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Tesco corn flakes - 750 g

Tesco corn flakes - 750 g

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Barcode: 5000436616467 (EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: Corn flakes

Quantity: 750 g

Packaging: Ldpe-bag, Card-box

Brands: Tesco

Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Breakfasts, Cereals and potatoes, Cereals and their products, Breakfast cereals, Flakes, Cereal flakes, Extruded cereals, Extruded flakes, Corn flakes

Labels, certifications, awards: Low or no fat, Low fat, Vitamin D source

Stores: Tesco

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Health

Ingredients

16 ingredients

Maize, Sugar, Salt, Dextrose, Barley, Malt Extract, Iron, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12

Allergens: Gluten

Traces: Gluten

Food processing

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

Ingredient: Dextrose

Ingredient: Glucose
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

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Iron, Thiamin, Folic acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin b12

Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Iron, Thiamin, Folic acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin b12

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Maize, Sugar, Salt, Dextrose, _Barley_, Malt Extract, Iron, Niacin, Pantothenic Acid, vitamins, vitamin B6, Riboflavin, Thiamin, Folic Acid, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12
Maize -> en:corn - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9200 - percent_min: 85.5 - percent_max: 100

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.1

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Dextrose -> en:dextrose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

_Barley_ -> en:barley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Malt Extract -> en:malt-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Pantothenic Acid -> en:pantothenic-acid - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

vitamin B6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Thiamin -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Folic Acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Vitamin D -> en:vitamin-d - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Vitamin B12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.6

Nutrition

Good 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: 6

Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 7.7, rounded value: 7.7)

Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2.5, rounded value: 2.5)

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

Negative points: 7

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1619, rounded value: 1619)

Sugars: 1 / 10 (value: 6.1, rounded value: 6.1)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0.3, rounded value: 0.3)

Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 240, rounded value: 240)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Nutritional score: (7 - 6)

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

Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (1.2%)
  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
- Saturated fat in low quantity (0.3%)
  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
- Sugars in moderate quantity (6.1%)
  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 (0.6%)
  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 (30g)	Compared to: Corn flakes
Energy	1,619 kj (387 kcal)	486 kj (116 kcal)	+2%
Fat	1.2 g	0.36 g	+9%
Saturated fat	0.3 g	0.09 g	+13%
Carbohydrates	85.2 g	25.6 g	+4%
Sugars	6.1 g	1.83 g	-38%
Fiber	2.5 g	0.75 g	-26%
Proteins	7.7 g	2.31 g	+7%
Salt	0.6 g	0.18 g	-48%
Alcohol	0 % vol	0 % vol
Vitamin D	5 µg	1.5 µg	+2%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	1.1 mg	0.33 mg	-23%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	1.4 mg	0.42 mg	-20%
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	16 mg	4.8 mg	+13%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.4 mg	0.42 mg	-2%
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)	400 µg	120 µg	+144%
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	2.5 µg	0.75 µg	-26%
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)	6 mg	1.8 mg	+28%
Iron	14 mg	4.2 mg	+9%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 30g

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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→ 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: C (Score: 45/100)

Category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements

PEF environmental score: 0.63 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 3.56 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	79.2 %
Processing	12.4 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
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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No ingredients that threaten species

Packaging with a high impact

Malus: -15

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Box	Unknown		High
Bag	LDPE 4 - Low-density polyethylene		High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 25/100)
Product: Tesco corn flakes - 750 g

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 25/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

356 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	62.8 %
Processing	21.6 %
Packaging	7.9 %
Transportation	7.1 %
Distribution	0.5 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a high impact

Packaging parts

Box
Bag (LDPE 4 - Low-density polyethylene)

Packaging materials

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

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
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Product added on February 23, 2018, 8:42:46 PM CET by openfoodfacts-contributors
Last edit of product page on July 27, 2022, 12:40:31 PM CEST by swipe-studio.
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Tesco corn flakes - 750 g