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Tower gate Rich Tea Biscuits - 300 g

Tower gate Rich Tea Biscuits - 300 g

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Barcode: 20018986

Quantity: 300 g

Packaging: Pp film-wrapper

Brands: Tower Gate

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Biscuits and cakes, Biscuits, Dry biscuits, Plain biscuit

Labels, certifications, awards: Vegetarian, Vegan

Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Ireland

Manufacturing or processing places: Lidl U.K. GmbH and Lidl Great Britain Ltd, both of 19 Worple Road, Wimbledon, London, SW19 4JS. Lidl Ireland GmbH, Main Road, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Traceability code: 320B22

Stores: Lidl

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Health

Ingredients

9 ingredients

Wheat flour, Sugar, Palm oil, Glucose-fructose syrup, Barley malt extract, Raising agent: Ammonium carbonates, Sodium carbonates, Salt

Allergens: Gluten

Food processing

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

Ingredient: Glucose
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

E500 - Sodium carbonates

Sodium carbonates (E500) are compounds commonly used in food preparation as leavening agents, helping baked goods rise by releasing carbon dioxide when they interact with acids.

Often found in baking soda, they regulate the pH of food, preventing it from becoming too acidic or too alkaline. In the culinary world, sodium carbonates can also enhance the texture and structure of foods, such as noodles, by modifying the gluten network.

Generally recognized as safe, sodium carbonates are non-toxic when consumed in typical amounts found in food.

E503 - Ammonium carbonates

Ammonium carbonate: Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula -NH4-2CO3. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil

Vegan

No non-vegan ingredients

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
en: Wheat flour, Sugar, Palm oil, Glucose-fructose syrup, Barley malt extract, Raising agent (Ammonium carbonates), Sodium carbonates, Salt
Wheat flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 12.5 - percent_max: 100

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

Palm oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

Glucose-fructose syrup -> en:glucose-fructose-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31077 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

Barley malt extract -> en:barley-malt-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

Raising agent -> en:raising-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

Ammonium carbonates -> en:e503 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

Sodium carbonates -> en:e500 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

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

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: 2

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 8.2, rounded value: 8.2)

Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2.7, rounded value: 2.7)

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

Negative points: 16

Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 1977, rounded value: 1977)

Sugars: 4 / 10 (value: 20, rounded value: 20)

Saturated fat: 7 / 10 (value: 7.5, rounded value: 7.5)

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.

Nutritional score: (16 - 2)

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

Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (16%)
  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 (7.5%)
  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 (20%)
  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 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.
  
  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 (100g)	Compared to: Plain biscuit
Energy	1,977 kj (470 kcal)	1,980 kj (470 kcal)	+7%
Fat	16 g	16 g	+18%
Saturated fat	7.5 g	7.5 g	+50%
Carbohydrates	72 g	72 g	+4%
Sugars	20 g	20 g	+30%
Fiber	2.7 g	2.7 g	-18%
Proteins	8.2 g	8.2 g	-0%
Salt	0 g	0 g	-100%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 100g

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: B (Score: 70/100)

Category: Biscuit (cookie), plain

PEF environmental score: 0.34 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 2.86 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	80.2 %
Processing	12.0 %
Packaging	3.2 %
Transportation	3.2 %
Distribution	1.4 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Bonus: +4

Environmental policy: +4
Transportation: 0

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
Ireland	50 %	Medium
United Kingdom	50 %	Medium

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.

Packaging with a medium impact

Malus: -8

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Wrapper	PP 5 - Polypropylene	Discard	High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: C (Score: 56/100)
Product: Tower gate Rich Tea Biscuits - 300 g

Life cycle analysis score: 70
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -14

Final score: 56/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.5 km in a petrol car

286 g CO² per 100g of product

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

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	82.7 %
Processing	8.0 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	4.7 %
Distribution	0.7 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

Packaging parts

Wrapper (PP 5 - Polypropylene)

Packaging materials

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

Transportation

Origins of ingredients

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
Ireland	50 %	Medium
United Kingdom	50 %	Medium

Threatened species

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.

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Product added on March 14, 2018, 7:33:35 PM CET by kiliweb
Last edit of product page on March 24, 2024, 10:07:53 AM CET by grumpf.
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Tower gate Rich Tea Biscuits - 300 g