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Biscovit - 240 g (8 x 30 g)

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Barcode: 5425005483088 (EAN / EAN-13)

Quantity: 240 g (8 x 30 g)

Brands: Biscovit

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Biscuits and cakes, Pastries, Waffles, Chocolate coated waffles

Labels, certifications, awards: Fair trade, Organic

Countries where sold: Belgium

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Ingredients

30 ingredients

wheat flour*, chocolate* (21%) (cocoa paste*, cane sugar*, cocoa butter*), vegetable fat* (palm*, coconut* and sunflower*, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin, lemon juice*), cane sugar*, eggs*, water, corn starch*, invert cane sugar*, wheat syrup*, baking powder: mono calcium phosphate and soda acid carbonate, sea salt, vanilla extract*, may contain traces of milk, soy and sesame, *, ingredients from organic farming, fair trade ingredients: cane sugars and cocoa, organic chocolate waffle ingredients: wheat flour*, chocolate* (21%) (cocoa paste*, cane

Allergens: Eggs, Gluten

Traces: Milk, Sesame seeds, Soybeans

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: Invert sugar
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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.

E502 - Carbonates

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Egg
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Unrecognized ingredients: Invert cane sugar, Wheat syrup, Mono-calcium-phosphate-and-soda-acid-carbonate, Ingredients, Chocolate-waffle-ingredients, Cane
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: wheat flour, chocolate 21% (cocoa paste, cane sugar, cocoa butter), vegetable fat (palm, coconut, sunflower, emulsifier (sunflower lecithin), lemon juice), cane sugar, eggs, water, corn starch, invert cane sugar, wheat syrup, baking powder (mono- calcium phosphate and soda acid carbonate), sea salt, vanilla extract, ingredients (cane sugars, cocoa), chocolate waffle ingredients (wheat flour), chocolate 21%, cocoa paste, cane
wheat flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410

chocolate -> en:chocolate - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent: 21

cocoa paste -> en:cocoa-paste - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16030

cane sugar -> en:cane-sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016

cocoa butter -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030

vegetable fat -> en:vegetable-fat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe

palm -> en:palm - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129

coconut -> en:coconut - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 15006

sunflower -> en:sunflower - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

emulsifier -> en:emulsifier

sunflower lecithin -> en:sunflower-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

lemon juice -> en:lemon-juice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 2028

cane sugar -> en:cane-sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016

eggs -> en:egg - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 22000

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066

corn starch -> en:corn-starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9510

invert cane sugar -> en:invert-cane-sugar

wheat syrup -> en:wheat-syrup

baking powder -> en:baking-powder - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11046

mono- calcium phosphate and soda acid carbonate -> en:mono-calcium-phosphate-and-soda-acid-carbonate

sea salt -> en:sea-salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11082

vanilla extract -> en:vanilla-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11065

ingredients -> en:ingredients - labels: en:fair-trade

cane sugars -> en:cane-sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016

cocoa -> en:cocoa - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 18100

chocolate waffle ingredients -> en:chocolate-waffle-ingredients - labels: en:organic

wheat flour -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410

chocolate -> en:chocolate - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent: 21

cocoa paste -> en:cocoa-paste - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16030

cane -> en:cane

Nutrition

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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (23.4%)
  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 (11.7%)
  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 (23%)
  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 (0.53%)
  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 coated waffles
Fat	23.4 g	-8%
Saturated fat	11.7 g	-17%
Carbohydrates	55.5 g	+3%
Sugars	23 g	-23%
Fiber	?
Proteins	7.2 g	+19%
Salt	0.53 g	+5%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	4.531 %

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: B (Score: 62/100)

Category: Soft waffle (Brussels-style), with chocolate, prepacked

PEF environmental score: 0.41 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 5.33 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	51.0 %
Processing	40.0 %
Packaging	4.6 %
Transportation	3.2 %
Distribution	1.2 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

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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.

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 32/100)
Product: Biscovit - 240 g (8 x 30 g)

Life cycle analysis score: 62
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -30

Final score: 32/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 2.8 km in a petrol car

533 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Soft waffle (Brussels-style), with chocolate, prepacked (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	37.8 %
Processing	53.6 %
Packaging	5.4 %
Transportation	2.9 %
Distribution	0.4 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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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 April 7, 2019, 12:56:40 PM CEST by kiliweb
Last edit of product page on December 8, 2022, 5:59:01 PM CET by inf.
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Biscovit - 240 g (8 x 30 g)