Crispy French Fries - McCain - 900 g
Barcode: 5010228001838 (EAN / EAN-13)
Common name: Crispy French Fries, thin fries cut from fresh potato and coated
Quantity: 900 g
Packaging: Plastic, Pe-polyethylene, Ldpe-low-density-polyethylene, Ldpe-bag
Brands: McCain
Categories: Chips and fries, Frozen foods, Frozen fried potatoes, Fries, Frozen fries, Frozen roasted French fries
Labels, certifications, awards:
Vegetarian, Halal, Kosher, Vegan, Assured Food Standards, Halal Food Authority, Sephardi Kashrut Autority, With Sunflower oil
Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom
Link to the product page on the official site of the producer: https://www.mccain.co.uk/products/fries/...
Stores: Tesco
Countries where sold: United Kingdom
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Health
Ingredients
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: E14XX - Modified Starch
- Additive: E160c - Paprika extract
- Ingredient: Colour
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
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: BatterSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegan
No non-vegan ingredients
Unrecognized ingredients: Batter, Calcium, Iron, ThiaminSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegetarian
No non-vegetarian ingredients detected
Unrecognized ingredients: Batter, Calcium, Iron, ThiaminSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
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: Potatoes 85.6%, Batter (_Wheat_ Flour (with Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Modified Starch (Maize, Tapioca), Rice Flour, Salt, Corn Starch, Turmeric Extract, Colour (Paprika Extract)), Sunflower Oil 7%- Potatoes -> en:potato - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 4003 - percent_min: 85.6 - percent: 85.6 - percent_max: 85.6
- Batter -> en:batter - percent_min: 7.40000000000001 - percent_max: 7.40000000000001
- _Wheat_ Flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 1.05714285714286 - percent_max: 7.40000000000001
- with Calcium -> en:calcium - percent_min: 0.264285714285715 - percent_max: 7.40000000000001
- Iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.7
- Niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.46666666666667
- Thiamin -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.85
- Modified Starch -> en:modified-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.7
- Maize -> en:corn - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.7
- Tapioca -> en:tapioca - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.85
- Rice Flour -> en:rice-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9520 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.46666666666667
- Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.4
- Corn Starch -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.4
- Turmeric Extract -> en:e100 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.4
- Colour -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.4
- Paprika Extract -> en:e160c - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.4
- _Wheat_ Flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 1.05714285714286 - percent_max: 7.40000000000001
- Sunflower Oil -> en:sunflower-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17440 - percent_min: 7 - percent: 7 - percent_max: 7
Nutrition
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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: 0This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Positive points: 3
- Proteins: 1 / 5 (value: 2.3, rounded value: 2.3)
- Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2.3, rounded value: 2.3)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
Negative points: 3
- Energy: 2 / 10 (value: 772, rounded value: 772)
- Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 0.2, rounded value: 0.2)
- Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0.8, rounded value: 0.8)
- Sodium: 1 / 10 (value: 160, rounded value: 160)
The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.
Nutritional score: (3 - 3)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in moderate quantity (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 low quantity (0.8%)
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 low quantity (0.2%)
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 moderate quantity (0.4%)
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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Environment
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Eco-Score A - Very low environmental impact
⚠ ️Select a country in order to include the full impact of transportation.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: 91/100)
Category: French fries or chips, frozen, roasted/baked
Category: French fries or chips, frozen, roasted/baked
- PEF environmental score: 0.19 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 1.28 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact 
Agriculture
15.0 %
Processing
10.4 %
Packaging
17.9 %
Transportation
13.6 %
Distribution
19.4 %
Consumption
23.7 %
Bonuses and maluses
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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
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Packaging with a medium impact
Malus: -8
Shape Material Recycling Impact Bag LDPE 4 - Low-density polyethylene High
Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: A (Score: 88/100)
Product: Crispy French Fries - McCain - 900 g
Life cycle analysis score: 91
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -3
Final score: 88/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 0.7 km in a petrol car
128 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: French fries or chips, frozen, roasted/baked (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact
Agriculture
11.8 %
Processing
9.7 %
Packaging
31.4 %
Transportation
25.6 %
Distribution
11.9 %
Consumption
9.6 %
Packaging
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Packaging with a medium impact
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Packaging parts
Bag (LDPE 4 - Low-density polyethylene)
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Transportation
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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
Data sources
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