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Mint - Mackie's of Scotland - 100 g

Mint - Mackie's of Scotland - 100 g

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Barcode: 5012262010722 (EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: Dark chocolate with Scottish mint

Quantity: 100 g

Packaging: Film

Brands: Mackie's of Scotland

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Cocoa and its products, Chocolates, Dark chocolates

Labels, certifications, awards: Vegetarian, No GMOs, No artificial colors, No artificial flavourings

Origin of ingredients: Ghana, Scotland

Manufacturing or processing places: Mackie's Ltd, Westertown, Rothienorman, Aberdeenshire, AB51 8US, United Kingdom

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

9 ingredients

Ghanaian cocoa mass, sugar, mint crystals 10% (sugar, Scottish mint flavouring, peppermint oil), emulsifier (soya lecithin), vanilla flavouring

Allergens: Soybeans

Traces: Gluten, Milk

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: Flavouring
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Unprocessed or minimally processed foods

Processed culinary ingredients

Processed foods

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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.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Ghanaian-cocoa-mass, Mint-crystals, Scottish-mint-flavouring
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Vegetarian
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: Ghanaian cocoa mass, sugar, mint crystals 10% (sugar, Scottish mint flavouring, peppermint oil), emulsifier (_soya_ lecithin), vanilla flavouring
Ghanaian cocoa mass -> en:ghanaian-cocoa-mass - percent_min: 36.3 - percent_max: 80

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 10 - percent_max: 38.7

mint crystals -> en:mint-crystals - percent_min: 10 - percent: 10 - percent_max: 10

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 3.33333333333333 - percent_max: 10

Scottish mint flavouring -> en:scottish-mint-flavouring - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

peppermint oil -> en:peppermint-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11027 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.33333333333333

emulsifier -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

_soya_ lecithin -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10

vanilla flavouring -> en:vanilla-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

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: 5

Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 7.5, rounded value: 7.5)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 10.5, rounded value: 10.5)

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

Negative points: 24

Energy: 6 / 10 (value: 2203, rounded value: 2203)

Sugars: 8 / 10 (value: 38.7, rounded value: 38.7)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 21.5, rounded value: 21.5)

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.

Nutritional score: (24 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (35%)
  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 (21.5%)
  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 (38.7%)
  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 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: Dark chocolates
Energy	2,203 kj (527 kcal)	-5%
Fat	35 g	-11%
Saturated fat	21.5 g	-7%
Carbohydrates	42.7 g	+10%
Sugars	38.7 g	+27%
Fiber	10.5 g	+12%
Proteins	7.5 g	-3%
Salt	~ 0 g	-100%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: D (Score: 35/100)

Category: Dark chocolate bar, filled with praline

PEF environmental score: 0.89 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 17.11 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	14.3 %
Processing	81.0 %
Packaging	1.2 %
Transportation	3.0 %
Distribution	0.5 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Origins of ingredients with a high impact

Malus: -5

Environmental policy: -5
Transportation: 0

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
Ghana	100 %	High

No ingredients that threaten species

Packaging with a low impact

Malus: -1

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Film	Unknown		High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 29/100)
Product: Mint - Mackie's of Scotland - 100 g

Life cycle analysis score: 35
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -6

Final score: 29/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 8.9 km in a petrol car

1711 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Dark chocolate bar, filled with praline (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	8.6 %
Processing	89.2 %
Packaging	0.6 %
Transportation	1.6 %
Distribution	0.1 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a low impact

Packaging parts

Film

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight	Packaging weight per 100 g of product

Transportation

Origins of ingredients

Origins of ingredients with a high impact

Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
Ghana	100 %	High

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Product added on April 28, 2017, 4:27:14 PM CEST by foodviewer
Last edit of product page on April 28, 2017, 5:16:58 PM CEST by aleene.
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Mint - Mackie's of Scotland - 100 g