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Waitrose Ess Cream Crackers 300g - Essential Waitrose - 300 g

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Waitrose Ess Cream Crackers 300g - Essential Waitrose - 300 g

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Barcode: 5000169016671 (EAN / EAN-13)

Quantity: 300 g

Packaging: Mixed plastic-wrapper

Brands: Essential Waitrose

Categories: Snacks, Salty snacks, Sweet snacks, Appetizers, Biscuits and cakes, Biscuits, Crackers

Stores: Waitrose

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

11 ingredients

FORTIFIED WHEAT FLOUR (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), palm oil, salt, raising agent sodium hydrogen carbonate, yeast

Allergens: Gluten

Food processing

Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:

Category: Salty snacks

Ingredient: Salt

Category: Sweet snacks
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.

→ Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

E500 - Sodium carbonates

Sodium carbonates (E500) are compounds commonly used in food preparation as leavening agents, helping baked goods rise by releasing carbon dioxide when they interact with acids.

Often found in baking soda, they regulate the pH of food, preventing it from becoming too acidic or too alkaline. In the culinary world, sodium carbonates can also enhance the texture and structure of foods, such as noodles, by modifying the gluten network.

Generally recognized as safe, sodium carbonates are non-toxic when consumed in typical amounts found in food.

E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as E500ii, is a food additive commonly used as a leavening agent.

When added to recipes, it releases carbon dioxide gas upon exposure to heat or acids, causing dough to rise and resulting in a light, fluffy texture in baked goods.

It is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by regulatory authorities when used in appropriate quantities and poses no significant health risks when consumed in typical food applications.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil

Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Iron, Thiamin

Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Iron, Thiamin

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
en: FORTIFIED WHEAT FLOUR (_wheat_ flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), palm oil, salt, raising agent (sodium hydrogen carbonate), yeast
FORTIFIED WHEAT FLOUR -> en:fortified-wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 46.4 - percent_max: 100

_wheat_ flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 9.28 - percent_max: 100

calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

thiamin -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

palm oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2

raising agent -> en:raising-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2

sodium hydrogen carbonate -> en:e500ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2

yeast -> en:yeast - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.2

Nutrition

Poor 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: 4

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 10, rounded value: 10)

Fiber: 4 / 5 (value: 3.8, rounded value: 3.8)

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

Negative points: 16

Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 1849, rounded value: 1849)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 1.4, rounded value: 1.4)

Saturated fat: 6 / 10 (value: 6.2, rounded value: 6.2)

Sodium: 5 / 10 (value: 480, rounded value: 480)

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

Nutritional score: (16 - 4)

Nutri-Score:
→ Learn more about the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (13.6%)
  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 (6.2%)
  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 low quantity (1.4%)
  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 moderate quantity (1.2%)
  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	As sold per serving (100g)	Compared to: Crackers
Energy	1,849 kj (442 kcal)	1,850 kj (442 kcal)	-3%
Fat	13.6 g	13.6 g	-22%
Saturated fat	6.2 g	6.2 g	+54%
Carbohydrates	68 g	68 g	+10%
Sugars	1.4 g	1.4 g	-63%
Fiber	3.8 g	3.8 g	-6%
Proteins	10 g	10 g	+4%
Salt	1.2 g	1.2 g	-35%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 100g

Environment

Eco-Score B - Low environmental impact

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The Eco-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.

→ The Eco-Score was initially developped for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Eco-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.

Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: A (Score: 87/100)

Category: Salty snacks, crackers, plain

PEF environmental score: 0.22 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 1.59 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	59.7 %
Processing	22.4 %
Packaging	10.6 %
Transportation	5.2 %
Distribution	2.2 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5

⚠ ️ The origins of the ingredients of this product are not indicated.

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Ingredients that threatens species
Malus: -10

Contains palm oil

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.

Packaging with a medium impact

Malus: -10

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Wrapper	Plastic		High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: B (Score: 62/100)
Product: Waitrose Ess Cream Crackers 300g - Essential Waitrose - 300 g

Life cycle analysis score: 87
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -25

Final score: 62/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.8 km in a petrol car

159 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Salty snacks, crackers, plain (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	53.6 %
Processing	18.8 %
Packaging	17.7 %
Transportation	8.7 %
Distribution	1.2 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

Packaging parts

Wrapper (Plastic)

Packaging materials

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

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
Missing origins of ingredients information

⚠ ️ The origins of the ingredients of this product are not indicated.

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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.

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Product added on September 22, 2019, 9:15:36 PM CEST by martinshadok
Last edit of product page on October 26, 2023, 2:55:49 PM CEST by foodless.
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