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Smeerkaas naturel 20+ - Melkan - 100 g

Smeerkaas naturel 20+ - Melkan - 100 g

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Barcode: 8710624311933 (EAN / EAN-13)

Quantity: 100 g

Packaging: Plastic

Brands: Melkan

Categories: Dairies, Fermented foods, Fermented milk products, Cheeses, Spreads, Salted spreads, Cheese spreads

Traceability code: NL Z0015 EG

Link to the product page on the official site of the producer: http://melkan.nl

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Ingredients

13 ingredients

: 47% kaas (MELK), water, smeltzout: E452/E451/E339/E331, MELK - EIWITTEN, weipoeder (MELK), magere MELKPOEDER, zout, conserveermiddel: E234. E-door EU goedgekeurde hulpstoffen.

Allergens: Milk

Food processing

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

Additive: E451 - Triphosphates

Additive: E452 - Polyphosphates

Ingredient: Milk proteins

Ingredient: Whey
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

Additives

E234 - Nisin

Nisin: Nisin is a polycyclic antibacterial peptide produced by the bacterium Lactococcus lactis that is used as a food preservative. It has 34 amino acid residues, including the uncommon amino acids lanthionine -Lan-, methyllanthionine -MeLan-, didehydroalanine -Dha-, and didehydroaminobutyric acid -Dhb-. These unusual amino acids are introduced by posttranslational modification of the precursor peptide. In these reactions a ribosomally synthesized 57-mer is converted to the final peptide. The unsaturated amino acids originate from serine and threonine, and the enzyme-catalysed addition of cysteine residues to the didehydro amino acids result in the multiple -5- thioether bridges. Subtilin and epidermin are related to nisin. All are members of a class of molecules known as lantibiotics. In the food industry, nisin is obtained from the culturing of L. lactis on natural substrates, such as milk or dextrose, and it is not chemically synthesized. It was originally isolated in the late 1930s, and produced since the 1950s as Nisaplin from naturally occurring sources by Aplin and Barrett in laboratories in Beaminster in Dorset, and approved as an additive for food use in the USA in the late 1960s, although the Beaminster factory now is owned by DuPont.
Source: Wikipedia

E331 - Sodium citrates

Sodium citrate: Sodium citrate may refer to any of the sodium salts of citrate -though most commonly the third-: Monosodium citrate Disodium citrate Trisodium citrateThe three forms of the salt are collectively known by the E number E331. Sodium citrates are used as acidity regulators in food and drinks, and also as emulsifiers for oils. They enable cheeses to melt without becoming greasy.
Source: Wikipedia

E339 - Sodium phosphates

Sodium phosphates: Sodium phosphate is a generic term for a variety of salts of sodium -Na+- and phosphate -PO43−-. Phosphate also forms families or condensed anions including di-, tri-, tetra-, and polyphosphates. Most of these salts are known in both anhydrous -water-free- and hydrated forms. The hydrates are more common than the anhydrous forms.
Source: Wikipedia

E451 - Triphosphates

Sodium triphosphate: Sodium triphosphate -STP-, also sodium tripolyphosphate -STPP-, or tripolyphosphate -TPP-,- is an inorganic compound with formula Na5P3O10. It is the sodium salt of the polyphosphate penta-anion, which is the conjugate base of triphosphoric acid. It is produced on a large scale as a component of many domestic and industrial products, especially detergents. Environmental problems associated with eutrophication are attributed to its widespread use.
Source: Wikipedia

E452 - Polyphosphates

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Cheese, Milk proteins, Whey powder, Skimmed milk powder

Maybe vegetarian

Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Cheese, Whey powder

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: kaas 47%, water, smeltzout (e452, e451, e339, e331), MELK-EIWITTEN, weipoeder, magere MELKPOEDER, zout, conserveermiddel (e234)
kaas -> en:cheese - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 12999 - percent_min: 47 - percent: 47 - percent_max: 47

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 7.57142857142857 - percent_max: 47

smeltzout -> en:emulsifying-salts - percent_min: 1 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

e452 -> en:e452 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0.25 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

e451 -> en:e451 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

e339 -> en:e339 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111

e331 -> en:e331 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 8.33333333333333

MELK-EIWITTEN -> en:milk-proteins - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 22.7142857142857

weipoeder -> en:whey-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 15.1428571428571

magere MELKPOEDER -> en:skimmed-milk-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19054 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.3571428571429

zout -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2

conserveermiddel -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2

e234 -> en:e234 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2

Nutrition

Average nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fiber is not specified, their possible positive contribution to the grade could not be taken into account.

⚠ ️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: 5 / 5 (value: 17, rounded value: 17)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

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

Negative points: 13

Energy: 1 / 10 (value: 602, rounded value: 602)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 2.8, rounded value: 2.8)

Saturated fat: 4 / 10 (value: 5, rounded value: 5)

Sodium: 8 / 10 (value: 800, rounded value: 800)

The points for proteins are counted because the product is in the cheeses category.

Nutritional score: (13 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (7.2%)
  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 moderate quantity (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 low quantity (2.8%)
  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 high quantity (2%)
  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: Cheese spreads
Energy	602 kj (144 kcal)	-35%
Fat	7.2 g	-62%
Saturated fat	5 g	-60%
Carbohydrates	2.8 g	-25%
Sugars	2.8 g	-9%
Fiber	?
Proteins	17 g	+95%
Salt	2 g	+68%
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: C (Score: 56/100)

Category: Uncured soft cheese, spreadable, around 25% fat, in a tub

PEF environmental score: 0.47 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 4.98 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	83.3 %
Processing	6.2 %
Packaging	4.6 %
Transportation	3.5 %
Distribution	1.9 %
Consumption	0.5 %

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

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 36/100)
Product: Smeerkaas naturel 20+ - Melkan - 100 g

Life cycle analysis score: 56
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 36/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 2.6 km in a petrol car

498 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Uncured soft cheese, spreadable, around 25% fat, in a tub (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	84.0 %
Processing	5.6 %
Packaging	5.3 %
Transportation	4.2 %
Distribution	0.7 %
Consumption	0.1 %

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Product added on September 7, 2020, 12:47:33 PM CEST by moniquemeijer62-gmail-com
Last edit of product page on April 29, 2023, 2:16:15 PM CEST by roboto-app.
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