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mozzarella cheese ball - Sainsbury's - 220 / 125 g

mozzarella cheese ball - Sainsbury's - 220 / 125 g

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Barcode: 01489187

Common name: mozzarella cheese ball

Quantity: 220 / 125 g

Packaging: Plastic

Brands: Sainsbury's, sainsbury's basics

Categories: Dairies, Fermented foods, Fermented milk products, Cheeses, Cow cheeses, Italian cheeses, Stretched-curd cheeses, Mozzarella, Cow mozzarella, Mozzarella cheese ball

Manufacturing or processing places: Germany

Traceability code: DE BY 301 EG

Stores: Sainsbury's

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

4 ingredients

mozzarella cheese (cow's milk), acidity regulator (Citric Acid)

Allergens: Milk

Food processing

Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

Category: Cheeses

Ingredient: Cheese
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

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.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Mozzarella, Cow's milk

Vegetarian

No non-vegetarian ingredients detected

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: mozzarella cheese (cow's _milk_), acidity regulator (Citric Acid)
mozzarella cheese -> en:mozzarella - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 19590 - percent_min: 50 - percent_max: 100

cow's _milk_ -> en:cow-s-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 50 - percent_max: 100

acidity regulator -> en:acidity-regulator - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

Citric Acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

Nutrition

Average 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: 5

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 18, rounded value: 18)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0.5, rounded value: 0.5)

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

Negative points: 14

Energy: 3 / 10 (value: 1016, rounded value: 1016)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 1.5, rounded value: 1.5)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 13, rounded value: 13)

Sodium: 1 / 10 (value: 123.952, rounded value: 124)

The points for proteins are counted because the product is in the cheeses category.

Nutritional score: (14 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
→ Learn more about the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (19%)
  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 (13%)
  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 (1.5%)
  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 (0.31%)
  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: Cow mozzarella
Energy	1,016 kj (243 kcal)	+1%
Fat	19 g	+4%
Saturated fat	13 g	+6%
Carbohydrates	1.5 g	+44%
Sugars	1.5 g	+97%
Fiber	< 0.5 g	+1,099%
Proteins	18 g	-2%
Salt	0.31 g	-53%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

Environment

Eco-Score C - Moderate 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: 59/100)

Category: Mozzarella cheese, from cow's milk

PEF environmental score: 0.44 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 4.66 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	81.7 %
Processing	7.0 %
Packaging	4.9 %
Transportation	3.7 %
Distribution	2.0 %
Consumption	0.6 %

Bonuses and maluses

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Bonus: +2

Environmental policy: +2
Transportation: 0

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
Italy	100 %	Medium

No ingredients that threaten species

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: C (Score: 51/100)
Product: mozzarella cheese ball - Sainsbury's - 220 / 125 g

Life cycle analysis score: 59
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -8

Final score: 51/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 2.4 km in a petrol car

466 g CO² per 100g of product

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

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	82.6 %
Processing	6.4 %
Packaging	5.6 %
Transportation	4.5 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.1 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

Packaging parts

(Plastic)

Packaging materials

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

Transportation

Manufacturing or processing place

Origins of ingredients

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
Italy	100 %	Medium

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Product added on December 6, 2014, 7:25:49 PM CET by kyzh
Last edit of product page on February 11, 2022, 11:34:58 AM CET by packbot.
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