Taco Kit - El Tora - 370g 15 taco shells, 125g mild salsa, 35g taco seasoning

Ingredients

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  33 ingredients

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  taco shell: (57%): ground corn, vegetable oil, water, mild salsa(34%): diced tomatoes (39,5%), water, onion, capsicums, vinegar, tomato paste (3,5%), thickener (1422) salt, sugar, chilli, garlic, seasoning mix (9%): maize flour, salt, sugar, coriander, tomato, paprika, cumin, acidity regulator (330), onion, chilli, anticaking agent (554), pepper colour (160c)

Food processing

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  Ultra processed foods

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

  • Additive: E160c - Paprika extract
  • Ingredient: Thickener

  Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

  1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
  2. Processed culinary ingredients
  3. Processed foods
  4. Ultra processed foods

  
  

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  → Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

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  : taco shell (), corn, vegetable oil, water, mild salsa 34% (tomatoes 39.5%), water, onion, capsicums, vinegar, tomato paste 3.5%, thickener (1422), salt, sugar, chilli, garlic, seasoning mix 9% (maize flour), salt, sugar, coriander, tomato, paprika, cumin, acidity regulator (330), onion, chilli, anticaking agent (554), pepper colour (160c)

  1. taco shell -> en:taco-shell
  2. corn -> en:corn - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9200
  3. vegetable oil -> en:vegetable-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe
  4. water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066
  5. mild salsa -> en:mild-salsa - percent: 34
     1. tomatoes -> en:tomato - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20047 - percent: 39.5
  6. water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066
  7. onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034
  8. capsicums -> en:capsicums
  9. vinegar -> en:vinegar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11018
  10. tomato paste -> en:tomato-concentrate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20068 - percent: 3.5
  11. thickener -> en:thickener
      1. 1422 -> en:1422
  12. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058
  13. sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016
  14. chilli -> en:chili-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20151
  15. garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000
  16. seasoning mix -> en:mixed-condiments - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent: 9
      1. maize flour -> en:corn-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9545
  17. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058
  18. sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016
  19. coriander -> en:coriander - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes
  20. tomato -> en:tomato - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20047
  21. paprika -> en:paprika - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11049
  22. cumin -> en:cumin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes
  23. acidity regulator -> en:acidity-regulator
      1. 330 -> en:330
  24. onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034
  25. chilli -> en:chili-pepper - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20151
  26. anticaking agent -> en:anti-caking-agent
      1. 554 -> en:554
  27. pepper colour -> en:pepper-colour
      1. 160c -> en:160c

Nutrition

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  Poor nutritional quality

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  ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fiber is not specified, their possible positive contribution to the grade could not be taken into account.

  ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 43

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

  Positive points: 1

  • Proteins: 0 / 5 (value: 1.2, rounded value: 1.2)
  • Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
  • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 1 / 5 (value: 43, rounded value: 43)

  Negative points: 13

  • Energy: 3 / 10 (value: 1250, rounded value: 1250)
  • Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 4.4, rounded value: 4.4)
  • Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 1, rounded value: 1)
  • Sodium: 10 / 10 (value: 1168.4, rounded value: 1168.4)

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

  Nutritional score: (13 - 1)

  Nutri-Score:

  → Learn more about the Nutri-Score

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  Nutrient levels

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    Fat in moderate quantity (11.9%)

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    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

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    Saturated fat in low quantity (1%)

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    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

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    Sugars in low quantity (4.4%)

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    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

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    Salt in high quantity (2.92%)

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    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

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  Nutrition facts

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  Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (25g (1 Taco Shell + approx 8.3g Mild Salsa + approx 2.3g seasoning mix)
  Energy	1,250 kj (299 kcal)	312 kj (75 kcal)
  Fat	11.9 g	2.98 g
  Saturated fat	1 g	0.25 g
  Carbohydrates	40.4 g	10.1 g
  Sugars	4.4 g	1.1 g
  Fiber	?	?
  Proteins	1.2 g	0.3 g
  Salt	2.921 g	0.73 g
  Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	43 %	43 %

Packaging

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  Packaging with a medium impact

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  • Packaging parts

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    Box (Plastic)
    

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  • Packaging materials

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

Transportation

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  Origins of ingredients

  Origins of ingredients with a high impact

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  Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
  Australia	50 %	Medium