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Pork Spareribs - Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Varies

Pork Spareribs - Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Varies

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Barcode: 0202238000009 (EAN / EAN-13) 202238000009 (UPC / UPC-A)

Common name: Pork Spareribs

Quantity: Varies

Packaging: PLASTIC BAG

Brands: Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp, Smithfield

Categories: Meats and their products, Meats, Pork and its products, Pork, Pork spare-ribs

Labels, certifications, awards: No gluten, Crossed Grain Trademark, DZG Gluten free, No added hormones

Origin of ingredients: United States

Manufacturing or processing places: United States

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

4 ingredients

Pork sparerib with up to 8% solution of sodium phosphates, potassium acetate, potassium lactate, and salt to improve tenderness.

Food processing

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

Additive: E326 - Potassium lactate
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

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Additives

E261 - Potassium acetate

Potassium acetate: Potassium acetate -KCH3COO- is the potassium salt of acetic acid.
Source: Wikipedia

E326 - Potassium lactate

Potassium lactate: Potassium lactate is a compound with formula KC3H5O3, or H3C-CHOH-COOK. It is the potassium salt of lactic acid. It is produced by neutralizing lactic acid which is fermented from a sugar source. It has E number "E326". Potassium lactate is a liquid product that is usually 60% solids but is available at up to 78% solids.Potassium lactate is commonly used in meat and poultry products to extend shelf life and increase food safety as it has a broad antimicrobial action and is effective at inhibiting most spoilage and pathogenic bacteria. Potassium lactate is also used as an extinguishing medium in the First Alert Tundra fire extinguishers.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Pork-sparerib-with-up-to-8-solution-of-sodium-phosphates, And-salt-to-improve-tenderness
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: Pork sparerib with up to 8% solution of sodium phosphates, potassium acetate, potassium lactate, and salt to improve tenderness
Pork sparerib with up to 8% solution of sodium phosphates -> en:pork-sparerib-with-up-to-8-solution-of-sodium-phosphates - percent_min: 25 - percent_max: 100

potassium acetate -> en:e261 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

potassium lactate -> en:e326 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

and salt to improve tenderness -> en:and-salt-to-improve-tenderness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

Nutrition

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: 0
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 0

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 14.1, rounded value: 14.1)

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: 12

Energy: 3 / 10 (value: 1070, rounded value: 1070)

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

Saturated fat: 7 / 10 (value: 7.05, rounded value: 7.1)

Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 212, rounded value: 212)

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

Nutritional score: (12 - 0)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (22%)
  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 (7.05%)
  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 (0%)
  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 (0.529%)
  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 (4 oz. (112 g))	Compared to: Pork spare-ribs
Energy	1,070 kj (256 kcal)	1,213 kj (290 kcal)	+13%
Fat	22 g	25 g	+29%
Saturated fat	7.05 g	8 g	+6%
Cholesterol	75 mg	85 mg
Carbohydrates	0 g	0 g	-100%
Sugars	0 g	0 g	-100%
Fiber	0 g	0 g
Proteins	14.1 g	16 g	-21%
Salt	0.529 g	0.6 g	-57%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 4 oz. (112 g)

Environment

Eco-Score E - Very high environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: D (Score: 20/100)

Category: Pork, spare-ribs, raw

PEF environmental score: 1.50 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 10.50 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	80.4 %
Processing	13.7 %
Packaging	3.4 %
Transportation	1.4 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.4 %

Bonuses and maluses

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Bonus: +1

Environmental policy: +1
Transportation: 0

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

No ingredients that threaten species

Packaging with a medium impact

Malus: -10

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Bag	Plastic		High

Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: E (Score: 11/100)
Product: Pork Spareribs - Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp - Varies

Life cycle analysis score: 20
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -9

Final score: 11/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 5.4 km in a petrol car

1050 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Pork, spare-ribs, raw (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	83.4 %
Processing	8.3 %
Packaging	4.5 %
Transportation	2.5 %
Distribution	0.4 %
Consumption	0.8 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

Packaging parts

Bag (Plastic)

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight
Plastic

Transportation

Origins of ingredients

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

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

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Product added on April 13, 2021, 9:56:23 PM CEST by houstonfoodbank
Last edit of product page on February 10, 2022, 10:17:21 PM CET by packbot.
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