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Cont Macaroni cheese 105g - Continental

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Barcode:
9300830018451(EAN / EAN-13)

Quantity: 105g

Brands: Continental

Categories: Meals, Pasta dishes, Macaroni and cheese

Labels, certifications, awards: Health Star Rating, Health Star Rating 3

Stores: Woolworths, Coles

Countries where sold: Australia

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Health

Nutrition

Nutri-Score E
Lower 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
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Negative points: 29/55
- Energy
  4/10 points (1570kJ)
  
  Energy intakes above energy requirements are associated with increased risks of weight gain, overweight, obesity, and consequently risk of diet-related chronic diseases.
- Sugar
  12/15 points (42.8g)
  
  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.
- Saturated fat
  1/10 points (1.13g)
  
  A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.
- Salt
  12/20 points (2.5g)
  
  A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.
Positive points: 0/10
- Fiber
  0/5 points (2.45g)
  
  Consuming foods rich in fiber (especially whole grain foods) reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
- Fruits, vegetables and legumes
  0/5 points (0%)
  
  Consuming foods rich in fruits, vegetables and legumes reduces the risks of aerodigestive cancers, cardiovascular diseases, obesity and diabetes.
- Details of the calculation of the Nutri-Score
  
  ⚠ ️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.
  
  Points for proteins are not counted because the negative points greater than or equal to 11.
  
  Nutritional score: 29 (29 - 0)
  
  Nutri-Score: E

Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (3.02%)
  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 low quantity (1.13%)
  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 (42.8%)
  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 (2.5%)
  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	As sold per serving (1 dry serving (53 g))	Compared to: Macaroni and cheese
Energy	1,570 kj (375 kcal)	833 kj (199 kcal)	+41%
Fat	3.02 g	1.6 g	-48%
Saturated fat	1.13 g	0.6 g	-57%
Carbohydrates	75.7 g	40.1 g	+74%
Sugars	42.8 g	22.7 g	+734%
Fiber	2.45 g	1.3 g	+30%
Proteins	8.87 g	4.7 g	-8%
Salt	2.5 g	1.325 g	+77%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1 dry serving (53 g)

Ingredients

48 ingredients

ring. at continental we believe that food should be real and honest, making you feel good every time. that is why we believe in sustainability, in real farm ingredients, and in great flavour. we believe that cooking and eating should always be a pleasure. so that you can enjoy great taste with good feelings. find out more at continental.com.au ed. vary nl) e and safe bowl. and continentalfoods.co.nz our ingredients. pasta (78%) (wheat^ rour), maltódextrin, corn starch, cheese powders (3.2%), salt, natural cheese flavours (contain milk and soybeans), yeast extract, mineral salts (451, 452,508), onion powder, whey powder, skim milk powder, sunflower oil, natural colours (carotene, carmine), pepper extract. afrom sustainably grown australian wheat. contains naturally occurring glutamates. rving. ... pasta fore 21/05/22 t10 12:51 ny allergies? ntains wheat, milk and soybeans. contain peanuts, tree nuts, egg,sesame, crustacea and lupin. 9 300830 018451 67321356

Allergens: Crustaceans, Eggs, Lupin, Milk, Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame seeds, Soybeans

Good for agricultural biodiversity
Contains neglected or underutilized crops: Lupin bean
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The lack of variety of crops makes our food supply more vulnerable to pests, diseases and climate change.
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Food processing

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  Several studies have found that a high consumption of ultra-processed foods is associated with an increased risk of noncommunicable chronic diseases, such as obesity, hypertension and diabetes.
  Source: Ultra-processed foods increase noncommunicable chronic disease risk
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

Additive: E120 - Cochineal

Additive: E160a - Carotene

Additive: E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Ingredient: Colour

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Maltodextrin

Ingredient: Whey
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Additives

E120 - Cochineal

Carminic acid: Carminic acid -C22H20O13- is a red glucosidal hydroxyanthrapurin that occurs naturally in some scale insects, such as the cochineal, Armenian cochineal, and Polish cochineal. The insects produce the acid as a deterrent to predators. An aluminum salt of carminic acid is the coloring agent in carmine. Synonyms are C.I. 75470 and C.I. Natural Red 4. The chemical structure of carminic acid consists of a core anthraquinone structure linked to a glucose sugar unit. Carminic acid was first synthesized in the laboratory by organic chemists in 1991.
Source: Wikipedia

