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Original candy - Skittles - 191 g
Original candy - Skittles - 191 g
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Barcode: 0058496896577 (EAN / EAN-13) 058496896577 (UPC / UPC-A)
Common name: chewy candy
Quantity: 191 g
Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Confectioneries, Candies
Labels, certifications, awards: No gluten, No gelatin
Countries where sold: Canada
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Ingredients
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11 ingredients
sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, citric acid, tapioca dextrin, modified corn starch, natural and artificial flavours, colours (with tantrazine), sodium citrate, carnauba wax
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:
- Additive: E1400 - Dextrin
- Additive: E903 - Carnauba wax
- Ingredient: Colour
- 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.
Additives
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E1400 - Dextrin
Dextrin: Dextrins are a group of low-molecular-weight carbohydrates produced by the hydrolysis of starch or glycogen. Dextrins are mixtures of polymers of D-glucose units linked by α--1→4- or α--1→6- glycosidic bonds. Dextrins can be produced from starch using enzymes like amylases, as during digestion in the human body and during malting and mashing, or by applying dry heat under acidic conditions -pyrolysis or roasting-. The latter process is used industrially, and also occurs on the surface of bread during the baking process, contributing to flavor, color and crispness. Dextrins produced by heat are also known as pyrodextrins. The starch hydrolyses during roasting under acidic conditions, and short-chained starch parts partially rebranch with α--1‚6- bonds to the degraded starch molecule. See also Maillard Reaction. Dextrins are white, yellow, or brown powders that are partially or fully water-soluble, yielding optically active solutions of low viscosity. Most of them can be detected with iodine solution, giving a red coloration; one distinguishes erythrodextrin -dextrin that colours red- and achrodextrin -giving no colour-. White and yellow dextrins from starch roasted with little or no acid are called British gum.Source: Wikipedia
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E330 - Citric acid
Citric acid: Citric acid is a weak organic acid that has the chemical formula C6H8O7. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms. More than a million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as an acidifier, as a flavoring and chelating agent.A citrate is a derivative of citric acid; that is, the salts, esters, and the polyatomic anion found in solution. An example of the former, a salt is trisodium citrate; an ester is triethyl citrate. When part of a salt, the formula of the citrate ion is written as C6H5O3−7 or C3H5O-COO-3−3.Source: Wikipedia
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E331 - Sodium citrates
Sodium citrate: Sodium citrate may refer to any of the sodium salts of citrate -though most commonly the third-: Monosodium citrate Disodium citrate Trisodium citrateThe three forms of the salt are collectively known by the E number E331. Sodium citrates are used as acidity regulators in food and drinks, and also as emulsifiers for oils. They enable cheeses to melt without becoming greasy.Source: Wikipedia
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E903 - Carnauba wax
Carnauba wax: Carnauba -; Portuguese: carnaúba [kaʁnɐˈubɐ]-, also called Brazil wax and palm wax, is a wax of the leaves of the palm Copernicia prunifera -Synonym: Copernicia cerifera-, a plant native to and grown only in the northeastern Brazilian states of Piauí, Ceará, Maranhão, Bahia, and Rio Grande do Norte. It is known as "queen of waxes" and in its pure state, usually comes in the form of hard yellow-brown flakes. It is obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm by collecting and drying them, beating them to loosen the wax, then refining and bleaching the wax.Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil
Ingredients that contain palm oil: Hydrogenated palm kernel oil
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: With-tantrazine, Sodium citrateSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: With-tantrazine, Sodium citrateSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
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sugar, corn syrup, hydrogenated palm kernel oil, citric acid, tapioca dextrin, modified corn starch, natural and artificial flavours, colours (with tantrazine), sodium citrate, carnauba wax- sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 10 - percent_max: 100
- corn syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
- hydrogenated palm kernel oil -> en:hydrogenated-palm-kernel-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
- citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
- tapioca dextrin -> en:tapioca-dextrin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20
- modified corn starch -> en:modified-corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
- natural and artificial flavours -> en:natural-and-artificial-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143
- colours -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5
- with tantrazine -> en:with-tantrazine - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5
- sodium citrate -> en:sodium-citrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111
- carnauba wax -> en:e903 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
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: 0This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Positive points: 0
- Proteins: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
- 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: 17
- Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1669, rounded value: 1669)
- Sugars: 10 / 10 (value: 75, rounded value: 75)
- Saturated fat: 3 / 10 (value: 3.75, rounded value: 3.8)
- Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.
Score nutritionnel: 17 (17 - 0)
Nutri-Score: D
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Fat in moderate quantity (3.75%)
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 moderate quantity (3.75%)
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 (75%)
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 low quantity (0%)
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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Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 mlAs sold
per serving (40 g)Compared to: Candies Energy 1,669 kj
(399 kcal)668 kj
(160 kcal)+13% Fat 3.75 g 1.5 g +113% Saturated fat 3.75 g 1.5 g +271% Carbohydrates 92.5 g 37 g +12% Sugars 75 g 30 g +34% Fiber 0 g 0 g -100% Proteins 0 g 0 g -100% Salt 0 g 0 g -100% Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 % 0 %
Environment
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Eco-Score D - High environmental impact
⚠️ Select a country in order to include the full impact of transportation.The Eco-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.→ The Eco-Score was initially developped for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Eco-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.Life cycle analysis
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Average impact of products of the same category: B (Score: 62/100)
Category: Candies, all types
Category: Candies, all types
- PEF environmental score: 0.41 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 1.73 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact Agriculture
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Transportation
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Bonuses and maluses
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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.
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Packaging with a medium impact
Malus: -10
Shape Material Recycling instruction Impact Bag Plastic High
Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: D (Score: 37/100)
Product: Original candy - Skittles - 191 g
Life cycle analysis score: 62
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -25
Final score: 37/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 0.9 km in a petrol car
173 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact Agriculture
Processing
Packaging
Transportation
Distribution
Consumption
Packaging
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Packaging with a medium impact
Bag (Plastic)
Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
Missing origins of ingredients information
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Threatened species
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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.
Data sources
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