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Puffs sweet & crunchy corn puffs - General Mills

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Puffs sweet & crunchy corn puffs - General Mills

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Barcode: 0016000142596 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000142596 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: General Mills

Brand owner: GENERAL MILLS SALES INC.

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

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

44 ingredients

Whole grain corn, sugar, reese's peanut butter (peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch), dextrose, corn meal, corn syrup, canola oil, salt, hershey's cocoa, caramel color, trisodium phosphate, natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals: tricalcium phosphate, calcium carbonate, zinc and iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

Allergens: Peanuts

Food processing

Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E150c - Ammonia caramel

Ingredient: Dextrose

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Glucose
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Additives

E150c - Ammonia caramel

E339 - Sodium phosphates

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.
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E339iii - Trisodium 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.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-corn, Reese-s-peanut-butter, Monoglycerides, Hershey-s-cocoa, Added-to-preserve-freshness-vitamins-and-minerals, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, A-b-vitamins
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: Whole grain corn, sugar, reese's peanut butter (peanuts, sugar, monoglycerides, peanut oil, salt, molasses, corn starch), dextrose, corn meal, corn syrup, canola oil, salt, hershey's cocoa, caramel color, trisodium phosphate, natural flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness.vitamins and minerals (tricalcium phosphate), calcium carbonate, zinc, iron (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamins, vitamin b1, thiamin mononitrate, vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamins, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3
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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: 3

Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 6.9, rounded value: 6.9)

Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.45, rounded value: 3.45)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 8.83536637931034, rounded value: 8.8)

Negative points: 18

Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 1731, rounded value: 1731)

Sugars: 6 / 10 (value: 31.03, rounded value: 31)

Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.72, rounded value: 1.7)

Sodium: 6 / 10 (value: 560.56, rounded value: 560.6)

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

Nutritional score: (18 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (10.3%)
  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 moderate quantity (1.72%)
  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 (31%)
  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 (1.4%)
  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	As sold per serving (3/4 cup (29 g) (29 g))	Compared to: Cereals and their products
Energy	1,731 kj (413 kcal)	502 kj (120 kcal)	+18%
Fat	10.34 g	3 g	+88%
Saturated fat	1.72 g	0.499 g	+29%
Monounsaturated fat	5.17 g	1.5 g	+229%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.45 g	1 g	+172%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Carbohydrates	75.86 g	22 g	+25%
Sugars	31.03 g	9 g	+371%
Fiber	3.45 g	1 g	-30%
Proteins	6.9 g	2 g	-27%
Salt	1.401 g	0.406 g	+297%
Vitamin A	517.2 µg	150 µg	+393%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	20.7 mg	6 mg	+572%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	1 mg	0.29 mg	+10%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	1.466 mg	0.425 mg	+83%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.724 mg	0.5 mg	+41%
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	5.17 µg	1.5 µg	+40%
Potassium	241 mg	69.9 mg	+1%
Calcium	345 mg	100 mg	+466%
Phosphorus	276 mg	80 mg	+11%
Iron	15.52 mg	4.5 mg	+213%
Magnesium	55 mg	16 mg	-41%
Zinc	12.93 mg	3.75 mg	+113%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	8.835 %	8.835 %

Serving size: 3/4 cup (29 g) (29 g)

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Puffs sweet & crunchy corn puffs - General Mills