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General mills rice gluten free

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Barcode:
0016000487949(EAN / EAN-13) 016000487949 (UPC / UPC-A)

Common name: oven toasted rice cereal

Packaging: Card-carton

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, No artificial flavors

Manufacturing or processing places: Minneapolis, MN, USA

Countries where sold: United States

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Health

Nutrition

Nutri-Score D
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: 0
- What is the Nutri-Score?
  
  The Nutri-Score is a logo on the overall nutritional quality of products.
  
  The score from A to E is calculated based on nutrients and foods to favor (proteins, fiber, fruits, vegetables and legumes ...) and nutrients to limit (calories, saturated fat, sugars, salt). The score is calculated from the data of the nutrition facts table and the composition data (fruits, vegetables and legumes).
  
  → Learn more about the Nutri-Score
Negative points: 16/55
- Calories
  4/10 points (1674kJ)
  
  Energy intakes above energy requirements are associated with increased risks of weight gain, overweight, obesity, and consequently risk of diet-related chronic diseases.
- Sugar
  2/15 points (7.5g)
  
  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.
- Saturated fat
  0/10 points (0g)
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
- Salt
  10/20 points (2.06g)
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Positive points: 2/10
- Fiber
  2/5 points (5g)
  
  Consuming foods rich in fiber (especially whole grain foods) reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
- Fruits, vegetables and legumes
  0/5 points (0%)
  
  Consuming foods rich in fruits, vegetables and legumes reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
- Details of the calculation of the Nutri-Score
  
  ⚠ ️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.
  
  Points for proteins are not counted because the negative points greater than or equal to 11.
  
  Nutritional score: 14 (16 - 2)
  
  Nutri-Score: D

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 (7.5%)
  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 high quantity (2.06%)
  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 (1 cup (27g))	Compared to: Extruded cereals
Energy	1,674 kj (400 kcal)	452 kj (108 kcal)	+3%
Energy from fat	21 kj (5 kcal)	5.67 kj (1 kcal)	-72%
Fat	2.5 g	0.675 g	-39%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Monounsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Polyunsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
Carbohydrates	87.5 g	23.6 g	+14%
Sugars	7.5 g	2.02 g	-58%
Fiber	5 g	1.35 g	-6%
Proteins	7.5 g	2.02 g	-5%
Salt	2.062 g	0.557 g	+154%
Vitamin A	150 µg (10 % DV)	40.5 µg	-63%
Vitamin D	4 µg (10 % DV)	1.08 µg	-9%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	6 mg (10 % DV)	1.62 mg	-79%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	0.375 mg (25 % DV)	0.101 mg	-64%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0.425 mg (25 % DV)	0.115 mg	-66%
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	5 mg (25 % DV)	1.35 mg	-61%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	0.5 mg (25 % DV)	0.135 mg	-60%
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)	200 µg (50 % DV)	54 µg	+10%
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	1.5 µg (25 % DV)	0.405 µg	-51%
Potassium	50 mg	13.5 mg	-74%
Calcium	100 mg (10 % DV)	27 mg	-59%
Phosphorus	40 mg (4 % DV)	10.8 mg	-81%
Iron	9 mg (50 % DV)	2.43 mg	-20%
Magnesium	8 mg (2 % DV)	2.16 mg	-89%
Zinc	3.75 mg (25 % DV)	1.01 mg	-38%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1 cup (27g)

Ingredients

32 ingredients

Whole Grain Rice, Rice, Sugar, Salt, Molasses., Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols) Added To Preserve Freshness., Vitamins and Minerals: Calcium Carbonate, Iron and 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 Vitamin (Folic Acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3.

Food processing

Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

Ingredient: Salt

Ingredient: Sugar
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

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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Added-to-preserve-freshness, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, A-b-vitamins
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, Vitamin C, A-b-vitamin, Thiamin, A-b-vitamins, Vitamin b12
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, Vitamin C, A-b-vitamin, Thiamin, A-b-vitamins, Vitamin b12
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en: Whole Grain Rice, Rice, Sugar, Salt, Molasses, Vitamin E (Mixed Tocopherols), Added To Preserve Freshness, Vitamins, Minerals (Calcium Carbonate), Iron, Zinc (Mineral Nutrients), Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), A B Vitamin (Niacinamide), vitamins, vitamin B2, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine Hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin B1, Thiamin Mononitrate, Vitamin A (Palmitate), A B vitamins, Folic Acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3
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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: 7.5

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Molasses -> en:molasses - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Vitamin E -> en:vitamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Mixed Tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Added To Preserve Freshness -> en:added-to-preserve-freshness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Calcium Carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Zinc -> en:zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Mineral Nutrients -> en:mineral-nutrients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Vitamin C -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Sodium Ascorbate -> en:e301 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

A B Vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

vitamin B2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Vitamin B6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

vitamin B1 -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Thiamin Mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Vitamin A -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

A B vitamins -> en:a-b-vitamins - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Folic Acid -> en:folic-acid - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Vitamin B12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

Vitamin D3 -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.0625

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
Card	Cardboard		Low

Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 39/100)
Product: General mills rice gluten free

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 CO₂e 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

Card (Cardboard)

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight
Paper or cardboard

Transportation

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Last edit of product page on April 15, 2024, 5:04:17 PM CEST by moon-rabbit.
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