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Twix - MarsMars Chocolat - 350 g

Twix - MarsMars Chocolat - 350 g

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Barcode: 5000159366243 (EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: Biscuit nappage au caramel enrobé de chocolat au lait

Quantity: 350 g

Packaging: Plastique

Brands: MarsMars Chocolat

Categories: Snacks, Barres, Barres chocolatées, Cacao et dérivés, Confiseries, Confiseries chocolatées, Snacks sucrés

Labels, certifications, awards: Point Vert

Stores: Delhaize

Countries where sold: France, Italy, Belgique

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Ingredients

18 ingredients

French: Sucre, sirop de glucose, farine de blé (17%), matière grasse de palme, beurre de cacao en poudre, pâte de cacao, lactose, matière grasse du lait, petit-lait en poudre, cacao maigre, sel, émulsifiant (lécithine de soja), poudre à lever (E500), extrait naturel de vanille. Peut contenir des traces de noisette, amande, gluten (orge, avoine)).

Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Nuts, Soybeans, fr:avoine

Traces: Gluten, Nuts, fr:avoine

Food processing

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

Additive: E322 - Lecithins

Ingredient: Emulsifier

Ingredient: Glucose

Ingredient: Glucose syrup

Ingredient: Lactose

Ingredient: Whey
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

E322 - Lecithins

Lecithin: Lecithin -UK: , US: , from the Greek lekithos, "egg yolk"- is a generic term to designate any group of yellow-brownish fatty substances occurring in animal and plant tissues, which are amphiphilic – they attract both water and fatty substances -and so are both hydrophilic and lipophilic-, and are used for smoothing food textures, dissolving powders -emulsifying-, homogenizing liquid mixtures, and repelling sticking materials.Lecithins are mixtures of glycerophospholipids including phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylserine, and phosphatidic acid.Lecithin was first isolated in 1845 by the French chemist and pharmacist Theodore Gobley. In 1850, he named the phosphatidylcholine lécithine. Gobley originally isolated lecithin from egg yolk—λέκιθος lekithos is "egg yolk" in Ancient Greek—and established the complete chemical formula of phosphatidylcholine in 1874; in between, he had demonstrated the presence of lecithin in a variety of biological matters, including venous blood, in human lungs, bile, human brain tissue, fish eggs, fish roe, and chicken and sheep brain. Lecithin can easily be extracted chemically using solvents such as hexane, ethanol, acetone, petroleum ether, benzene, etc., or extraction can be done mechanically. It is usually available from sources such as soybeans, eggs, milk, marine sources, rapeseed, cottonseed, and sunflower. It has low solubility in water, but is an excellent emulsifier. In aqueous solution, its phospholipids can form either liposomes, bilayer sheets, micelles, or lamellar structures, depending on hydration and temperature. This results in a type of surfactant that usually is classified as amphipathic. Lecithin is sold as a food additive and dietary supplement. In cooking, it is sometimes used as an emulsifier and to prevent sticking, for example in nonstick cooking spray.
Source: Wikipedia

E322i - Lecithin

Lecithin: Lecithin -UK: , US: , from the Greek lekithos, "egg yolk"- is a generic term to designate any group of yellow-brownish fatty substances occurring in animal and plant tissues, which are amphiphilic – they attract both water and fatty substances -and so are both hydrophilic and lipophilic-, and are used for smoothing food textures, dissolving powders -emulsifying-, homogenizing liquid mixtures, and repelling sticking materials.Lecithins are mixtures of glycerophospholipids including phosphatidylcholine, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylinositol, phosphatidylserine, and phosphatidic acid.Lecithin was first isolated in 1845 by the French chemist and pharmacist Theodore Gobley. In 1850, he named the phosphatidylcholine lécithine. Gobley originally isolated lecithin from egg yolk—λέκιθος lekithos is "egg yolk" in Ancient Greek—and established the complete chemical formula of phosphatidylcholine in 1874; in between, he had demonstrated the presence of lecithin in a variety of biological matters, including venous blood, in human lungs, bile, human brain tissue, fish eggs, fish roe, and chicken and sheep brain. Lecithin can easily be extracted chemically using solvents such as hexane, ethanol, acetone, petroleum ether, benzene, etc., or extraction can be done mechanically. It is usually available from sources such as soybeans, eggs, milk, marine sources, rapeseed, cottonseed, and sunflower. It has low solubility in water, but is an excellent emulsifier. In aqueous solution, its phospholipids can form either liposomes, bilayer sheets, micelles, or lamellar structures, depending on hydration and temperature. This results in a type of surfactant that usually is classified as amphipathic. Lecithin is sold as a food additive and dietary supplement. In cooking, it is sometimes used as an emulsifier and to prevent sticking, for example in nonstick cooking spray.
Source: Wikipedia

