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Quijotes de Almendra - - 270 g

Quijotes de Almendra - - 270 g

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Barcode: 8410282211001 (EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: Spanish Almond Pastries

Quantity: 270 g

Packaging: Individually wrapped in cardboard box

Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Snacks, Sweet snacks, Confectioneries, Nuts and their products, Marzipan, Almond paste

Labels, certifications, awards: Green Dot, Made in Spain

Manufacturing or processing places: Spain

Stores: Approved Foods

Countries where sold: France, United Kingdom

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Health

Ingredients

7 ingredients

Wheat flour, sugar, lard (pork fat with antioxidant; natural extract of rosemary (E-392) and citric acid (E-330)), almond (8%), cinnamon and flavours (soy). May contain traces of egg, milk, other _nuts (walnuts, hazelnuts and pistachio)_ and sesame.

Allergens: Gluten, Nuts

Traces: Milk, Peanuts, Sesame seeds, Soybeans

Food processing

Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

Ingredient: Sugar

Category: Sweet snacks
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.

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Additives

E320 - Butylated hydroxyanisole (bha)

Butylated hydroxyanisole: Butylated hydroxyanisole -BHA- is an antioxidant consisting of a mixture of two isomeric organic compounds, 2-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole and 3-tert-butyl-4-hydroxyanisole. It is prepared from 4-methoxyphenol and isobutylene. It is a waxy solid used as a food additive with the E number E320. The primary use for BHA is as an antioxidant and preservative in food, food packaging, animal feed, cosmetics, rubber, and petroleum products. BHA also is commonly used in medicines, such as isotretinoin, lovastatin, and simvastatin, among others.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

May contain palm oil

Ingredients that may contain palm oil: Pork fat

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Pork fat
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Non-vegetarian
Non-vegetarian ingredients: Pork fat
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: Harina de trigo, azúcar, manteca de cerdo, almendra 8%, canela, aceite esencial de limón y antioxidante (e320)
Harina de trigo -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 25.38 - percent_max: 76

azúcar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 8 - percent_max: 25.31

manteca de cerdo -> en:pork-fat - vegan: no - vegetarian: no - from_palm_oil: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 16530 - percent_min: 8 - percent_max: 25.31

almendra -> en:almond - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15041 - percent_min: 8 - percent: 8 - percent_max: 8

canela -> en:cinnamon - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8

aceite esencial de limón y antioxidante -> es:aceite-esencial-de-limon-y-antioxidante - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8

e320 -> en:e320 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8

Nutrition

Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 8
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 2

Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 6.08, rounded value: 6.08)

Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2.46, rounded value: 2.46)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 8, rounded value: 8)

Negative points: 20

Energy: 6 / 10 (value: 2088, rounded value: 2088)

Sugars: 5 / 10 (value: 25.31, rounded value: 25.31)

Saturated fat: 9 / 10 (value: 9.54, rounded value: 9.5)

Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 16, rounded value: 16)

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

Nutritional score: (20 - 2)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (26.6%)
  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 high quantity (9.54%)
  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 (25.3%)
  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 low quantity (0.04%)
  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: Marzipan
Energy	2,088 kj (499 kcal)	+14%
Fat	26.6 g	+82%
Saturated fat	9.54 g	+384%
Carbohydrates	57.6 g	-12%
Sugars	25.31 g	-52%
Fiber	2.46 g
Proteins	6.08 g	-1%
Salt	0.04 g
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	8 %

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: C (Score: 49/100)

Category: Almond paste or marzipan, prepacked

PEF environmental score: 0.57 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 2.38 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	82.9 %
Processing	7.8 %
Packaging	4.2 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	1.2 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5

⚠ ️ The origins of the ingredients of this product are not indicated.

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No ingredients that threaten species

Packaging with a low impact

Malus: -1

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Box	Cardboard		Low

Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: C (Score: 43/100)
Product: Quijotes de Almendra - - 270 g

Life cycle analysis score: 49
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -6

Final score: 43/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.2 km in a petrol car

238 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Almond paste or marzipan, prepacked (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	63.1 %
Processing	14.0 %
Packaging	11.8 %
Transportation	10.0 %
Distribution	1.1 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a low impact

Packaging parts

Box (Cardboard)

Packaging materials

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

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
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Product added on August 1, 2018, 2:14:20 PM CEST by kiliweb
Last edit of product page on January 18, 2023, 4:11:06 PM CET by chevalstar.
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