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Special K Lower Sugar - Kellogg's - 420 g

Special K Lower Sugar - Kellogg's - 420 g

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Barcode: 9310055104044 (EAN / EAN-13)

Quantity: 420 g

Packaging: Plastic, Cardboard

Brands: Kellogg's, Special K

Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Breakfasts, Cereals and potatoes, Cereals and their products, Breakfast cereals

Labels, certifications, awards: Health Star Rating, Health Star Rating 4, Less than 4g sugar

Origin of ingredients: Australia

Manufacturing or processing places: Australia

EMB code: K194690001

Link to the product page on the official site of the producer: http://www.specialk.com.au

Stores: Coles, Woolworths

Countries where sold: Australia, New Zealand

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Ingredients

32 ingredients

Whole grain cereals (42%)(rolled oats, wheat, oat flour) white rice, wheat protein, sugar, maltodextrin, vegetable fibre (chicory), brown rice syrup, sunflower oil, almonds (2.5%), minerals (calcium carbonate, iron, zinc oxide), puffed triticale, oat fibre, pepitas, salt, natural flavour, barley malt extract, vitamins (vitamin E, niacin, vitamin D, vitamin B6, riboflavin, folate), antioxidant (rosemary extract).

Allergens: Gluten, Nuts

Traces: Nuts, Peanuts, Sesame seeds

Food processing

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

Ingredient: Flavouring
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.

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Additives

E392 - Extracts of rosemary

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-cereals, Pepitas
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-cereals, Iron, Zinc oxide, Pepitas, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, Folate
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-cereals, Iron, Zinc oxide, Pepitas, Vitamin E, Vitamin D, Folate
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Whole grain cereals 42% (rolled oats, wheat, oat flour), white rice, wheat protein, sugar, maltodextrin, vegetable fibre (chicory), brown rice syrup, sunflower oil, almonds 2.5%, minerals (calcium carbonate, iron, zinc oxide), triticale, oat fibre, pepitas, salt, natural flavour, barley malt extract, vitamins, vitamin E, niacin, vitamin D, vitamin B6, riboflavin, folate, antioxidant (rosemary extract)
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rolled oats -> en:oat-flakes - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 14 - percent_max: 42

wheat -> en:wheat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 21

oat flour -> en:oat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14

white rice -> en:white-rice - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.52173913043478 - percent_max: 40.5

wheat protein -> en:wheat-protein - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.5 - percent_max: 28.3333333333333

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.5 - percent_max: 21.875

maltodextrin -> en:maltodextrind - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.5 - percent_max: 17.6594202898551

vegetable fibre -> en:vegetable-fiber - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.5 - percent_max: 12.6195652173913

chicory -> en:chicory - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.5 - percent_max: 12.6195652173913

brown rice syrup -> en:brown-rice-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.5 - percent_max: 9.59565217391304

sunflower oil -> en:sunflower-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - percent_min: 2.5 - percent_max: 7.57971014492754

almonds -> en:almond - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 2.5 - percent: 2.5 - percent_max: 2.5

minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.25

zinc oxide -> en:zinc-oxide - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833333333333333

triticale -> en:triticale - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

oat fibre -> en:oat-fibre - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

pepitas -> en:pepitas - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

natural flavour -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

barley malt extract -> en:barley-malt-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

vitamin E -> en:vitamin-e - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.38107416879795

vitamin D -> en:vitamin-d - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.2487922705314

vitamin B6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1304347826087

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.02391304347826

folate -> en:folate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.92753623188406

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rosemary extract -> en:e392 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.8399209486166

Nutrition

Very good nutritional quality
⚠️ Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 5
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 10

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 15.25, rounded value: 15.25)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 7, rounded value: 7)

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

Negative points: 7

Energy: 2 / 10 (value: 690, rounded value: 690)

Sugars: 2 / 10 (value: 9.5, rounded value: 9.5)

Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.25, rounded value: 1.3)

Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 185, rounded value: 185)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Score nutritionnel: -3 (7 - 10)

Nutri-Score: A
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Fat in moderate quantity (7.5%)
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

Saturated fat in low quantity (1.25%)
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 moderate quantity (9.5%)
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 (0.463%)
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 (40 g)	Compared to: Breakfast cereals
Energy	690 kj (406 kcal)	276 kj (162 kcal)	-58%
Fat	7.5 g	3 g	-9%
Saturated fat	1.25 g	0.5 g	-37%
Carbohydrates	65.25 g	26.1 g	-2%
Sugars	9.5 g	3.8 g	-39%
Fiber	7 g	2.8 g	-6%
Proteins	15.25 g	6.1 g	+60%
Salt	0.462 g	0.185 g	+12%
Alcohol	0 % vol	0 % vol
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0.26 mg	0.104 mg	-80%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	5 %	5 %

Serving size: 40 g

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 45/100)

Category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements

PEF environmental score: 0.63 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 3.56 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	79.2 %
Processing	12.4 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

Bonus: +3

Environmental policy: +3
Transportation: 0

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

No ingredients that threaten species

Packaging with a medium impact

Malus: -11

Shape	Material	Recycling instruction	Impact
Unknown	Cardboard		Low
Unknown	Plastic		High

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 37/100)

Product: Special K Lower Sugar - Kellogg's - 420 g

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -8

Final score: 37/100

→ Learn more about the Eco-Score

Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

356 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Breakfast cereals, mix of puffed or extruded cereals, fortified with vitamins and chemical elements (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	62.8 %
Processing	21.6 %
Packaging	7.9 %
Transportation	7.1 %
Distribution	0.5 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a medium impact

(Cardboard)
(Plastic)

Transportation

Origins of ingredients

Origins of ingredients with a medium impact

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

Data sources

Product added on August 12, 2021 at 10:34:23 AM CEST by openfoodfacts-contributors
Last edit of product page on March 14, 2023 at 6:01:30 AM CET by kiliweb.
Product page also edited by archanox, charlesnepote, chevalstar, ecoscore-impact-estimator, moon-rabbit, off.d607c36e-999f-4b9f-abad-7a091584c5b5, packbot, paeds48, trudie-potter, yuka.sY2b0xO6T85zoF3NwEKvlk1gd_XOsh-ZGT3SkEaF3s3fLoXrWM52vdL1Aqs.

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