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Sugar Free Elderflower Swiss Herbal Sweets - Ricola - 45 g
Sugar Free Elderflower Swiss Herbal Sweets - Ricola - 45 g
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Barcode: 7610700612859 (EAN / EAN-13)
Common name: Sugar-free Swiss herbal sweets
Quantity: 45 g
Packaging: Container, Card-box
Brands: Ricola
Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Confectioneries, Candies
Manufacturing or processing places: Switzerland
Stores: Waitrose
Countries where sold: United Kingdom
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Ingredients
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14 ingredients
sweetener (isomalt), acid (malic acid), extracts (0,6%) of elderflowers and ricola's herb mixture lemon juice concentrate, sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame-k), natural flavourings, concentrate (sweet potato, carrot), menthol
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: E950 - Acesulfame k
- Additive: E951 - Aspartame
- Additive: E953 - Isomalt
- Ingredient: Flavouring
- Ingredient: Sweetener
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Additives
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E296 - Malic acid
Malic acid: Malic acid is an organic compound with the molecular formula C4H6O5. It is a dicarboxylic acid that is made by all living organisms, contributes to the pleasantly sour taste of fruits, and is used as a food additive. Malic acid has two stereoisomeric forms -L- and D-enantiomers-, though only the L-isomer exists naturally. The salts and esters of malic acid are known as malates. The malate anion is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle.Source: Wikipedia
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E950 - Acesulfame k
Acesulfame potassium: Acesulfame potassium - AY-see-SUL-faym-, also known as acesulfame K -K is the symbol for potassium- or Ace K, is a calorie-free sugar substitute -artificial sweetener- often marketed under the trade names Sunett and Sweet One. In the European Union, it is known under the E number -additive code- E950. It was discovered accidentally in 1967 by German chemist Karl Clauss at Hoechst AG -now Nutrinova-. In chemical structure, acesulfame potassium is the potassium salt of 6-methyl-1‚2,3-oxathiazine-4-3H--one 2‚2-dioxide. It is a white crystalline powder with molecular formula C4H4KNO4S and a molecular weight of 201.24 g/mol.Source: Wikipedia
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E951 - Aspartame
Aspartame: Aspartame -APM- is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951. Aspartame is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide. A panel of experts set up by the European Food Safety Authority concluded in 2013 that aspartame is safe for human consumption at current levels of exposure. As of 2018, evidence does not support a long-term benefit for weight loss or in diabetes. Because its breakdown products include phenylalanine, people with the genetic condition phenylketonuria -PKU- must be aware of this as an additional source.It was first sold under the brand name NutraSweet. It was first made in 1965, and the patent expired in 1992. It was initially approved for use in food products by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration -FDA- in 1981. The safety of aspartame has been the subject of several political and medical controversies, United States congressional hearings, and Internet hoaxes.Source: Wikipedia
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E953 - Isomalt
Isomalt: Isomalt is a sugar substitute, a type of sugar alcohol used primarily for its sugar-like physical properties. It has little to no impact on blood sugar levels, and does not stimulate the release of insulin. It also does not promote tooth decay, i.e. is tooth-friendly. Its energy value is 2 kcal/g, half that of sugars. However, like most sugar alcohols, it carries a risk of gastric distress, including flatulence and diarrhea, when consumed in large quantities -above about 20-30 g per day-. Isomalt may prove upsetting to the intestinal tract because it is incompletely absorbed in the small intestine, and when polyols pass into the large intestine, they can cause osmotically induced diarrhea and stimulate the gut flora, causing flatulence. As with other dietary fibers, regular consumption of isomalt can lead to desensitisation, decreasing the risk of intestinal upset. Isomalt can be blended with high-intensity sweeteners such as sucralose, giving a mixture that has the same sweetness as sugar. Isomalt is an equimolar mixture of two mutually diastereomeric disaccharides, each composed of two sugars: glucose and mannitol -α-D-glucopyranosido-1‚6-mannitol- and also glucose and sorbitol -α-D-glucopyranosido-1‚6-sorbitol-. Complete hydrolysis of isomalt yields glucose -50%-, sorbitol -25%-, and mannitol -25%-. It is an odorless, white, crystalline substance containing about 5% water of crystallisation. Isomalt has a minimal cooling effect -positive heat of solution-, lower than many other sugar alcohols, in particular, xylitol and erythritol. Isomalt is manufactured in a two-stage process in which sucrose is first transformed into isomaltulose, a reducing disaccharide -6-O-α-D-glucopyranosido-D-fructose-. The isomaltulose is then hydrogenated, using a Raney nickel catalyst. The final product — isomalt — is an equimolar composition of 6-O-α-D-glucopyranosido-D-sorbitol -1‚6-GPS- and 1-O-α-D-glucopyranosido-D-mannitol-dihydrate -1‚1-GPM-dihydrate-. Isomalt has been approved for use in the United States since 1990. It is also permitted for use in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Mexico, Iran, the European Union, and other countries. Isomalt is widely used for the production of sugar-free candy, especially hard-boiled candy, because it resists crystallisation much better than the standard combinations of sucrose and corn syrup. It is used in sugar sculpture for the same reason.Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected
Unrecognized ingredients: Of-elderflowers-and-ricola-s-herb-mixture-lemon-juice-concentrate, ConcentrateSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Extract, Of-elderflowers-and-ricola-s-herb-mixture-lemon-juice-concentrate, Concentrate, MentholSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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en: sweetener (isomalt), acid (malic acid), extracts 0.6%, of elderflowers and ricola's herb mixture lemon juice concentrate, sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame-k), natural flavourings, concentrate (sweet potato, carrot), menthol- sweetener -> en:sweetener - percent_min: 46.7 - percent_max: 98.8
- isomalt -> en:e953 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 46.7 - percent_max: 98.8
- acid -> en:acid - percent_min: 0.6 - percent_max: 49.7
- malic acid -> en:e296 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0.6 - percent_max: 49.7
- extracts -> en:extract - percent_min: 0.6 - percent: 0.6 - percent_max: 0.6
- of elderflowers and ricola's herb mixture lemon juice concentrate -> en:of-elderflowers-and-ricola-s-herb-mixture-lemon-juice-concentrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6
- sweeteners -> en:sweetener - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6
- aspartame -> en:e951 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6
- acesulfame-k -> en:e950 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3
- natural flavourings -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6
- concentrate -> en:concentrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6
- sweet potato -> en:sweet-potato - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 4101 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6
- carrot -> en:carrot - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20009 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3
- menthol -> en:menthol - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6
Nutrition
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Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 mlAs sold
per serving (1.0 sweet (2.5 g))Compared to: Candies Energy ? 990 kj
(6 kcal)Fat ? 0 g Saturated fat ? 0 g Trans fat ? 0 g Carbohydrates ? 2.4 g Sugars ? 0 g Added sugars ? 0 g Fiber ? ? Proteins ? 0 g Salt ? 0 g Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0.15 % 0.15 %
Environment
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Eco-Score C - Moderate environmental impact
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Average impact of products of the same category: B (Score: 62/100)
Category: Candies, all types
Category: Candies, all types
- PEF environmental score: 0.41 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 1.72 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact Agriculture Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Bonuses and maluses
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Malus: -5
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Packaging with a high impact
Malus: -15
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Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: C (Score: 42/100)
Product: Sugar Free Elderflower Swiss Herbal Sweets - Ricola - 45 g
Life cycle analysis score: 62
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20
Final score: 42/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 0.9 km in a petrol car
172 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 Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
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