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Beef meatballs – Birchwood – 680 g

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Beef meatballs – Birchwood – 680 g

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Barcode:
4056489557395(EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: British beef meatballs with seasoning

Quantity: 680 g

Brands: Birchwood

Categories: Meats and their products, Beef and its products, Meat preparations, Meats, Beef, Beef preparations, Meat balls

Labels, certifications, awards: No gluten, Assured Food Standards
Assured Food Standards

Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom

Traceability code: GB 4071

Stores: Lidl

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Health

Nutrition

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    Nutri-Score D

    Lower 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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      Discover the new Nutri-Score!

      The computation of the Nutri-Score is evolving to provide better recommendations based on the latest scientific evidence.

      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).

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    Negative points: 15/55

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      Energy

      3/10 points (1195kJ)

      Energy intakes above energy requirements are associated with increased risks of weight gain, overweight, obesity, and consequently risk of diet-related chronic diseases.

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      Sugar

      0/15 points (0.1g)

      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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      Salt

      3/20 points (0.8g)

      A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

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    Positive points: 0/10

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      Fiber

      0/5 points (0.5g)

      Consuming foods rich in fiber (especially whole grain foods) 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: 0

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

      This product is considered to be a red meat product for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

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

      Nutritional score: 15 (15 - 0)

      Nutri-Score: D

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    Nutrition facts

    Nutrition facts As sold
    for 100 g / 100 ml     		As sold
    per serving (77g)     		Compared to: Meat balls
    Energy 1,195 kj
    (287 kcal)     		920 kj
    (221 kcal)     		+32%
    Fat 21.3 g 16.4 g +42%
    Saturated fat 9.3 g 7.16 g +61%
    Carbohydrates 2.1 g 1.62 g -66%
    Sugars < 0.1 g < 0.077 g -92%
    Fiber < 0.5 g < 0.385 g -52%
    Proteins 21.4 g 16.5 g +57%
    Salt 0.8 g 0.616 g -43%
    Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 % 0 %
Serving size: 77g

Ingredients

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    14 ingredients

    british beef 90%, water, gluten free breadcrumb 3% (rice flour, gram flour, maize starch, salt, dextrose), seasoning 1% (sea salt, black pepper powder, preservative ( sodium metabisulphite ), rosemary extract)
    Allergens: Sulphur dioxide and sulphites

    • Ingredient information

      • British beef: 90.0%

      • Water: 6.0% (estimate)

      • Breadcrumbs: 3.0%

      • — Rice flour: < 2% (estimate)

      • — Chickpea flour: < 2% (estimate)

      • — Corn starch: < 2% (estimate)

      • — Salt: < 2% (estimate)

      • — Dextrose: < 2% (estimate)

      • Coating: 1.0%

      • — Sea salt: < 2% (estimate)

      • — Black pepper: < 2% (estimate)

      • — Preservative: < 2% (estimate)

      • —— E223: < 2% (estimate)

      • — E392: < 2% (estimate)

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    Contains added sugars (~ 0%)

    Added sugars: Dextrose
    Estimated quantity of added sugars in ingredients: 0%
    Search for products in the same category without added sugars: Meat balls
    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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    Good for agricultural biodiversity

    Contains neglected or underutilized crops: Chickpea
    Did you know?

    Since 1900, 75% of plant diversity has been lost as farmers around the world have abandoned local varieties for high-yielding varieties adapted to mass industrial processing. As a result, 60 % of human energy intake in the world comes from only 3 species: wheat, rice and corn.

    Why it matters

    The lack of variety of crops makes our food supply more vulnerable to pests, diseases and climate change.

    What you can do

    Consuming diverse cereals, legumes, vegetables and fruits contributes to:

    • preserving neglected and underutilized species
    • rural development and support of local farmers and companies
    • preserving of diversified landscapes
    • food security
    • and your health!

    Open Food Facts participates in the European project DIVINFOOD (funded from European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme). DIVINFOOD aims to develop food chains that value under-utilised agrobiodiversity in order to act against the decline of biodiversity and to meet the growing expectations of consumers for healthy, local products that contribute to sustainable food systems.

Food processing

Additives

  • E223 - Sodium metabisulphite

    Sodium metabisulfite: Sodium metabisulfite or sodium pyrosulfite -IUPAC spelling; Br. E. sodium metabisulphite or sodium pyrosulphite- is an inorganic compound of chemical formula Na2S2O5. The substance is sometimes referred to as disodium metabisulfite. It is used as a disinfectant, antioxidant, and preservative agent.
    Source: Wikipedia

  • E392 - Extracts of rosemary

Ingredients analysis

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

    en: british beef 90%, water, breadcrumb 3% (rice flour, gram flour, maize starch, salt, dextrose), seasoning 1% (sea salt, black pepper, preservative (sodium metabisulphite), rosemary extract)
    1. british beef -> en:british-beef – vegan: no – vegetarian: no – ciqual_proxy_food_code: 6101 – percent_min: 90 – percent: 90 – percent_max: 90
    2. water -> en:water – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_food_code: 18066 – percent_min: 6 – percent_estimate: 6 – percent_max: 6
    3. breadcrumb -> en:breadcrumbs – labels: en:no-gluten – vegan: maybe – vegetarian: maybe – ciqual_food_code: 7500 – percent_min: 3 – percent: 3 – percent_max: 3
      1. rice flour -> en:rice-flour – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_food_code: 9520 – percent_min: 0.6 – percent_estimate: 1.8 – percent_max: 3
      2. gram flour -> en:chickpea-flour – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_food_code: 9580 – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.6 – percent_max: 1.5
      3. maize starch -> en:corn-starch – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_food_code: 9510 – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.3 – percent_max: 1
      4. salt -> en:salt – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_food_code: 11058 – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.15 – percent_max: 0.8
      5. dextrose -> en:dextrose – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.15 – percent_max: 0.6
    4. seasoning -> en:coating – vegan: maybe – vegetarian: maybe – percent_min: 1 – percent: 1 – percent_max: 1
      1. sea salt -> en:sea-salt – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_food_code: 11082 – percent_min: 0.25 – percent_estimate: 0.525 – percent_max: 0.8
      2. black pepper -> en:black-pepper – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – ciqual_food_code: 11015 – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.2375 – percent_max: 0.5
      3. preservative -> en:preservative – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.11875 – percent_max: 0.333333333333333
        1. sodium metabisulphite -> en:e223 – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.11875 – percent_max: 0.333333333333333
      4. rosemary extract -> en:e392 – vegan: yes – vegetarian: yes – percent_min: 0 – percent_estimate: 0.11875 – percent_max: 0.25

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