Chocolate chex - General Mills
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Barcode: 0016000170988 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000170988 (UPC / UPC-A)
Brands: General Mills
Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Breakfasts, Cereals and potatoes, Cereals and their products, Breakfast cereals, Extruded cereals
Labels, certifications, awards: No gluten
Countries where sold: United States
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Ingredients
Food processing
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Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:
- Ingredient: Flavouring
Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:
- Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
- Processed culinary ingredients
- Processed foods
- Ultra processed foods
The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected
Unrecognized ingredients: Added-to-preserve-freshness, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-b₂, Vitamin-b₁, A-b-vitamins, Contains-bioengineered-food-ingredientsSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, Vitamin C, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-b₂, Vitamin-b₁, Thiamin mononitrate, A-b-vitamins, Folic acid, Vitamin b12, Contains-bioengineered-food-ingredientsSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, Vitamin C, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-b₂, Vitamin-b₁, Thiamin mononitrate, A-b-vitamins, Folic acid, Vitamin b12, Contains-bioengineered-food-ingredientsSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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en: whole grain rice, rice, sugar, canola, sunflower oil, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, molasses, natural flavor, vitamin e (mixed tocopherols), added to preserve freshness, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), iron, zinc (mineral nutrients), vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b₂ (riboflavin), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b₁ (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), a b vitamins, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d3, contains bioengineered food ingredients- whole grain rice -> en:brown-rice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9102 - percent_min: 3.84615384615385 - percent_max: 100
- rice -> en:rice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9100 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
- sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25.581395348837
- canola -> en:canola - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
- sunflower oil -> en:sunflower-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17440 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20
- cocoa processed with alkali -> en:cocoa-processed-with-alkali - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 18100 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
- salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- molasses -> en:molasses - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin e -> en:vitamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- mixed tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- added to preserve freshness -> en:added-to-preserve-freshness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- zinc -> en:zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- mineral nutrients -> en:mineral-nutrients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin c -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- sodium ascorbate -> en:e301 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- a b vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin b₂ -> en:vitamin-b₂ - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- pyridoxine hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin b₁ -> en:vitamin-b₁ - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- thiamin mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin a -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- a b vitamins -> en:a-b-vitamins - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin b12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- vitamin d3 -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
- contains bioengineered food ingredients -> en:contains-bioengineered-food-ingredients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5697674418605
Nutrition
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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: 6This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Positive points: 4
- Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 4.6511627906977, rounded value: 4.65)
- Fiber: 4 / 5 (value: 4.6511627906977, rounded value: 4.65)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 6.00961538461539, rounded value: 6)
Negative points: 17
- Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 1751, rounded value: 1751)
- Sugars: 5 / 10 (value: 25.581395348837, rounded value: 25.58)
- Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.1627906976744, rounded value: 1.2)
- Sodium: 6 / 10 (value: 627.9069767442, rounded value: 627.9)
The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.
Nutritional score: (17 - 4)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in moderate quantity (8.14%)
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.
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Saturated fat in low quantity (1.16%)
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.
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Sugars in high quantity (25.6%)
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.
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Salt in high quantity (1.57%)
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.
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Environment
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Eco-Score D - High environmental impact
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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
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
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Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5
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Malus: -15
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Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: D (Score: 25/100)
Product: Chocolate chex - General Mills
Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20
Final score: 25/100
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Carbon footprint
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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
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
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