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Quinoa – Alter Eco – 400 g
Barcode:
3700214617786(EAN / EAN-13)
Barcode:
3700214617786(EAN / EAN-13)
Common name: Quinoa blond
Quantity: 400 g
Packaging: container, fr:sachet-en-plastique
Brands: Alter Eco
Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Seeds, Cereals and potatoes, Cereals and their products, Cereal grains, Quinoa
Labels, certifications, awards:
Fair trade, Fairtrade International, Organic, EU Organic, Max Havelaar, Fair for Life, FR-BIO-01, Max Havelaar France, PE-BIO-141, AB Agriculture Biologique
Origin of ingredients: Peru
Countries where sold: France
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Health
Nutrition
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Nutri-Score C
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-
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Main improvements:
- Better score for some fatty fish and oils rich in good fats
- Better score for whole products rich in fiber
- Worse score for products containing a lot of salt or sugar
- Worse score for red meat (compared to poultry)
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What is the Nutri-Score?
The Nutri-Score is a logo on the overall nutritional quality of products.
The score from A to E is calculated based on nutrients and foods to favor (proteins, fiber, fruits, vegetables and legumes ...) and nutrients to limit (calories, saturated fat, sugars, salt). The score is calculated from the data of the nutrition facts table and the composition data (fruits, vegetables and legumes).
Negative points: 8/55
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Energy from saturated fat
0/10 points (40.7kJ)
A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
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Sugar
0/15 points (1g)
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.
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Saturated fat / fat
8/10 points (52.4%)
A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
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Salt
0/20 points (0.01g)
A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Positive points: 0/10
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Fiber
0/5 points (2g)
Consuming foods rich in fiber (especially whole grain foods) reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
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Fruits, vegetables and legumes
0/5 points (0%)
Consuming foods rich in fruits, vegetables and legumes reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
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Details of the calculation of the Nutri-Score
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
This product is considered to be fat, oil, nuts or seeds for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Points for proteins are not counted because the negative points greater than or equal to 7.
Nutritional score: 8 (8 - 0)
Nutri-Score: C
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in low quantity (2.1%)
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.
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Saturated fat in low quantity (1.1%)
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.
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Sugars in low quantity (1%)
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.
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Salt in low quantity (0.01%)
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.
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Ingredients
Food processing
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Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
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.
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: fr:plus-d-informations-sur-www-fairforlife-org-produit-et-conditionne-au-perouSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegan status unknown
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Vegetarian status unknown
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
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fr: Quinoa blond 100%, Plus d'informations sur www.fairforlife.org Produit et conditionné au PérouIngredient Taxonomy ID vegan vegetarian palm_oil ciqual ciqual_proxy percent min max origin labels Quinoa blond en:white-quinoa yes yes 9340 100.0 100.0 100.0 Plus d'informations sur www.fairforlife.org Produit et conditionné au Pérou fr:plus-d-informations-sur-www-fairforlife-org-produit-et-conditionne-au-perou 0.0 0.0 0.0
Environment
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Green-Score C
Moderate environmental impact
⚠ ️Select a country in order to include the full impact of transportation.The Green-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.→ The Green-Score was initially developed for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Green-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
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Average impact of products of the same category: D (Score: 39/100)
Category: Quinoa, raw
Category: Quinoa, raw
- PEF environmental score: 0.77 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 5.85 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact 
Agriculture
94.0 %
Processing
0.0 %
Packaging
0.4 %
Transportation
5.0 %
Distribution
0.6 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Bonuses and maluses
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Labels with very high environmental benefits
Bonus: +20
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AB Agriculture Biologique
Organic agriculture contributes to preserve biodiversity, climate, water quality and soil fertility.
Organic food is food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming and features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
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EU Organic
Organic agriculture contributes to preserve biodiversity, climate, water quality and soil fertility.
Organic food is food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming and features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
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Fairtrade International
Fair trade is an arrangement designed to help producers in developing countries achieve sustainable and equitable trade relationships. Members of the fair trade movement add the payment of higher prices to exporters, as well as improved social and environmental standards.
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Origins of ingredients with a high impact
Malus: 0
Environmental policy: 0
Transportation: 0
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Unknown 100 %High Peru 0 %High
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No ingredients that threaten species
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Packaging with a medium impact
Malus: -10
Shape Material Recycling Impact bag Plastic High
Green-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: C (Score: 49/100)
Product: Quinoa – Alter Eco – 400 g
Life cycle analysis score: 39
Sum of bonuses and maluses: +10
Final score: 49/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 3.0 km in a petrol car
585 g CO₂e per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Quinoa, raw (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact
Agriculture
92.3 %
Processing
0.0 %
Packaging
0.7 %
Transportation
6.7 %
Distribution
0.3 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Packaging
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Packaging with a medium impact
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Packaging parts
bag (Plastic) - In contact with food
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
Origins of ingredients with a high impact
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Unknown 100 %High Peru 0 %High
Environmental labels
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AB Agriculture Biologique
Organic agriculture contributes to preserve biodiversity, climate, water quality and soil fertility.
Organic food is food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming and features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
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EU Organic
Organic agriculture contributes to preserve biodiversity, climate, water quality and soil fertility.
Organic food is food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming and features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.
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Fairtrade International
Fair trade is an arrangement designed to help producers in developing countries achieve sustainable and equitable trade relationships. Members of the fair trade movement add the payment of higher prices to exporters, as well as improved social and environmental standards.
Data sources
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