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Crunchy Biscuit Ball - McVitie's - 120 g

Crunchy Biscuit Ball - McVitie's - 120 g

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Barcode:
5000396044775(EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: Boules de biscuit aux 2 céréales enrobées de chocolat au lait

Quantity: 120 g

Packaging: Plastic

Brands: McVitie's

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

Stores: Casino

Countries where sold: France

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Health

Nutrition

Nutri-Score E
Bad nutritional quality
⚠ ️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: 0
- 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).
  
  → Learn more about the Nutri-Score
Negative points: 29/55
- Calories
  6/10 points (2174kJ)
  
  Energy intakes above energy requirements are associated with increased risks of weight gain, overweight, obesity, and consequently risk of diet-related chronic diseases.
- Sugar
  12/15 points (41.7g)
  
  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.
- Saturated fat
  10/10 points (13.8g)
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
- Salt
  1/20 points (0.38g)
  
  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
- Fiber
  0/5 points (0g)
  
  Consuming foods rich in fiber (especially whole grain foods) reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
- 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.
- Details of the calculation of the Nutri-Score
  
  ⚠ ️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: 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: 29 (29 - 0)
  
  Nutri-Score: E

Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (24.3%)
  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.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Saturated fat in high quantity (13.8%)
  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 (41.7%)
  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 (0.38%)
  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 (24 g)	Compared to: Milk chocolate biscuits
Energy	2,174 kj (520 kcal)	522 kj (125 kcal)	+4%
Fat	24.3 g	5.83 g	-
Saturated fat	13.8 g	3.31 g	+3%
Carbohydrates	66.6 g	16 g	+6%
Sugars	41.7 g	10 g	+19%
Fiber	?	?
Proteins	7.6 g	1.82 g	+13%
Salt	0.38 g	0.091 g	-28%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 24 g

Ingredients

25 ingredients

: Chocolat au lait (54%) (sucre - beurre de cacao - lait entier en poudre - pâte de cacao - lait écrémé en poudre - émulsifiants : lécithine de soja, E476 - arôme) - flocons d'avoine (13%) - sucre - farine de blé complète (7%) - huile de palme - farine de blé (5%) - sirop de glucose-fructose - sirop de glucose - mélasse - poudre à lever : carbonates de sodium - agents d'enrobage : gomme arabique, shellac - sel - arôme.

Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Soybeans, fr:avoine

Traces: Eggs, Nuts, Peanuts

Food processing

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

Additive: E322 - Lecithins

Additive: E414 - Acacia gum

Additive: E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

Additive: E904 - Shellac

Ingredient: Emulsifier

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Glazing agent

Ingredient: Glucose

Ingredient: Glucose syrup
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

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.

E414 - Acacia gum

Gum arabic: Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, arabic gum, gum acacia, acacia, Senegal gum and Indian gum, and by other names, is a natural gum consisting of the hardened sap of various species of the acacia tree. Originally, gum arabic was collected from Acacia nilotica which was called the "gum arabic tree"; in the present day, gum arabic is collected from acacia species, predominantly Acacia senegal and Vachellia -Acacia- seyal; the term "gum arabic" does not indicate a particular botanical source. In a few cases so‐called "gum arabic" may not even have been collected from Acacia species, but may originate from Combretum, Albizia or some other genus. Producers harvest the gum commercially from wild trees, mostly in Sudan -80%- and throughout the Sahel, from Senegal to Somalia—though it is historically cultivated in Arabia and West Asia. Gum arabic is a complex mixture of glycoproteins and polysaccharides. It is the original source of the sugars arabinose and ribose, both of which were first discovered and isolated from it, and are named after it. Gum arabic is soluble in water. It is edible, and used primarily in the food industry as a stabilizer, with EU E number E414. Gum arabic is a key ingredient in traditional lithography and is used in printing, paint production, glue, cosmetics and various industrial applications, including viscosity control in inks and in textile industries, though less expensive materials compete with it for many of these roles. While gum arabic is now produced throughout the African Sahel, it is still harvested and used in the Middle East.
Source: Wikipedia

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

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.

