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Moroccan Spiced Couscous - Al'fez

Moroccan Spiced Couscous - Al'fez

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Barcode: 5010338300982 (EAN / EAN-13)

Brands: Al'fez

Categories: Meals, Savory semolina dishes, Prepared couscous, Couscous with vegetables

Labels, certifications, awards: Vegetarian, Vegan

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

48 ingredients

couscous (85%) (durum wheat), sultanas (5%), seasoning [sugar, dextrose, ground spices (cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper), salt, onion powder, rusk [wheat flour (calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), salt, raising agent (ammonium carbonates)], garlic powder, yeast extract powder, natural flavourings, mint, turmeric extract, colour (curcumin)], vegetable bouillon [salt, potato starch, yeast extract, sugar, rapeseed oil, onion powder, acid (citric acid), nutmeg extract, black pepper extract, onion extract, parsley, leek extract, lovage root extract], pine nuts (2%), parsley. allergy advice: for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. may also contain peanuts, nuts, milk and soya.

Allergens: Gluten

Traces: Milk, Nuts, Peanuts, Soybeans

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E100 - Curcumin

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Dextrose

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Glucose
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

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.

E503 - Ammonium carbonates

Ammonium carbonate: Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula -NH4-2CO3. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Vegan
No non-vegan ingredients

Unrecognized ingredients: Rusk, Iron, Thiamin, Vegetable broth

Vegetarian
No non-vegetarian ingredients detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Rusk, Iron, Thiamin, Vegetable broth

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: couscous 85% (durum wheat), sultanas 5%, seasoning (sugar, dextrose, spices (cumin, paprika, turmeric, cinnamon, black pepper), salt, onion, rusk, wheat flour (calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), salt, raising agent (ammonium carbonates)), garlic, yeast extract powder, natural flavourings, mint, turmeric extract, colour (curcumin), vegetable bouillon (salt, potato starch, yeast extract, sugar, rapeseed oil, onion, acid (citric acid), nutmeg, black pepper extract, onion extract, parsley, leek, lovage root), pine nuts 2%, parsley, including cereals containing gluten
couscous -> en:couscous - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9683 - percent: 85

durum wheat -> en:durum-wheat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9060

sultanas -> en:sultana - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13112 - percent: 5

seasoning -> en:coating - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016

dextrose -> en:dextrose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016

spices -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

cumin -> en:cumin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

paprika -> en:paprika - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11049

turmeric -> en:turmeric - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11089

cinnamon -> en:cinnamon - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

black pepper -> en:black-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11015

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058

onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034

rusk -> en:rusk

wheat flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410

calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe

iron -> en:iron

niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe

thiamin -> en:thiamin

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058

raising agent -> en:raising-agent

ammonium carbonates -> en:e503 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000

yeast extract powder -> en:yeast-extract-powder - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

natural flavourings -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe

mint -> en:mint - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11027

turmeric extract -> en:e100 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

colour -> en:colour

curcumin -> en:e100 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

vegetable bouillon -> en:vegetable-broth

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058

potato starch -> en:potato-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510

yeast extract -> en:yeast-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016

rapeseed oil -> en:rapeseed-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no

onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034

acid -> en:acid

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

nutmeg -> en:nutmeg - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11048

black pepper extract -> en:black-pepper-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11015

onion extract -> en:onion-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034

parsley -> en:parsley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11014

leek -> en:leek - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20039

lovage root -> en:lovage-root - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

pine nuts -> en:pine-nuts - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15025 - percent: 2

parsley -> en:parsley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11014

including cereals containing gluten -> en:cereals-containing-gluten - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

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: 5
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 5

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 13, rounded value: 13)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 5.2, rounded value: 5.2)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 5.00128746032715, rounded value: 5)

Negative points: 11

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1480, rounded value: 1480)

Sugars: 1 / 10 (value: 7.3, rounded value: 7.3)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0.5, rounded value: 0.5)

Sodium: 6 / 10 (value: 600, rounded value: 600)

The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.

Nutritional score: (11 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (3%)
  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 (0.5%)
  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 (7.3%)
  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 (1.5%)
  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: Prepared couscous
Energy	1,480 kj (350 kcal)	+112%
Fat	3 g	+38%
Saturated fat	0.5 g	+14%
Carbohydrates	66 g	+124%
Sugars	7.3 g	+123%
Fiber	5.2 g	+94%
Proteins	13 g	+146%
Salt	1.5 g	+240%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	5.001 %

Environment

Eco-Score B - 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

Average impact of products of the same category: A (Score: 96/100)

Category: Couscous with vegetables

PEF environmental score: 0.13 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 0.90 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	29.2 %
Processing	32.1 %
Packaging	12.3 %
Transportation	14.0 %
Distribution	7.2 %
Consumption	5.1 %

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5

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No ingredients that threaten species

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: B (Score: 76/100)
Product: Moroccan Spiced Couscous - Al'fez

Life cycle analysis score: 96
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 76/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.5 km in a petrol car

90 g CO² per 100g of product

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

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	20.1 %
Processing	28.4 %
Packaging	20.7 %
Transportation	24.7 %
Distribution	4.2 %
Consumption	2.0 %

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Product added on July 25, 2022, 7:26:01 PM CEST by kiliweb
Last edit of product page on March 9, 2024, 4:35:23 PM CET by amael.
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