E500 - Sodium carbonates

Sodium carbonate: Sodium carbonate, Na2CO3, -also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals, and in the monohydrate form as crystal carbonate- is the water-soluble sodium salt of carbonic acid. It most commonly occurs as a crystalline decahydrate, which readily effloresces to form a white powder, the monohydrate. Pure sodium carbonate is a white, odorless powder that is hygroscopic -absorbs moisture from the air-. It has a strongly alkaline taste, and forms a moderately basic solution in water. Sodium carbonate is well known domestically for its everyday use as a water softener. Historically it was extracted from the ashes of plants growing in sodium-rich soils, such as vegetation from the Middle East, kelp from Scotland and seaweed from Spain. Because the ashes of these sodium-rich plants were noticeably different from ashes of timber -used to create potash-, they became known as "soda ash". It is synthetically produced in large quantities from salt -sodium chloride- and limestone by a method known as the Solvay process. The manufacture of glass is one of the most important uses of sodium carbonate. Sodium carbonate acts as a flux for silica, lowering the melting point of the mixture to something achievable without special materials. This "soda glass" is mildly water-soluble, so some calcium carbonate is added to the melt mixture to make the glass produced insoluble. This type of glass is known as soda lime glass: "soda" for the sodium carbonate and "lime" for the calcium carbonate. Soda lime glass has been the most common form of glass for centuries. Sodium carbonate is also used as a relatively strong base in various settings. For example, it is used as a pH regulator to maintain stable alkaline conditions necessary for the action of the majority of photographic film developing agents. It acts as an alkali because when dissolved in water, it dissociates into the weak acid: carbonic acid and the strong alkali: sodium hydroxide. This gives sodium carbonate in solution the ability to attack metals such as aluminium with the release of hydrogen gas.It is a common additive in swimming pools used to raise the pH which can be lowered by chlorine tablets and other additives which contain acids. In cooking, it is sometimes used in place of sodium hydroxide for lyeing, especially with German pretzels and lye rolls. These dishes are treated with a solution of an alkaline substance to change the pH of the surface of the food and improve browning. In taxidermy, sodium carbonate added to boiling water will remove flesh from the bones of animal carcasses for trophy mounting or educational display. In chemistry, it is often used as an electrolyte. Electrolytes are usually salt-based, and sodium carbonate acts as a very good conductor in the process of electrolysis. In addition, unlike chloride ions, which form chlorine gas, carbonate ions are not corrosive to the anodes. It is also used as a primary standard for acid-base titrations because it is solid and air-stable, making it easy to weigh accurately.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm fat

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Lactose, Milkfat, Whey powder

Maybe vegetarian

Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Whey powder

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
Sucre, sirop de glucose, farine de _blé_ 17%, matière grasse de palme, beurre de cacao, pâte de cacao, _lactose_, matière grasse du _lait_, _petit-lait_ en poudre, cacao maigre, sel, émulsifiant (lécithine de _soja_), poudre à lever (e500), extrait naturel de vanille (_orge_, _avoine_)
Sucre -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 17 - percent_max: 66

sirop de glucose -> en:glucose-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 17 - percent_max: 41.5

farine de _blé_ -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 17 - percent: 17 - percent_max: 17

matière grasse de palme -> en:palm-fat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 17

beurre de cacao -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 17

pâte de cacao -> en:cocoa-paste - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.5

_lactose_ -> en:lactose - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 13.2

matière grasse du _lait_ -> en:milkfat - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11

_petit-lait_ en poudre -> en:whey-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9.42857142857143

cacao maigre -> en:fat-reduced-cocoa - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.25

sel -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.33333333333333

émulsifiant -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.6

lécithine de _soja_ -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.6

poudre à lever -> en:raising-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6

e500 -> en:e500 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6

extrait naturel de vanille -> en:natural-vanilla-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.5

_orge_ -> en:barley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5.5

_avoine_ -> en:oat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.75

Nutrition

Bad 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: 1

Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 4.5, rounded value: 4.5)

Fiber: 1 / 5 (value: 1.5, rounded value: 1.5)

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

Negative points: 26

Energy: 6 / 10 (value: 2071, rounded value: 2071)

Sugars: 10 / 10 (value: 48.8, rounded value: 48.8)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 13.7, rounded value: 13.7)

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.

Score nutritionnel: 25 (26 - 1)

Nutri-Score: E
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Fat in high quantity (23.7%)
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 (13.7%)
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 (48.8%)
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	Compared to: Barres-chocolatees
Energy	2,071 kj (495 kcal)	+6%
Fat	23.7 g	-4%
Saturated fat	13.7 g	-1%
Carbohydrates	64.6 g	+15%
Sugars	48.8 g	+6%
Fiber	1.5 g	+181%
Proteins	4.5 g	-24%
Salt	0 g	-100%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

Environment

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Origins of ingredients

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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.

Data sources

Product added on August 9, 2016 at 6:43:50 PM CEST by openfoodfacts-contributors
Last edit of product page on February 4, 2023 at 7:01:28 PM CET by halal-app-chakib.
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Twix - MarsMars Chocolat - 350 g