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Food additives

Category: Food additives

Contains:

substances added to food to preserve flavor or enhance its taste, appearance, or other qualities

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 2352 products of the Food additives category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 4270 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 716 kj
(170 kcal) 		657 kj
(157 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		728 kj
(170 kcal) 		1,640 kj
(392 kcal) 		3,770 kj
(900 kcal)
Fat 0.829 g 1.82 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 5 g 100 g
Saturated fat 0.221 g 0.545 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 1.3 g 82 g
Monounsaturated fat 4.54 g 4.17 g 0 g 0 g 5 g 13.3 g 13.3 g
Polyunsaturated fat 17.7 g 15.6 g 0 g 0 g 26.7 g 41 g 42 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g
Cholesterol 0.061 mg 0.424 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 250 mg
Carbohydrates 38 g 38 g 0 g 0 g 21.4 g 99 g 100 g
Sugars 12.1 g 24.3 g 0 g 0 g 0.2 g 76.4 g 338 g
Added sugars 23 g 34.9 g 0 g 0 g 1 g 86.4 g 90.5 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 94 g 17.7 g 0.75 g 71 g 99 g 100 g 100 g
Fiber 3.5 g 7.34 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 22 g 90.4 g
Proteins 5.24 g 12 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 41 g 100 g
Salt 1.97 g 5.64 g 0 g 0 g 0.05 g 16.9 g 32,200 g
Alcohol 0.898 % vol 4.29 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 1.5 % vol 100 % vol
Vitamin A 341 µg 1,070 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 5,110 µg 108,000 µg
Vitamin D 26.2 µg 81.7 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 350 µg 350 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 86.4 mg 228 mg 0 mg 0 mg 2.4 mg 889 mg 80,000 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 15.2 mg 15.5 mg 0 mg 0.7 mg 11 mg 45 mg 1,100 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 9.62 mg 15.4 mg 0 mg 0.5 mg 3.9 mg 63 mg 1,400 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 78.6 mg 102 mg 2 mg 12.8 mg 37 mg 350 mg 16,000 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 13.4 mg 17 mg 0.18 mg 1 mg 3.3 mg 40 mg 1,400 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 22,000 µg 80,200 µg 0 µg 200 µg 1,720 µg 247,000 µg 7,170,000 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 96 µg 247 µg 0.66 µg 2.1 µg 44 µg 1,100 µg 117,000 µg
Biotin 89.7 µg 75.1 µg 30 µg 30 µg 54 µg 105,000 µg 105,000 µg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) 47.2 mg 64.2 mg 0.14 mg 3 mg 9.5 mg 225 mg 6,000 mg
Potassium 790 mg 866 mg 0 mg 0 mg 275 mg 2,200 mg 7,950 mg
Calcium 65.5 mg 124 mg 0 mg 0 mg 4 mg 350 mg 1,880 mg
Phosphorus 888 mg 682 mg 79 mg 100 mg 1,110 mg 2,750 mg 2,890 mg
Iron 2.17 mg 3.18 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 10 mg 46.7 mg
Magnesium 479 mg 525 mg 94.6 mg 115 mg 200 mg 1,410 mg 11,500 mg
Zinc 37.7 mg 48.1 mg 0.008 mg 2 mg 12 mg 131 mg 247 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0 %

  • 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 45% 39.9 g 65% 33.1 g 22 g
    Plastic 50% 34.3 g 75% 24.9 g 19 g
    Glass 5% 95.5 g 5% 95.5 g 5 g
    Metal 0% 5% 0.2 g 0 g
    Unknown 0% 25% 2.1 g 1 g
    Total - - - - 45 g

4,266 products