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Chilli balls - Sunshine Snacks - 22 g, 0.78 oz

Chilli balls - Sunshine Snacks - 22 g, 0.78 oz

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Barcode: 0040032123865 (EAN / EAN-13) 040032123865 (UPC / UPC-A)

Quantity: 22 g, 0.78 oz

Packaging: Plastic

Brands: Sunshine Snacks

Categories: Snacks, Salty snacks, Appetizers, Crackers, Puffed salty snacks, Puffed salty snacks made from maize

Labels, certifications, awards: No cholesterol

Manufacturing or processing places: Trinidad and Tobago

Link to the product page on the official site of the producer: http://www.abil-tt.com/english_products_...

Countries where sold: Trinidad and Tobago

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Ingredients

23 ingredients

YELLOW CORN MEAL, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYREAN, COTTONSEED, CORN OR PALM OLEIN), *CHEESE POWDER (CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, CORN STARCH, CHILLI PEPPER, SPICES, WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, MONO SODIUM GLUTAMATE (FLAVOUR ENHANCER), NATURAL AND ARTFICIAL FLAVOURS, ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, DISODIUM INOSINATE AND GUANYLATE, LESS THAN 2% ANTI-CAKING AGENT

Allergens: Gluten, Milk

Traces: Packaged-on-a-line-that-is-in-contact-with-soy-wheat-and-peanut-ingredients

Food processing

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

Additive: E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Dextrose

Ingredient: Flavour enhancer

Ingredient: Glucose
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.

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Additives

E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Monosodium glutamate: Monosodium glutamate -MSG, also known as sodium glutamate- is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. Glutamic acid is found naturally in tomatoes, grapes, cheese, mushrooms and other foods.MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. It was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who was trying to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu, an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups. MSG as a flavor enhancer balances, blends, and rounds the perception of other tastes.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given MSG its generally recognized as safe -GRAS- designation. A popular belief is that large doses of MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort, known as "Chinese restaurant syndrome," but double-blind tests fail to find evidence of such a reaction. The European Union classifies it as a food additive permitted in certain foods and subject to quantitative limits. MSG has the HS code 29224220 and the E number E621.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm olein

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Cheese
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Yellow-corn-meal, Soyrean, Mono-sodium-glutamate, Natural-and-artficial-flavours, Disodium-inosinate-and-guanylate, Less-than-2-anti-caking-agent
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: YELLOW CORN MEAL, VEGETABLE OIL (SOYREAN, COTTONSEED, CORN, PALM OLEIN), CHEESE (CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, CORN STARCH, CHILLI PEPPER, SPICES, WHEAT FLOUR, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, mono- SODIUM GLUTAMATE (FLAVOUR ENHANCER), NATURAL and ARTFICIAL FLAVOURS, ARTIFICIAL COLOURS, DISODIUM INOSINATE and GUANYLATE, LESS THAN 2% ANTI-CAKING AGENT
YELLOW CORN MEAL -> en:yellow-corn-meal - percent_min: 6.66666666666667 - percent_max: 100

VEGETABLE OIL -> en:vegetable-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

SOYREAN -> en:soyrean - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

COTTONSEED -> en:cottonseed - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

CORN -> en:corn - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

PALM OLEIN -> en:palm-olein - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

CHEESE -> en:cheese - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 12999 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

CHEESE CULTURES -> en:lactic-ferments - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

SALT -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

ENZYMES -> en:enzyme - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

SALT -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

CORN STARCH -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

CHILLI PEPPER -> en:chili-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20151 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

SPICES -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

WHEAT FLOUR -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

YEAST EXTRACT -> en:yeast-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

DEXTROSE -> en:dextrose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

mono- SODIUM GLUTAMATE -> en:mono-sodium-glutamate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

FLAVOUR ENHANCER -> en:flavour-enhancer - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

NATURAL and ARTFICIAL FLAVOURS -> en:natural-and-artficial-flavours - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

ARTIFICIAL COLOURS -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

DISODIUM INOSINATE and GUANYLATE -> en:disodium-inosinate-and-guanylate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

LESS THAN 2% ANTI-CAKING AGENT -> en:less-than-2-anti-caking-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.889

Nutrition

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: 3

Proteins: 1 / 5 (value: 2, rounded value: 2)

Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2, rounded value: 2)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0.4445, rounded value: 0.4)

Negative points: 4

Energy: 1 / 10 (value: 586, rounded value: 586)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 2, rounded value: 2)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 1, rounded value: 1)

Sodium: 3 / 10 (value: 355.6, rounded value: 355.6)

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

Nutritional score: (4 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (8%)
  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 (1%)
  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 (2%)
  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 (0.889%)
  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 (22g)	Compared to: Puffed salty snacks made from maize
Energy	586 kj (140 kcal)	129 kj (30 kcal)	-72%
Fat	8 g	1.76 g	-68%
Saturated fat	1 g	0.22 g	-72%
Carbohydrates	15 g	3.3 g	-74%
Sugars	2 g	0.44 g	-41%
Fiber	2 g	0.44 g	-32%
Proteins	2 g	0.44 g	-76%
Salt	0.889 g	0.196 g	-51%
Alcohol	0 % vol	0 % vol
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0.444 %	0.444 %

Serving size: 22g

Environment

Eco-Score B - Low environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: A (Score: 87/100)

Category: Puffed salty snacks, made from maize/corn, without peanuts

PEF environmental score: 0.22 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 1.59 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	59.7 %
Processing	22.4 %
Packaging	10.6 %
Transportation	5.2 %
Distribution	2.2 %
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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Ingredients that threatens species
Malus: -10

Contains palm oil

Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.

Packaging with a medium impact

Malus: -10

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Unknown	Plastic		High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: B (Score: 62/100)
Product: Chilli balls - Sunshine Snacks - 22 g, 0.78 oz

Life cycle analysis score: 87
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -25

Final score: 62/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.8 km in a petrol car

159 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Puffed salty snacks, made from maize/corn, without peanuts (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	53.6 %
Processing	18.8 %
Packaging	17.7 %
Transportation	8.7 %
Distribution	1.2 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

Packaging parts

(Plastic)

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight	Packaging weight per 100 g of product
Plastic

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
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Threatened species

Contains palm oil
Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan

Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.

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Chilli balls - Sunshine Snacks - 22 g, 0.78 oz