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Fully cooked falafel - Trader Joe's

Fully cooked falafel - Trader Joe's

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Barcode: 00939355

Common name: Falafel

Brands: Trader Joe's

Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Meat alternatives, Vegetarian balls, Falafels

Stores: Trader Joe's

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

38 ingredients

garbanzo beans (dry garbanzo beans, water, salt), onion, cilantro, tomato, parsley, club soda (carbonated water, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, disodium phosphate), garlic, chili peppers (hot peppers, water, salt, citric acid, acetic acid), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, curry powder (coriander, turmeric, salt, mustard, chili pepper), coriander, soybean oil, contains wheat and soy

Allergens: Gluten, Mustard, Soybeans

Food processing

Processed foods
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Ingredient: Salt

Ingredient: Vegetable oil
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Additives

E260 - Acetic acid

Acetic acid: Acetic acid , systematically named ethanoic acid , is a colorless liquid organic compound with the chemical formula CH3COOH -also written as CH3CO2H or C2H4O2-. When undiluted, it is sometimes called glacial acetic acid. Vinegar is no less than 4% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main component of vinegar apart from water. Acetic acid has a distinctive sour taste and pungent smell. In addition to household vinegar, it is mainly produced as a precursor to polyvinyl acetate and cellulose acetate. It is classified as a weak acid since it only partially dissociates in solution, but concentrated acetic acid is corrosive and can attack the skin. Acetic acid is the second simplest carboxylic acid -after formic acid-. It consists of a methyl group attached to a carboxyl group. It is an important chemical reagent and industrial chemical, used primarily in the production of cellulose acetate for photographic film, polyvinyl acetate for wood glue, and synthetic fibres and fabrics. In households, diluted acetic acid is often used in descaling agents. In the food industry, acetic acid is controlled by the food additive code E260 as an acidity regulator and as a condiment. In biochemistry, the acetyl group, derived from acetic acid, is fundamental to all forms of life. When bound to coenzyme A, it is central to the metabolism of carbohydrates and fats. The global demand for acetic acid is about 6.5 million metric tons per year -Mt/a-, of which approximately 1.5 Mt/a is met by recycling; the remainder is manufactured from methanol. Vinegar is mostly dilute acetic acid, often produced by fermentation and subsequent oxidation of ethanol.
Source: Wikipedia

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.
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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.
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E339ii - Disodium phosphate

Sodium phosphates: Sodium phosphate is a generic term for a variety of salts of sodium -Na+- and phosphate -PO43−-. Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-, tri-, tetra-, and polyphosphates. Most of these salts are known in both anhydrous -water-free- and hydrated forms. The hydrates are more common than the anhydrous forms.
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E500 - Sodium carbonates

Sodium carbonate: Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, -also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals, and in the monohydrate form as crystal carbonate- is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as a crystalline decahydrate, which readily effloresces to form a white powder, the monohydrate. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odorless powder that is hygroscopic -absorbs moisture from the air-. It has a strongly alkaline taste, and forms a moderately basic solution in water. Sodium carbonate is well known domestically for its everyday use as a water softener. Historically it was extracted from the ashes of plants growing in sodium-rich soils, such as vegetation from the Middle East, kelp from Scotland and seaweed from Spain. Because the ashes of these sodium-rich plants were noticeably different from ashes of timber -used to create potash-, they became known as "soda ash". It is synthetically produced in large quantities from salt -sodium chloride- and limestone by a method known as the Solvay process. The manufacture of glass is one of the most important uses of sodium carbonate. Sodium carbonate acts as a flux for silica, lowering the melting point of the mixture to something achievable without special materials. This "soda glass" is mildly water-soluble, so some calcium carbonate is added to the melt mixture to make the glass produced insoluble. This type of glass is known as soda lime glass: "soda" for the sodium carbonate and "lime" for the calcium carbonate. Soda lime glass has been the most common form of glass for centuries. Sodium carbonate is also used as a relatively strong base in various settings. For example, it is used as a pH regulator to maintain stable alkaline conditions necessary for the action of the majority of photographic film developing agents. It acts as an alkali because when dissolved in water, it dissociates into the weak acid: carbonic acid and the strong alkali: sodium hydroxide. This gives sodium carbonate in solution the ability to attack metals such as aluminium with the release of hydrogen gas.It is a common additive in swimming pools used to raise the pH which can be lowered by chlorine tablets and other additives which contain acids. In cooking, it is sometimes used in place of sodium hydroxide for lyeing, especially with German pretzels and lye rolls. These dishes are treated with a solution of an alkaline substance to change the pH of the surface of the food and improve browning. In taxidermy, sodium carbonate added to boiling water will remove flesh from the bones of animal carcasses for trophy mounting or educational display. In chemistry, it is often used as an electrolyte. Electrolytes are usually salt-based, and sodium carbonate acts as a very good conductor in the process of electrolysis. In addition, unlike chloride ions, which form chlorine gas, carbonate ions are not corrosive to the anodes. It is also used as a primary standard for acid-base titrations because it is solid and air-stable, making it easy to weigh accurately.
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E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Sodium carbonate: Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, -also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals, and in the monohydrate form as crystal carbonate- is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as a crystalline decahydrate, which readily effloresces to form a white powder, the monohydrate. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odorless powder that is hygroscopic -absorbs moisture from the air-. It has a strongly alkaline taste, and forms a moderately basic solution in water. Sodium carbonate is well known domestically for its everyday use as a water softener. Historically it was extracted from the ashes of plants growing in sodium-rich soils, such as vegetation from the Middle East, kelp from Scotland and seaweed from Spain. Because the ashes of these sodium-rich plants were noticeably different from ashes of timber -used to create potash-, they became known as "soda ash". It is synthetically produced in large quantities from salt -sodium chloride- and limestone by a method known as the Solvay process. The manufacture of glass is one of the most important uses of sodium carbonate. Sodium carbonate acts as a flux for silica, lowering the melting point of the mixture to something achievable without special materials. This "soda glass" is mildly water-soluble, so some calcium carbonate is added to the melt mixture to make the glass produced insoluble. This type of glass is known as soda lime glass: "soda" for the sodium carbonate and "lime" for the calcium carbonate. Soda lime glass has been the most common form of glass for centuries. Sodium carbonate is also used as a relatively strong base in various settings. For example, it is used as a pH regulator to maintain stable alkaline conditions necessary for the action of the majority of photographic film developing agents. It acts as an alkali because when dissolved in water, it dissociates into the weak acid: carbonic acid and the strong alkali: sodium hydroxide. This gives sodium carbonate in solution the ability to attack metals such as aluminium with the release of hydrogen gas.It is a common additive in swimming pools used to raise the pH which can be lowered by chlorine tablets and other additives which contain acids. In cooking, it is sometimes used in place of sodium hydroxide for lyeing, especially with German pretzels and lye rolls. These dishes are treated with a solution of an alkaline substance to change the pH of the surface of the food and improve browning. In taxidermy, sodium carbonate added to boiling water will remove flesh from the bones of animal carcasses for trophy mounting or educational display. In chemistry, it is often used as an electrolyte. Electrolytes are usually salt-based, and sodium carbonate acts as a very good conductor in the process of electrolysis. In addition, unlike chloride ions, which form chlorine gas, carbonate ions are not corrosive to the anodes. It is also used as a primary standard for acid-base titrations because it is solid and air-stable, making it easy to weigh accurately.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
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Unrecognized ingredients: Club-soda
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garbanzo beans (garbanzo beans, water, salt), onion, cilantro, tomato, parsley, club soda (carbonated water, sodium bicarbonate, sodium citrate, potassium citrate, disodium phosphate), garlic, chili peppers (hot peppers, water, salt, citric acid, acetic acid), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), salt, curry (coriander, turmeric, salt, mustard, chili pepper), coriander, soybean oil
garbanzo beans -> en:chickpea - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 7.69230769230769 - percent_max: 100