E160a - Carotene

Carotene: The term carotene -also carotin, from the Latin carota, "carrot"- is used for many related unsaturated hydrocarbon substances having the formula C40Hx, which are synthesized by plants but in general cannot be made by animals -with the exception of some aphids and spider mites which acquired the synthesizing genes from fungi-. Carotenes are photosynthetic pigments important for photosynthesis. Carotenes contain no oxygen atoms. They absorb ultraviolet, violet, and blue light and scatter orange or red light, and -in low concentrations- yellow light. Carotenes are responsible for the orange colour of the carrot, for which this class of chemicals is named, and for the colours of many other fruits, vegetables and fungi -for example, sweet potatoes, chanterelle and orange cantaloupe melon-. Carotenes are also responsible for the orange -but not all of the yellow- colours in dry foliage. They also -in lower concentrations- impart the yellow coloration to milk-fat and butter. Omnivorous animal species which are relatively poor converters of coloured dietary carotenoids to colourless retinoids have yellowed-coloured body fat, as a result of the carotenoid retention from the vegetable portion of their diet. The typical yellow-coloured fat of humans and chickens is a result of fat storage of carotenes from their diets. Carotenes contribute to photosynthesis by transmitting the light energy they absorb to chlorophyll. They also protect plant tissues by helping to absorb the energy from singlet oxygen, an excited form of the oxygen molecule O2 which is formed during photosynthesis. β-Carotene is composed of two retinyl groups, and is broken down in the mucosa of the human small intestine by β-carotene 15‚15'-monooxygenase to retinal, a form of vitamin A. β-Carotene can be stored in the liver and body fat and converted to retinal as needed, thus making it a form of vitamin A for humans and some other mammals. The carotenes α-carotene and γ-carotene, due to their single retinyl group -β-ionone ring-, also have some vitamin A activity -though less than β-carotene-, as does the xanthophyll carotenoid β-cryptoxanthin. All other carotenoids, including lycopene, have no beta-ring and thus no vitamin A activity -although they may have antioxidant activity and thus biological activity in other ways-. Animal species differ greatly in their ability to convert retinyl -beta-ionone- containing carotenoids to retinals. Carnivores in general are poor converters of dietary ionone-containing carotenoids. Pure carnivores such as ferrets lack β-carotene 15‚15'-monooxygenase and cannot convert any carotenoids to retinals at all -resulting in carotenes not being a form of vitamin A for this species-; while cats can convert a trace of β-carotene to retinol, although the amount is totally insufficient for meeting their daily retinol needs.
Source: Wikipedia

E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Monosodium glutamate: Monosodium glutamate -MSG, also known as sodium glutamate- is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, one of the most abundant naturally occurring non-essential amino acids. Glutamic acid is found naturally in tomatoes, grapes, cheese, mushrooms and other foods.MSG is used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savory flavor of food, as naturally occurring glutamate does in foods such as stews and meat soups. It was first prepared in 1908 by Japanese biochemist Kikunae Ikeda, who was trying to isolate and duplicate the savory taste of kombu, an edible seaweed used as a base for many Japanese soups. MSG as a flavor enhancer balances, blends, and rounds the perception of other tastes.The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has given MSG its generally recognized as safe -GRAS- designation. A popular belief is that large doses of MSG can cause headaches and other feelings of discomfort, known as "Chinese restaurant syndrome," but double-blind tests fail to find evidence of such a reaction. The European Union classifies it as a food additive permitted in certain foods and subject to quantitative limits. MSG has the HS code 29224220 and the E number E621.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

May contain palm oil

Ingredients that may contain palm oil: E160a

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Cheese powder, Natural cheese flavouring, Milk, Whey powder, Skimmed milk powder, E120, Milk, Egg, Crustacean
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en: ring, at continental we believe that food should be real and honest, making you feel good every time, that is why we believe in sustainability, in real farm ingredients, and in great flavour, we believe that cooking and eating should always be a pleasure, so that you can enjoy great taste with good feelings, find out more at continental.com.au ed, vary nl) e and safe bowl, and continentalfoods.co.nz our ingredients, pasta 78% (wheat^ rour), maltódextrin, corn starch, cheese powders 3.2%, salt, natural cheese flavours (contain milk, soybeans), yeast extract, mineral salts (451, 452‚508), onion, whey powder, skim milk powder, sunflower oil, natural colours (carotene, carmine), pepper extract, afrom sustainably grown australian wheat, contains naturally occurring glutamates, rving, pasta fore 21, 05, 22 t10 12 (51 ny allergies? ntains wheat), milk, soybeans, contain peanuts, tree nuts, egg, sesame, crustacea, lupin, 9 300830 018451 67321356
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Cont Macaroni cheese 105g - Continental

Cont Macaroni cheese 105g - Continental

Matching with your preferences

Health

Nutrition

Nutri-Score E

Discover the new Nutri-Score!

What is the Nutri-Score?

Negative points: 29/55

Energy

Sugar

Saturated fat

Salt

Positive points: 0/10

Fiber

Fruits, vegetables and legumes

Details of the calculation of the Nutri-Score

Nutrient levels

Fat in moderate quantity (3.02%)

Saturated fat in low quantity (1.13%)

Sugars in high quantity (42.8%)

Salt in high quantity (2.5%)

Nutrition facts

Ingredients

48 ingredients

Good for agricultural biodiversity

Food processing

Ultra-processed foods

Limit ultra-processed foods

Additives

E120 - Cochineal

E160a - Carotene

E621 - Monosodium glutamate

Ingredients analysis

May contain palm oil

Non-vegan

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