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Cooking helpers

Category: Cooking helpers

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Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 8333 products of the Cooking helpers category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 9137 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 1,430 kj
(342 kcal) 		397 kj
(94 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		494 kj
(118 kcal) 		1,540 kj
(367 kcal) 		1,880 kj
(450 kcal) 		9,400 kj
(2240 kcal)
Energy from fat 365 kj
(87 kcal) 		423 kj
(101 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		167 kj
(40 kcal) 		1,170 kj
(280 kcal) 		1,190 kj
(284 kcal)
Fat 6.29 g 6.71 g 0 g 0 g 4.17 g 20.7 g 100 g
Saturated fat 2.54 g 3.35 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 9.52 g 100 g
Monounsaturated fat 1.96 g 1.7 g 0 g 0 g 1.69 g 5 g 38.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat 0.977 g 1 g 0 g 0 g 0.847 g 2.56 g 64.3 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 10.6 g
Cholesterol 1.92 mg 5.89 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 16 mg 50,000 mg
Carbohydrates 62.1 g 21.9 g 0 g 17.3 g 70 g 86.7 g 378 g
Sugars 29.1 g 22.4 g 0 g 0.7 g 25 g 69 g 342 g
Added sugars 20.5 g 17.6 g 0 g 0 g 15.3 g 53.8 g 91.9 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 23.2 g 11.9 g 0.5 g 10 g 29 g 42.1 g 53 g
Fiber 3.02 g 2.85 g 0 g 0 g 2.5 g 8.8 g 91 g
Soluble fiber 0.533 g 1.09 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 3 g 57.1 g
Insoluble fiber 4 g 2.97 g 0 g 0 g 6 g 8 g 10 g
Proteins 5.34 g 3.97 g 0 g 0 g 4.9 g 13.3 g 100 g
Salt 1.03 g 0.991 g 0 g 0.01 g 0.76 g 3 g 32,200 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 14.6 % vol
Vitamin A 6.76 µg 26.1 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 59.7 µg 22,500 µg
Vitamin D 0.124 µg 0.389 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 1 µg 20.8 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.315 mg 1.16 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 2.7 mg 1,920 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.497 mg 0.696 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 66,700 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.381 mg 0.391 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.316 mg 0.85 mg 324 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 3.96 mg 2.33 mg 0 mg 1 mg 3.53 mg 8.11 mg 575 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 1.85 mg 6.26 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.694 mg 4.15 mg 11,600 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 74.5 µg 47.7 µg 0 µg 24.1 µg 60 µg 172 µg 400,000 µg
Folates (total folates) 119 µg 68.9 µg 0 µg 0 µg 118 µg 256 µg 7,200 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 3.3 µg 4.7 µg 0 µg 0 µg 2.25 µg 24 µg 529,000 µg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 4.13 mg 6.54 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1.82 mg 220 mg 220 mg
Potassium 154 mg 127 mg 0 mg 0 mg 119 mg 387 mg 75,000 mg
Calcium 71.7 mg 85.8 mg 0 mg 0 mg 40 mg 250 mg 13,700 mg
Phosphorus 401 mg 203 mg 0 mg 55 mg 444 mg 641 mg 1,130 mg
Iron 2.35 mg 1.62 mg 0 mg 0 mg 2.4 mg 5.11 mg 11,400 mg
Magnesium 187 mg 170 mg 3 mg 14 mg 120 mg 543 mg 3,330 mg
Zinc 4.38 mg 5.91 mg 0.06 mg 0.06 mg 2.41 mg 21 mg 1,320 mg
Copper 0.638 mg 0.688 mg 0.05 mg 0.05 mg 0.444 mg 2.8 mg 4 mg
Manganese 0.745 mg 0.431 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 1 mg 2.1 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 25 %
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (manual estimate from ingredients list) 48.1 % 24.9 % 6 % 8.6 % 55 % 76 % 92.7 %
Cocoa (minimum) 35.8 % 13.5 % 4.6 % 12.6 % 32 % 60 % 100 %

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 50% 10.6 g 65.6% 8.3 g 5 g
    Plastic 28.1% 11 g 37.5% 9.1 g 3 g
    Glass 18.8% 312.8 g 18.8% 312.8 g 59 g
    Metal 0% 21.9% 8.8 g 2 g
    Unknown 3.1% 3.3 g 21.9% 9.1 g 2 g
    Total - - - - 71 g

9,145 products