      1. including ginger root extract -> en:ginger-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11074 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
    6. Preservative -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      1. Sodium Benzoate -> en:e211 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
    7. NUTRITI -> en:nutriti - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

Nutrition

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    Nutrition facts

    Nutrition facts As sold
    for 100 g / 100 ml     		Compared to: Ginger beer
    Fat ?
    Saturated fat ?
    Carbohydrates ?
    Sugars ?
    Fiber ?
    Proteins ?
    Salt ?
    Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 %

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