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Custard - Asda - 500g
Custard - Asda - 500g
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Barcode: 21115875
Common name: Ready to serve UHT custard
Quantity: 500g
Packaging: Container, Paper-carton
Brands: Asda
Categories: Dairies, Condiments, Desserts, Dairy desserts, Sauces, Creamy puddings, Dessert sauces, Custards and pastry creams, Groceries
Labels, certifications, awards:
Vegetarian, No artificial flavors, FSC, FSC Mix, No artificial colors, No artificial colours or flavours, No hydrogenated fats
Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom
Manufacturing or processing places: United Kingdom
Link to the product page on the official site of the producer: https://groceries.asda.com/product/custa...
Stores: Asda
Countries where sold: United Kingdom
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Ingredients
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13 ingredients
Reconstituted Skimmed Milk, Reconstituted Buttermilk (Milk), Sugar, Water, Modified Maize Starch, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Flavourings, Stabiliser (Triphosphates), Colours (Annatto, Curcumin).Allergens: Milk
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: E100 - Curcumin
- Additive: E160b - Annatto
- Additive: E451 - Triphosphates
- Ingredient: Colour
- Ingredient: Flavouring
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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E451 - Triphosphates
Sodium triphosphate: Sodium triphosphate -STP-, also sodium tripolyphosphate -STPP-, or tripolyphosphate -TPP-,- is an inorganic compound with formula Na5P3O10. It is the sodium salt of the polyphosphate penta-anion, which is the conjugate base of triphosphoric acid. It is produced on a large scale as a component of many domestic and industrial products, especially detergents. Environmental problems associated with eutrophication are attributed to its widespread use.Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil
Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil
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Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Reconstituted skimmed milk, Buttermilk
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Vegetarian
No non-vegetarian ingredients detected
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Reconstituted Skimmed _Milk_, Buttermilk, Sugar, Water, Modified Maize Starch, Palm Oil, Coconut Oil, Flavourings, Stabiliser (Triphosphates), Colours (Annatto, Curcumin)- Reconstituted Skimmed _Milk_ -> en:reconstituted-skimmed-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 10 - percent_max: 100
- Buttermilk -> en:buttermilk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
- Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
- Water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
- Modified Maize Starch -> en:modified-corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
- Palm Oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
- Coconut Oil -> en:coconut-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
- Flavourings -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- Stabiliser -> en:stabiliser - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- Triphosphates -> en:e451 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- Colours -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- Annatto -> en:e160b - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- Curcumin -> en:e100 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5
Nutrition
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Average 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: 1
- Proteins: 1 / 5 (value: 2.8, rounded value: 2.8)
- 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: 4
- Energy: 1 / 10 (value: 386, rounded value: 386)
- Sugars: 2 / 10 (value: 10, rounded value: 10)
- Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.5, rounded value: 1.5)
- Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 32, rounded value: 32)
The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.
Nutritional score: (4 - 1)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in low quantity (2.7%)
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 moderate quantity (1.5%)
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.
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Sugars in moderate quantity (10%)
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 (0.08%)
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 mlAs sold
per serving (125g)Compared to: Creamy puddings Energy 386 kj
(93 kcal)482 kj
(116 kcal)-43% Fat 2.7 g 3.38 g -59% Saturated fat 1.5 g 1.88 g -62% Carbohydrates 14 g 17.5 g -31% Sugars 10 g 12.5 g -35% Fiber 0 g 0 g -100% Proteins 2.8 g 3.5 g -28% Salt 0.08 g 0.1 g -51% Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 % 0 %
Environment
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Eco-Score A - Very 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
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Average impact of products of the same category: A (Score: 93/100)
Category: Pastry cream or custard
Category: Pastry cream or custard
- PEF environmental score: 0.16 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 1.40 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact Agriculture Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Bonuses and maluses
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Origins of ingredients with a low impact
Bonus: +20
Environmental policy: +5
Transportation: +15
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact United Kingdom Low
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Ingredients that threatens species
Malus: -10
Contains palm oil
Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.
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Packaging with a low impact
Malus: -1
Shape Material Recycling Impact Unknown Paper Low ⚠️ The information about the packaging of this product is not sufficiently precise (exact shapes and materials of all components of the packaging).⚠️ For a more precise calculation of the Eco-Score, you can modify the product page and add them.
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Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: A (Score: 102/100)
Product: Custard - Asda - 500g
Life cycle analysis score: 93
Sum of bonuses and maluses: +9
Final score: 102/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 0.7 km in a petrol car
140 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Pastry cream or custard (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact Agriculture Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Packaging
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Packaging with a low impact
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Packaging parts
(Paper)
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Packaging materials
Material % Packaging weight Packaging weight per 100 g of product Paper or cardboard
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
Origins of ingredients with a low impact
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact United Kingdom Low
Threatened species
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Contains palm oil
Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan
Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.
Data sources
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