garbanzo beans -> en:chickpea - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.56410256410256 - percent_max: 100

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

cilantro -> en:coriander-leaf - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

tomato -> en:tomato - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

parsley -> en:parsley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

club soda -> en:club-soda - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

carbonated water -> en:carbonated-water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

sodium bicarbonate -> en:e500ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

sodium citrate -> en:sodium-citrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.55555555555556

potassium citrate -> en:e332ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.16666666666667

disodium phosphate -> en:e339ii - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.33333333333333

garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

chili peppers -> en:chili-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

hot peppers -> en:hot-chili-peppers - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.25

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.16666666666667

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.125

acetic acid -> en:e260 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

enriched wheat flour -> en:fortified-wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

wheat flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

malted barley flour -> en:barley-malt-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.55555555555556

niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.7037037037037

reduced iron -> en:reduced-iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.77777777777778

thiamine mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.22222222222222

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.85185185185185

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.58730158730159

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

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coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9.09090909090909

turmeric -> en:turmeric - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.54545454545455

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.03030303030303

mustard -> en:mustard - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.27272727272727

chili pepper -> en:chili-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.81818181818182

coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

soybean oil -> en:soya-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.69230769230769

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: 8

Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 6.1224, rounded value: 6.12)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 6, rounded value: 6)

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

Negative points: 9

Energy: 2 / 10 (value: 897, rounded value: 897)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 2.0408, rounded value: 2)

Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.5306, rounded value: 1.5)

Sodium: 6 / 10 (value: 581.6327, rounded value: 581.6)

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

Score nutritionnel: 1 (9 - 8)

Nutri-Score: B
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Fat in moderate quantity (7.14%)
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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

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Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

Saturated fat in moderate quantity (1.53%)
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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

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Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

Sugars in low quantity (2.04%)
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 (1.45%)
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: Falafels
Energy	897 kj (214 kcal)	-9%
Fat	7.143 g	-34%
Saturated fat	1.531 g	+22%
Carbohydrates	30.612 g	+43%
Sugars	2.041 g	-23%
Fiber	6 g	-18%
Proteins	6.122 g	-27%
Salt	1.454 g	+14%
Alcohol	0 % vol
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

Environment

Eco-Score B - Low environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: A (Score: 94/100)

Category: Falafel

PEF environmental score: 0.15 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 0.84 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	43.9 %
Processing	20.9 %
Packaging	10.6 %
Transportation	14.1 %
Distribution	6.1 %
Consumption	4.4 %

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: B (Score: 74/100)

Product: Fully cooked falafel - Trader Joe's

Life cycle analysis score: 94
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 74/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.4 km in a petrol car

84 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Falafel (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	23.3 %
Processing	18.5 %
Packaging	22.2 %
Transportation	29.4 %
Distribution	4.5 %
Consumption	2.1 %

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