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Beef meatballs – Birchwood – 680 g
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Barcode:
4056489557395(EAN / EAN-13)
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
Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom
Traceability code: GB 4071
Stores: Lidl
Countries where sold: United Kingdom
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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-
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).
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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Saturated fat
9/10 points (9.3g)
A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart 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.
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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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 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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Nutrient levels
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Fat in high quantity (21.3%)
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 high quantity (9.3%)
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 (0.1%)
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 moderate quantity (0.8%)
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
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Contains added sugars (0%)
Added sugars: Dextrose
Quantity of added sugars: 0%Search for products in the same category without added sugars: Meat ballsWhat 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 mattersThe lack of variety of crops makes our food supply more vulnerable to pests, diseases and climate change.
What you can doConsuming 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
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Ultra-processed foods
2 ultra-processing markers
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Limit ultra-processed foods
Limiting ultra-processed foods reduces the risk of noncommunicable chronic diseases
Several studies have found that a lower consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with a reduced risk of noncommunicable chronic diseases, such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
Source: Ultra-processed foods increase noncommunicable chronic disease risk
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:
- Ingredient: Dextrose
- 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.
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Additives
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected
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Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: British beef
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Non-vegetarian
Non-vegetarian ingredients: British beef
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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)Ingredient Taxonomy ID vegan vegetarian palm_oil ciqual ciqual_proxy percent min max origin labels british beef en:british-beef no no 6101 90.0 90.0 90.0 water en:water yes yes 18066 6.0 6.0 6.0 breadcrumb en:breadcrumbs maybe maybe 7500 3.0 3.0 3.0 en:no-gluten rice flour en:rice-flour yes yes 9520 1.8 0.6 3.0 gram flour en:chickpea-flour yes yes 9580 0.6 0.0 1.5 maize starch en:corn-starch yes yes 9510 0.3 0.0 1.0 salt en:salt yes yes 11058 0.1 0.0 0.8 dextrose en:dextrose yes yes 31016 0.1 0.0 0.6 seasoning en:coating maybe maybe 1.0 1.0 1.0 sea salt en:sea-salt yes yes 11082 0.5 0.2 0.8 black pepper en:black-pepper yes yes 11015 0.2 0.0 0.5 preservative en:preservative 0.1 0.0 0.3 sodium metabisulphite en:e223 yes yes 0.1 0.0 0.3 rosemary extract en:e392 yes yes 0.1 0.0 0.2
Environment
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Origins of ingredients
Origins of ingredients with a medium impact
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact United Kingdom 100 %Medium
Data sources
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