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Cream of Wheat Hot Cereal Original - 28 oz

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Cream of Wheat Hot Cereal Original - 28 oz

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Barcode: 0013130006125 (EAN / EAN-13) 013130006125 (UPC / UPC-A)

Common name: Hot wheat cereal

Quantity: 28 oz

Brands: Cream Of Wheat

Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Breakfasts, Cereals and potatoes, Cereals and their products, Breakfast cereals

Labels, certifications, awards: Kosher, Kosher-parve

Stores: Big Y

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

17 ingredients

WHEAT FARINA, CALCIUM CARBONATE, DEFATTED WHEAT GERM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (IRON), NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID, CHOLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D3).

Allergens: Gluten

Food processing

Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
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Processed culinary ingredients

Processed foods

Ultra processed foods

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Additives

E339ii - Disodium phosphate

Sodium phosphates: Sodium phosphate is a generic term for a variety of salts of sodium -Na+- and phosphate -PO43−-. Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-, tri-, tetra-, and polyphosphates. Most of these salts are known in both anhydrous -water-free- and hydrated forms. The hydrates are more common than the anhydrous forms.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Wheat-farina
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Vegan status unknown
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en: WHEAT FARINA, CALCIUM CARBONATE, WHEAT GERM, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE (IRON), NIACINAMIDE (VITAMIN B3), THIAMINE MONONITRATE (VITAMIN B1), PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), FOLIC ACID, CHOLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D3)
WHEAT FARINA -> en:wheat-farina - percent_min: 9.09090909090909 - percent_max: 100

CALCIUM CARBONATE -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

WHEAT GERM -> en:wheat-germ - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9660 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

DISODIUM PHOSPHATE -> en:e339ii - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE -> en:ferric-orthophosphate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

IRON -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

NIACINAMIDE -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

VITAMIN B3 -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

THIAMINE MONONITRATE -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

VITAMIN B1 -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

VITAMIN B6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

RIBOFLAVIN -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

VITAMIN B2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

FOLIC ACID -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

CHOLECALCIFEROL -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9.09090909090909

VITAMIN D3 -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9.09090909090909

Nutrition

Very good nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 8

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 9.09, rounded value: 9.09)

Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.03, rounded value: 3.03)

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

Negative points: 7

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1520, rounded value: 1520)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Sodium: 3 / 10 (value: 303, rounded value: 303)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Nutritional score: (7 - 8)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (0%)
  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 low quantity (0%)
  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 low quantity (0%)
  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 moderate quantity (0.758%)
  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	Prepared for 100 g / 100 ml	Prepared per serving (3 Tbsp (33 g))	Compared to: Breakfast cereals
Energy	1,520 kj (364 kcal)	2,790 kj (667 kcal)	920 kj (220 kcal)	-8%
Fat	0 g	0 g	0 g	-100%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	0 g	-100%
Monounsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	0 g	-100%
Polyunsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	15,200 mg	5,000 mg
Carbohydrates	75.8 g	121 g	40 g	+15%
Sugars	0 g	45.5 g	15 g	-100%
Added sugars	0 g	0 g	0 g	-100%
Fiber	3.03 g	3.03 g	1 g	-60%
Proteins	9.09 g	42.4 g	14 g	-6%
Salt	0.758 g	1.74 g	0.575 g	+92%
Vitamin D	12.1 µg	23.3 µg	7.7 µg	+217%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	0.727 mg	1.15 mg	0.38 mg	-25%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0.788 mg	2.48 mg	0.82 mg	-36%
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	9.7 mg	16.7 mg	5.5 mg	-15%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.03 mg	1.36 mg	0.45 mg	-16%
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)	136 µg	136 µg	45 µg	-23%
Folates (total folates)	242 µg	288 µg	95 µg	-10%
Potassium	90.9 mg	1,550 mg	510 mg	-67%
Calcium	788 mg	1,910 mg	630 mg	+389%
Iron	28.2 mg	28.5 mg	9.4 mg	+225%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	?	?

Serving size: 3 Tbsp (33 g)

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 45/100)

Category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements

PEF environmental score: 0.63 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 3.50 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	78.9 %
Processing	12.6 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
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
1 Box	Paperboard		Low

Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 39/100)
Product: Cream of Wheat Hot Cereal Original - 28 oz

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -6

Final score: 39/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

350 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	68.8 %
Processing	15.3 %
Packaging	8.0 %
Transportation	7.3 %
Distribution	0.6 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a low impact

Packaging parts

1 x Box 794 g (Paperboard)

Packaging materials

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

Transportation

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Cream of Wheat Hot Cereal Original - 28 oz