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Cooking helpers

Category: Cooking helpers

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Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 8430 products of the Cooking helpers category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 9293 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
(343 kcal) 		402 kj
(96 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		494 kj
(118 kcal) 		1,540 kj
(367 kcal) 		1,890 kj
(452 kcal) 		9,400 kj
(2240 kcal)
Energy from fat 455 kj
(109 kcal) 		463 kj
(111 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		305 kj
(73 kcal) 		1,190 kj
(284 kcal) 		1,190 kj
(284 kcal)
Fat 6.64 g 7.07 g 0 g 0 g 4.33 g 21.7 g 100 g
Saturated fat 2.74 g 3.54 g 0 g 0 g 1.2 g 10 g 100 g
Monounsaturated fat 2.05 g 1.76 g 0 g 0 g 1.92 g 5.14 g 49 g
Polyunsaturated fat 0.987 g 1.02 g 0 g 0 g 0.877 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 2.12 mg 6.33 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 17 mg 50,000 mg
Carbohydrates 61.5 g 22.3 g 0 g 16 g 69.7 g 86.8 g 378 g
Sugars 29.8 g 22.7 g 0 g 1 g 26.6 g 70 g 342 g
Added sugars 22.4 g 18.4 g 0 g 0 g 15.8 g 56.2 g 91.9 g
Polyols (sugar alcohols) 23.6 g 10.6 g 10 g 11 g 29 g 42.1 g 53 g
Fiber 2.98 g 2.84 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 5.26 g 3.97 g 0 g 0 g 4.8 g 13 g 100 g
Salt 0.96 g 0.939 g 0 g 0.01 g 0.7 g 2.79 g 2,050 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 14.6 % vol
Vitamin A 7.03 µg 27 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 60 µg 22,500 µg
Vitamin D (D3) 0.128 µg 0.43 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 1.05 µg 20.8 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0.372 mg 1.32 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 3 mg 1,920 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.429 mg 0.609 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 1 mg 66,700 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.346 mg 0.31 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.309 mg 0.823 mg 324 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 4.03 mg 2.67 mg 0 mg 0.702 mg 3.53 mg 10 mg 575 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin) 1.93 mg 6.32 mg 0 mg 0.12 mg 0.694 mg 4.15 mg 64 mg
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid) 78.5 µg 49 µg 0 µg 24.1 µg 61 µg 172 µg 400,000 µg
Folates (total folates) 114 µg 74.1 µg 0 µg 0 µg 100 µg 267 µg 39,100 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) 7.03 µg 18.6 µg 0 µg 0 µg 2.64 µg 49.4 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 155 mg 132 mg 0 mg 0 mg 118 mg 400 mg 75,000 mg
Calcium 72.5 mg 85.3 mg 0 mg 0 mg 42 mg 250 mg 13,700 mg
Phosphorus 400 mg 200 mg 0 mg 55 mg 435 mg 641 mg 1,130 mg
Iron 2.36 mg 1.61 mg 0 mg 0 mg 2.4 mg 5 mg 11,400 mg
Magnesium 194 mg 164 mg 3 mg 14 mg 140 mg 543 mg 3,330 mg
Zinc 4.91 mg 6.32 mg 0.06 mg 0.06 mg 2.8 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 0.002 % 0.008 % 0 % 0 % 0 % 0.04 % 99.4 %
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (manual estimate from ingredients list) 60.1 % 28.1 % 6 % 14 % 75 % 100 % 100 %
Cocoa (minimum) 37.1 % 13.8 % 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

9,327 products