E904 - Shellac

Shellac: Shellac is a resin secreted by the female lac bug, on trees in the forests of India and Thailand. It is processed and sold as dry flakes -pictured- and dissolved in alcohol to make liquid shellac, which is used as a brush-on colorant, food glaze and wood finish. Shellac functions as a tough natural primer, sanding sealant, tannin-blocker, odour-blocker, stain, and high-gloss varnish. Shellac was once used in electrical applications as it possesses good insulation qualities and it seals out moisture. Phonograph and 78 rpm gramophone records were made of it until they were replaced by vinyl long-playing records from the 1950s onwards. From the time it replaced oil and wax finishes in the 19th century, shellac was one of the dominant wood finishes in the western world until it was largely replaced by nitrocellulose lacquer in the 1920s and 1930s.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Milk chocolate, Whole milk powder, Skimmed milk powder, E904

Non-vegetarian

Non-vegetarian ingredients: E904

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Chocolat au lait 54% (sucre, beurre de cacao, _lait_ entier en poudre, pâte de cacao, _lait_ écrémé en poudre, émulsifiants (lécithine de _soja_), e476, arôme), flocons d'_avoine_ 13%, sucre, farine de _blé_ complète 7%, huile de palme, farine de _blé_ 5%, sirop de glucose-fructose, sirop de glucose, mélasse, poudre à lever (carbonates de sodium), agents d'enrobage (gomme arabique), shellac, sel, arôme
Chocolat au lait -> en:milk-chocolate - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31004 - percent_min: 54 - percent: 54 - percent_max: 54

sucre -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 6.75 - percent_max: 41.7

beurre de cacao -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 1.75714285714286 - percent_max: 27

_lait_ entier en poudre -> en:whole-milk-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19021 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 18

pâte de cacao -> en:cocoa-paste - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 13.5

_lait_ écrémé en poudre -> en:skimmed-milk-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19054 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10.8

émulsifiants -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9

lécithine de _soja_ -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 9

e476 -> en:e476 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.71428571428571

arôme -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.75

flocons d'_avoine_ -> en:oat-flakes - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9311 - percent_min: 13 - percent: 13 - percent_max: 13

sucre -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 7 - percent_max: 13

farine de _blé_ complète -> en:whole-wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 7 - percent: 7 - percent_max: 7

huile de palme -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 5 - percent_max: 7

farine de _blé_ -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent_min: 5 - percent: 5 - percent_max: 5

sirop de glucose-fructose -> en:glucose-fructose-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31077 - percent_min: 0.125 - percent_max: 3.2

sirop de glucose -> en:glucose-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.64583333333333

mélasse -> en:molasses - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.26785714285714

poudre à lever -> en:raising-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.984375

carbonates de sodium -> en:e500 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.984375

agents d'enrobage -> en:glazing-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.76388888888889

gomme arabique -> en:e414 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.76388888888889

shellac -> en:e904 - vegan: no - vegetarian: no - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.5875

sel -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.38

arôme -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.38

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 56/100)

Category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked

PEF environmental score: 0.47 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 5.92 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	63.6 %
Processing	29.8 %
Packaging	2.3 %
Transportation	3.2 %
Distribution	1.0 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5

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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
Unknown	Plastic		High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 31/100)
Product: Crunchy Biscuit Ball - McVitie's - 120 g

Life cycle analysis score: 56
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -25

Final score: 31/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 3.1 km in a petrol car

592 g CO₂e per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	52.9 %
Processing	42.0 %
Packaging	1.9 %
Transportation	2.9 %
Distribution	0.3 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

Packaging parts

(Plastic)

Packaging materials

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

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
Missing origins of ingredients information

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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 January 18, 2018, 2:08:34 PM CET by kiliweb
Last edit of product page on February 11, 2022, 7:46:16 AM CET by packbot.
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Crunchy Biscuit Ball - McVitie's - 120 g