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McVitie's Penguin Original 8 x (196.8g) - 196,8 g e (8 * 24,6 g)

McVitie's Penguin Original 8 x (196.8g) - 196,8 g e (8 * 24,6 g)

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Barcode:
5000168187280(EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: Milk chocolate covered biscuit bars filled with chocolate cream

Quantity: 196,8 g e (8 * 24,6 g)

Packaging: Plastic, Bag, Film, Mixed plastic film-packet

Brands: McVitie's, United Biscuits

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Biscuits and cakes, Biscuits, Chocolate biscuits, Milk chocolate biscuits

Labels, certifications, awards: Vegetarian, No artificial flavors, Green Dot, No hydrogenated fats, fr:Fournisseur approuvé par la cour royale d'Angleterre, fr:Terracycle
Green Dot

Manufacturing or processing places: Royaume-Uni

Stores: Comptoir Irlandais, Tesco

Countries where sold: France

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Health

Nutrition

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    Nutri-Score E

    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
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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: 28/55

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      Calories

      6/10 points (2180kJ)

      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

      11/15 points (40g)

      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

      1/20 points (0.23g)

      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 (2.5g)

      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.

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

      Nutritional score: 28 (28 - 0)

      Nutri-Score: E

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    Nutrition facts


    Nutrition facts As sold
    for 100 g / 100 ml
    As sold
    per serving (24,6 g)
    Compared to: Milk chocolate biscuits
    Energy 2,180 kj
    (521 kcal)
    536 kj
    (128 kcal)
    +4%
    Fat 27.1 g 6.67 g +12%
    Saturated fat 15.5 g 3.81 g +16%
    Carbohydrates 62.5 g 15.4 g -0%
    Sugars 40 g 9.84 g +15%
    Fiber 2.5 g 0.615 g -6%
    Proteins 5.3 g 1.3 g -21%
    Salt 0.23 g 0.057 g -56%
    Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 % 0 %
Serving size: 24,6 g

Ingredients

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    24 ingredients


    Milk_ Chocolate (29%) [Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey, Butter Oil, Vegetable Fat, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring], Wheat Flour, Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Calcium Carbonate, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavouring, Salt.
    Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Soybeans

Food processing

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    Ultra processed foods


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

    • Additive: E322 - Lecithins
    • Additive: E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
    • Ingredient: Emulsifier
    • Ingredient: Flavouring
    • Ingredient: Glucose
    • Ingredient: Whey

    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

    The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.

    Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

  • E322 - Lecithins


    Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

    Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

    They do not present any known health risks.

  • E322i - Lecithin


    Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

    Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

    They do not present any known health risks.

  • E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate


    Polyglycerol polyricinoleate: Polyglycerol polyricinoleate -PGPR-, E476, is an emulsifier made from glycerol and fatty acids -usually from castor bean, but also from soybean oil-. In chocolate, compound chocolate and similar coatings, PGPR is mainly used with another substance like lecithin to reduce viscosity. It is used at low levels -below 0.5%-, and works by decreasing the friction between the solid particles -e.g. cacao, sugar, milk- in molten chocolate, reducing the yield stress so that it flows more easily, approaching the behaviour of a Newtonian fluid. It can also be used as an emulsifier in spreads and in salad dressings, or to improve the texture of baked goods. It is made up of a short chain of glycerol molecules connected by ether bonds, with ricinoleic acid side chains connected by ester bonds. PGPR is a yellowish, viscous liquid, and is strongly lipophilic: it is soluble in fats and oils and insoluble in water and ethanol.
    Source: Wikipedia
  • E503 - Ammonium carbonates


    Ammonium carbonate: Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula -NH4-2CO3. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
    Source: Wikipedia
  • E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate


    Ammonium carbonate: Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula -NH4-2CO3. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
    Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

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    Non-vegan


    Non-vegan ingredients: Milk chocolate, Skimmed milk, Whey, Butterfat, Butter

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    Vegetarian


    No non-vegetarian ingredients detected

    Unrecognized ingredients: fr:poudre-de-cacao-reduite-en-graisse

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    : Farine de _blé_, chocolat au lait 27% (Sucre, beurre de cacao, masse de cacao, _lait_ écrémé, _lactosérum_, graisse butyrique (_beurre_), graisse végétale, émulsifiants (lécithine de _soja_, e476), arôme naturel), sucre, huile végétale, Sirop de glucose-fructose, poudre de cacao réduite en graisse, carbonate de calcium, agents de levage (bicarbonate de sodium, bicarbonate d'ammonium), arômes naturels, sel
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    6. poudre de cacao réduite en graisse -> fr:poudre-de-cacao-reduite-en-graisse - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.5
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    10. sel -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.23

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