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Knorr, minicubes, seasoning, chipotle

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Barcode: 0048001217485 (EAN / EAN-13) 048001217485 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Knorr, Unilever

Brand owner: Unilever Bestfoods North America

Categories: Condiments, Groceries

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

19 ingredients

Salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, hydrogenated palm oil, onion powder, garlic powder, chile powder, silicon dioxide (prevents caking), hydrolyzed corn protein, natural and artificial flavor, caramel color, citric acid, disodium inosinate, spice, yellow 6 lake, disodium guanylate, sulfur dioxide (used to protect quality).

Food processing

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

Additive: E110 - Sunset yellow FCF

Additive: E150c - Ammonia caramel

Additive: E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Additive: E627 - Disodium guanylate

Additive: E631 - Disodium inosinate

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Hydrogenated oil
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Additives

E110 - Sunset yellow FCF

Sunset Yellow FCF: Sunset Yellow FCF -also known as Orange Yellow S, or C.I. 15985- is a petroleum-derived orange azo dye with a pH dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13 with a shoulder at 500 nm. When added to foods sold in the US it is known as FD&C Yellow 6; when sold in Europe, it is denoted by E Number E110.
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E150c - Ammonia caramel

E220 - Sulphur dioxide

Sulfur dioxide: Sulfur dioxide -also sulphur dioxide in British English- is the chemical compound with the formula SO2. It is a toxic gas with a burnt match smell. It is released naturally by volcanic activity and is produced as a by-product of the burning of fossil fuels contaminated with sulfur compounds.
Source: Wikipedia

E330 - Citric acid

Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes.

It is widely used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer, acidulant, and preservative due to its tart and refreshing taste.

Citric acid is safe for consumption when used in moderation and is considered a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food additive by regulatory agencies worldwide.

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

E627 - Disodium guanylate

Disodium guanylate: Disodium guanylate, also known as sodium 5'-guanylate and disodium 5'-guanylate, is a natural sodium salt of the flavor enhancing nucleotide guanosine monophosphate -GMP-. Disodium guanylate is a food additive with the E number E627. It is commonly used in conjunction with glutamic acid. As it is a fairly expensive additive, it is not used independently of glutamic acid; if disodium guanylate is present in a list of ingredients but MSG does not appear to be, it is likely that glutamic acid is provided as part of another ingredient such as a processed soy protein complex. It is often added to foods in conjunction with disodium inosinate; the combination is known as disodium 5'-ribonucleotides. Disodium guanylate is produced from dried seaweed and is often added to instant noodles, potato chips and other snacks, savory rice, tinned vegetables, cured meats, and packaged soup.
Source: Wikipedia

E631 - Disodium inosinate

Disodium inosinate: Disodium inosinate -E631- is the disodium salt of inosinic acid with the chemical formula C10H11N4Na2O8P. It is used as a food additive and often found in instant noodles, potato chips, and a variety of other snacks. Although it can be obtained from bacterial fermentation of sugars, it is often commercially prepared from animal sources.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Hydrogenated palm oil

Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Powder, Used-to-protect-quality
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Unrecognized ingredients: Powder, Used-to-protect-quality
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: Salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, hydrogenated palm oil, onion, garlic, powder, silicon dioxide (prevents caking), hydrolyzed corn protein, natural and artificial flavor, caramel color, citric acid, disodium inosinate, spice, yellow 6 lake, disodium guanylate, sulfur dioxide (used to protect quality)
Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 5.88235294117647 - percent_max: 100

monosodium glutamate -> en:e621 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

hydrogenated palm oil -> en:hydrogenated-palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

powder -> en:powder - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

silicon dioxide -> en:e551 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

prevents caking -> en:anti-caking-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

hydrolyzed corn protein -> en:hydrolysed-corn-protein - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

natural and artificial flavor -> en:natural-and-artificial-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

caramel color -> en:e150a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

disodium inosinate -> en:e631 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

spice -> en:spice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

yellow 6 lake -> en:e110 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

disodium guanylate -> en:e627 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

sulfur dioxide -> en:e220 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

used to protect quality -> en:used-to-protect-quality - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

Nutrition

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Nutrient levels
- 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
- Salt in high quantity (50%)
  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 MINICUBE (4 g))	Compared to: Groceries
Energy	1,046 kj (250 kcal)	41.8 kj (10 kcal)	+42%
Fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Saturated fat	?	?
Carbohydrates	25 g	1 g	+81%
Sugars	?	?
Fiber	?	?
Proteins	0 g	0 g	-100%
Salt	50 g	2 g	+1,453%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1 MINICUBE (4 g)

Environment

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Origins of ingredients

Origins of ingredients with a high impact

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
Unknown	99 %	High
Chile	1 %	High

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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Product added on March 9, 2017, 2:00:07 PM CET by usda-ndb-import
Last edit of product page on April 22, 2020, 8:15:20 PM CEST by org-database-usda.

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