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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

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

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.

→ Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

E100 - Curcumin

E160b - Annatto

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

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Reconstituted skimmed milk, Buttermilk

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
: 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 - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 10 - percent_max: 100

Buttermilk -> en:buttermilk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19801 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

Water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

Modified Maize Starch -> en:modified-corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

Palm Oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

Coconut Oil -> en:coconut-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 16040 - 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

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: 0
This 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:
→ Learn more about the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels
- 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.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- 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.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- 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.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts
- 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.
  
  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	As sold per serving (125g)	Compared to: Custards and pastry creams
Energy	386 kj (93 kcal)	482 kj (116 kcal)	-37%
Fat	2.7 g	3.38 g	-8%
Saturated fat	1.5 g	1.88 g	-10%
Carbohydrates	14 g	17.5 g	-45%
Sugars	10 g	12.5 g	-12%
Fiber	0 g	0 g	-100%
Proteins	2.8 g	3.5 g	+17%
Salt	0.08 g	0.1 g	-48%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 125g

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: 93/100)

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	55.8 %
Processing	20.5 %
Packaging	6.3 %
Transportation	10.3 %
Distribution	5.5 %
Consumption	1.5 %

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

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.

Packaging with a low impact

Malus: -1

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Unknown	Paper		Low

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: A (Score: 87/100)
Product: Custard - Asda - 500g

Life cycle analysis score: 93
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -6

Final score: 87/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

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	60.5 %
Processing	13.3 %
Packaging	7.5 %
Transportation	15.5 %
Distribution	2.7 %
Consumption	0.5 %

Packaging

Packaging with a low impact

Packaging parts

(Paper)

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight	Packaging weight per 100 g of product
Paper or cardboard

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

Threatened species

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.

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Product added on February 14, 2020, 3:08:49 PM CET by openfoodfacts-contributors
Last edit of product page on March 10, 2022, 1:55:33 AM CET by ecoscore-impact-estimator.
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