Ecospirulina nibs - 80 g

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Ingredients analysis

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  : Espirulina 100% (arthrospira platensis)

  1. Espirulina -> es:espirulina - labels: en:organic - percent_min: 100 - percent: 100 - percent_max: 100
     1. arthrospira platensis -> es:arthrospira-platensis - percent_min: 100 - percent_max: 100

Nutrition

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  Average nutritional quality

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

  Positive points: 7

  • Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 64, rounded value: 64)
  • Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 5.9, rounded value: 5.9)
  • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 2 / 5 (value: 80, rounded value: 80)

  Negative points: 13

  • Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1467, rounded value: 1467)
  • Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 1.6, rounded value: 1.6)
  • Saturated fat: 2 / 10 (value: 2.8, rounded value: 2.8)
  • Sodium: 7 / 10 (value: 680, rounded value: 680)

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

  Nutritional score: (13 - 7)

  Nutri-Score:

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  Nutrient levels

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    Fat in moderate quantity (6.2%)

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    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

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    Saturated fat in moderate quantity (2.8%)

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    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

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    Sugars in low quantity (1.6%)

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    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

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    Salt in high quantity (1.7%)

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    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

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  Nutrition facts

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  Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold per serving (2/4 g)	Compared to: Spirulina
  Energy	1,467 kj (363 kcal)	58.7 kj (14 kcal)	+29%
  Fat	6.2 g	0.248 g	+60%
  Saturated fat	2.8 g	0.112 g	+109%
  Carbohydrates	11 g	0.44 g	-3%
  Sugars	1.6 g	0.064 g	+92%
  Fiber	5.9 g	0.236 g	+56%
  Proteins	64 g	2.56 g	+28%
  Salt	1.7 g	0.068 g	+28%
  Alcohol	0 % vol	0 % vol
  Vitamin A	13,400 µg	536 µg	-79%
  Vitamin E	7.3 mg	0.292 mg
  Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils	80 %	80 %
  Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %
  monounsaturated fatty acids	1.6 g	0.064 g
  polyunsaturated fatty acids	1.6 g	0.064 g

Carbon footprint

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  Equal to driving 3.5 km in a petrol car

  677 g CO² per 100g of product

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  The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Spirulina, (spirulina sp.), dried (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

  Stage	Impact
  Agriculture	67.5 %
  Processing	22.1 %
  Packaging	4.3 %
  Transportation	5.7 %
  Distribution	0.3 %
  Consumption	0.1 %

Packaging

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  Packaging with a medium impact

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    Material	%	Packaging weight	Packaging weight per 100 g of product

Transportation

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  Origins of ingredients

  Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

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  Origin of the product and/or its ingredients	% of ingredients	Impact
  Spain	100 %	Medium

Labels

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  EU Organic

  Organic agriculture contributes to preserve biodiversity, climate, water quality and soil fertility.

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  Organic food is food produced by methods complying with the standards of organic farming and features practices that cycle resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.