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Chocca chocolate spread - Meridian - 240g

Chocca chocolate spread - Meridian - 240g

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Barcode: 5060132285190 (EAN / EAN-13)

Quantity: 240g

Packaging: Paper, Glass jar, Steel cap

Brands: Meridian

Categories: Breakfasts, Spreads, Sweet spreads, fr:Pâtes à tartiner, Chocolate spreads

Labels, certifications, awards: Vegetarian, Vegan, No palm oil

Stores: Tesco

Countries where sold: United Kingdom

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Ingredients

11 ingredients

Roasted Nuts (Peanut, Cashew, Hazelnut) (62%), Sugar, Shea Nut Butter, Cocoa Powder (6%), Coconut Milk Powder, Emulsifier. Rapeseed Lecithin, Natural Flavouring.

Allergens: 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

Ingredient: Emulsifier

Ingredient: Flavouring
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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 free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Shea-nut-butter
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Vegan
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: Nuts (Peanut, Cashew, Hazelnut), Sugar, Shea Nut Butter, Cocoa Powder 6%, Coconut Milk Powder, Emulsifier, Rapeseed Lecithin, Natural Flavouring
Nuts -> en:nut - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 43 - percent_max: 82

Peanut -> en:peanut - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15001 - percent_min: 14.3333333333333 - percent_max: 82

Cashew -> en:cashew-nuts - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 15055 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 41

Hazelnut -> en:hazelnut - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15004 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 27.3333333333333

Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 6 - percent_max: 14

Shea Nut Butter -> en:shea-nut-butter - percent_min: 6 - percent_max: 14

Cocoa Powder -> en:cocoa-powder - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18100 - percent_min: 6 - percent: 6 - percent_max: 6

Coconut Milk Powder -> en:coconut-milk-powder - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18041 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6

Emulsifier -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6

Rapeseed Lecithin -> en:rapeseed-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6

Natural Flavouring -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

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: 65
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 7

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 19, rounded value: 19)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 5.6, rounded value: 5.6)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 2 / 5 (value: 65.5, rounded value: 65.5)

Negative points: 20

Energy: 7 / 10 (value: 2532, rounded value: 2532)

Sugars: 3 / 10 (value: 14, rounded value: 14)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 12, rounded value: 12)

Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 8, rounded value: 8)

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

Nutritional score: (20 - 7)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (47%)
  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 (12%)
  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 (14%)
  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 (0.02%)
  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: Chocolate spreads
Energy	2,532 kj (610 kcal)	+11%
Fat	47 g	+37%
Saturated fat	12 g	+60%
Carbohydrates	26 g	-49%
Sugars	14 g	-69%
Fiber	5.6 g	+43%
Proteins	19 g	+199%
Salt	0.02 g	-82%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	65.5 %

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Chocca chocolate spread - Meridian - 240g