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Chocolate Chunk Shortbread - Sainsburys - 175g

Chocolate Chunk Shortbread - Sainsburys - 175g

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Barcode: 01250893

Quantity: 175g

Packaging: Card-box, Mixed plastic-sleeve, Pet-tray

Brands: Sainsburys

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Biscuits and cakes, Biscuits, Shortbread cookies, Shortbread, Shortbread biscuit with butter and chocolate

Stores: Sainsbury's

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

21 ingredients

Fortified British Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Salted Butter (30%) (Butter (Cows' Milk), Salt), Dark Chocolate Chunks (20%) (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier: Soya Lecithin, Flavouring), Sugar, Sea Salt. Dark Chocolate contains: Cocoa solids 39% minimum.

Allergens: Gluten, Milk

Food processing

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

Additive: E322 - Lecithins

Ingredient: Emulsifier

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.

→ Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

E322 - Lecithins

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

E322i - Lecithin

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Salted butter, Butter, Cow's milk

Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Iron, Thiamin

The analysis is based solely on the ingredients listed and does not take into account processing methods.

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
en: Fortified British Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Niacin, Iron, Thiamin), Salted Butter 30% (Butter (Cows' Milk), Salt), Dark Chocolate Chunks 20% (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Flavouring), Sugar, Sea Salt, Dark Chocolate contains (Cocoa solids)
Fortified British Wheat Flour -> en:fortified-british-wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 30 - percent_max: 50

Wheat Flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 6 - percent_max: 50

Calcium Carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

Niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

Iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

Thiamin -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

Salted Butter -> en:salted-butter - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16403 - percent_min: 30 - percent: 30 - percent_max: 30

Butter -> en:butter - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16400 - percent_min: 29.15 - percent_max: 30

Cows' Milk -> en:cow-s-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 29.15 - percent_max: 30

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.85

Dark Chocolate Chunks -> en:dark-chocolate-chunks - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31074 - percent_min: 20 - percent: 20 - percent_max: 20

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 4 - percent_max: 20

Cocoa Mass -> en:cocoa-paste - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

Cocoa Butter -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.66666666666667

Emulsifier -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

Soya Lecithin -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

Flavouring -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

Sea Salt -> en:sea-salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11082 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.85

Dark Chocolate contains -> en:dark-chocolate - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31074 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3315

Cocoa solids -> en:cocoa-solids - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 18100 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3315

Nutrition

Bad 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: 2

Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 5.3, rounded value: 5.3)

Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2.4, rounded value: 2.4)

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

Negative points: 24

Energy: 6 / 10 (value: 2164, rounded value: 2164)

Sugars: 5 / 10 (value: 26.3, rounded value: 26.3)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 16.3, rounded value: 16.3)

Sodium: 3 / 10 (value: 340, rounded value: 340)

The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.

Nutritional score: (24 - 2)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (28.2%)
  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 high quantity (16.3%)
  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 high quantity (26.3%)
  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 (0.85%)
  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: Shortbread
Energy	2,164 kj (518 kcal)	+1%
Fat	28.2 g	+3%
Saturated fat	16.3 g	+4%
Carbohydrates	59.5 g	-2%
Sugars	26.3 g	+36%
Fiber	2.4 g	+34%
Proteins	5.3 g	-5%
Salt	0.85 g	+32%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

Serving size: 1 biscuit

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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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

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 56/100)

Category: Biscuit shortbread, with butter and chocolate

PEF environmental score: 0.47 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 5.92 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	63.6 %
Processing	29.8 %
Packaging	2.3 %
Transportation	3.2 %
Distribution	1.0 %
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 high impact

Malus: -15

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Sleeve	Plastic		High
Tray	PET 1 - Polyethylene terephthalate		High
Box	Cardboard	Recycle	Low

Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 36/100)
Product: Chocolate Chunk Shortbread - Sainsburys - 175g

Life cycle analysis score: 56
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 36/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 3.1 km in a petrol car

592 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit shortbread, with butter and chocolate (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	52.9 %
Processing	42.0 %
Packaging	1.9 %
Transportation	2.9 %
Distribution	0.3 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a high impact

Packaging parts

Box (Cardboard)

Sleeve (Plastic)
Tray (PET 1 - Polyethylene terephthalate)

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight	Packaging weight per 100 g of product
Paper or cardboard
Plastic
Total

Chocolate Chunk Shortbread - Recycling instructions and/or packaging information

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
Missing origins of ingredients information

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Last edit of product page on September 13, 2023, 1:53:29 AM CEST by tovee.
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Chocolate Chunk Shortbread - Sainsburys - 175g