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Kix Cereal - General Mills

Kix Cereal - General Mills

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Barcode: 0016000171046 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000171046 (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

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

40 ingredients

magnesium 6% cinc 20% 20 amount in cereal. a serving of cereal plus skim milk provides 1.5 total fat, less than 5mg cholesterol, 280mg sodium, 40g total carbohydrate (10g total sugars), 7g protein, 3mcg vitamin d, 280mg calcium, 280mg potassium. the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a servi of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used general nutrition advice. gredients: whole grain corn, corn meal, ugar, salt, brown sugar syrup, baking sod tamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to reserve freshnees. tamins and minerels: ocalcium carbonate, on and zinc (min nutrients), vitamin c odium ascorbelo 8 vitamin (niacinamide), tamin b6 (pyridexte hydrochloride), vitamin iamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), tamin b2 (ribofiavin), a b vitamin (folic acid), tamin b12, vitamin d3.

Food processing

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Additives

E502 - Carbonates

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Magnesium-6-cinc-20-20-amount-in-cereal, A-serving-of-cereal-plus-skim-milk-provides-1-5-total-fat, Less-than-5mg-cholesterol, Sodium, Total-carbohydrate, Total-sugars, 3mcg-vitamin-d, Calcium, Potassium, The-daily-value, Dv, Tells-you-how-much-a-nutrient-in-a-servi-of-food-contributes-to-a-daily-diet, 2-000-calories-a-day-is-used-general-nutrition-advice, Gredients, Whole-grain-corn, Ugar, Baking-sod-tamin-e, Added-to-reserve-freshnees, Tamins-and-minerels, Ocalcium-carbonate, On-and-zinc, Min-nutrients, Vitamin-c-odium-ascorbelo-8-vitamin, Tamin-b6, Pyridexte-hydrochloride, Vitamin-iamin-mononitrate, Tamin-b2, Ribofiavin, A-b-vitamin, Folic acid, Tamin-b12
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Magnesium-6-cinc-20-20-amount-in-cereal, A-serving-of-cereal-plus-skim-milk-provides-1-5-total-fat, Less-than-5mg-cholesterol, Sodium, Total-carbohydrate, Total-sugars, 3mcg-vitamin-d, Calcium, Potassium, The-daily-value, Dv, Tells-you-how-much-a-nutrient-in-a-servi-of-food-contributes-to-a-daily-diet, 2-000-calories-a-day-is-used-general-nutrition-advice, Gredients, Whole-grain-corn, Ugar, Baking-sod-tamin-e, Added-to-reserve-freshnees, Tamins-and-minerels, Ocalcium-carbonate, On-and-zinc, Min-nutrients, Vitamin-c-odium-ascorbelo-8-vitamin, Tamin-b6, Pyridexte-hydrochloride, Vitamin-iamin-mononitrate, Tamin-b2, Ribofiavin, A-b-vitamin, Folic acid, Tamin-b12
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corn meal -> en:cornmeal - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9615 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.14285714285714

ugar -> en:ugar - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.66666666666667

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brown sugar syrup -> en:brown-sugar-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

baking sod tamin e -> en:baking-sod-tamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

mixed tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

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tamins and minerels -> en:tamins-and-minerels - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

ocalcium carbonate -> en:ocalcium-carbonate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

on and zinc -> en:on-and-zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

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vitamin c odium ascorbelo 8 vitamin -> en:vitamin-c-odium-ascorbelo-8-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

tamin b6 -> en:tamin-b6 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

pyridexte hydrochloride -> en:pyridexte-hydrochloride - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

vitamin iamin mononitrate -> en:vitamin-iamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

vitamin a -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

tamin b2 -> en:tamin-b2 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

ribofiavin -> en:ribofiavin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

a b vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

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tamin b12 -> en:tamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.375

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Nutrition

Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fiber is not specified, their possible positive contribution to the grade could not be taken into account.

⚠ ️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: 0

Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 7.5, rounded value: 7.5)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

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

Negative points: 12

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1674, rounded value: 1674)

Sugars: 2 / 10 (value: 10, rounded value: 10)

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

Sodium: 6 / 10 (value: 550, rounded value: 550)

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

Nutritional score: (12 - 0)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (2.5%)
  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 moderate quantity (10%)
  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 (1.38%)
  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	Compared to: Breakfast cereals
Energy	1,674 kj (400 kcal)	+1%
Fat	2.5 g	-70%
Saturated fat	0 g	-100%
Carbohydrates	85 g	+29%
Sugars	10 g	-35%
Fiber	?
Proteins	7.5 g	-22%
Salt	1.375 g	+248%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

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: 3.56 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	79.2 %
Processing	12.4 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

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Malus: -5

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 25/100)
Product: Kix Cereal - General Mills

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 25/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

356 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	62.8 %
Processing	21.6 %
Packaging	7.9 %
Transportation	7.1 %
Distribution	0.5 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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