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pepermint candy canes - 144 g

pepermint candy canes - 144 g

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Barcode: 5031396059094 (EAN / EAN-13)

Quantity: 144 g

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Confectioneries, Candies

Labels, certifications, awards: No gluten

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

9 ingredients

Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Flavouring, Colours (E171, E129, E102, E133)

Food processing

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

Additive: E102 - Tartrazine

Additive: E129 - Allura red

Additive: E133 - Brilliant blue FCF

Additive: E171 - Titanium dioxide

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Glucose

Ingredient: Glucose syrup
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Additives

E102 - Tartrazine

Tartrazine: Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring. It is also known as E number E102, C.I. 19140, FD&C Yellow 5, Acid Yellow 23, Food Yellow 4, and trisodium 1--4-sulfonatophenyl--4--4-sulfonatophenylazo--5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylate-.Tartrazine is a commonly used color all over the world, mainly for yellow, and can also be used with Brilliant Blue FCF -FD&C Blue 1, E133- or Green S -E142- to produce various green shades.
Source: Wikipedia

E129 - Allura red

Allura Red AC: Allura Red AC is a red azo dye that goes by several names, including FD&C Red 40. It is used as a food dye and has the E number E129. It is usually supplied as its red sodium salt, but can also be used as the calcium and potassium salts. These salts are soluble in water. In solution, its maximum absorbance lies at about 504 nm.
Source: Wikipedia

E133 - Brilliant blue FCF

Brilliant Blue FCF: Brilliant Blue FCF -Blue 1- is an organic compound classified as a triarylmethane dye and a blue azo dye, reflecting its chemical structure. Known under various commercial names, it is a colorant for foods and other substances. It is denoted by E number E133 and has a color index of 42090. It has the appearance of a blue powder. It is soluble in water, and the solution has a maximum absorption at about 628 nanometers.
Source: Wikipedia

E171 - Titanium dioxide

Titanium dioxide: Titanium dioxide, also known as titaniumIV oxide or titania, is the naturally occurring oxide of titanium, chemical formula TiO2. When used as a pigment, it is called titanium white, Pigment White 6 -PW6-, or CI 77891. Generally, it is sourced from ilmenite, rutile and anatase. It has a wide range of applications, including paint, sunscreen and food coloring. When used as a food coloring, it has E number E171. World production in 2014 exceeded 9 million metric tons. It has been estimated that titanium dioxide is used in two-thirds of all pigments, and the oxide has been valued at $13.2 billion.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Maybe vegan

Ingredients that may not be vegan: Flavouring

Maybe vegetarian

Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Flavouring

The analysis is based solely on the ingredients listed and does not take into account processing methods.

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Flavouring, Colours (e171, e129, e102, e133)
Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 20 - percent_max: 100

Glucose Syrup -> en:glucose-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

Water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

Flavouring -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

Colours -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

e171 -> en:e171 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

e129 -> en:e129 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

e102 -> en:e102 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.66666666666667

e133 -> en:e133 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

Nutrition

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Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (0%)
  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%)
  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 high quantity (80%)
  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

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	Compared to: Candies
Energy	1,669 kj (399 kcal)	+11%
Fat	0 g	-100%
Saturated fat	0 g	-100%
Carbohydrates	100 g	+20%
Sugars	80 g	+40%
Fiber	?
Proteins	0 g	-100%
Salt	?
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

Environment

Eco-Score C - Moderate 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: B (Score: 62/100)

Category: Candies, all types

PEF environmental score: 0.41 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 1.73 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	78.2 %
Processing	10.7 %
Packaging	5.5 %
Transportation	4.5 %
Distribution	1.1 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

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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: C (Score: 42/100)
Product: pepermint candy canes - 144 g

Life cycle analysis score: 62
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 42/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.9 km in a petrol car

173 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	52.3 %
Processing	19.5 %
Packaging	15.7 %
Transportation	11.6 %
Distribution	1.0 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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Product added on November 14, 2019, 4:57:04 PM CET by veganeamos
Last edit of product page on February 17, 2023, 7:09:38 AM CET by itsjustruby.
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