Couscous Mix - Roundy's

Ingredients

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  19 ingredients

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  Couscous (precooked durum wheat semolina), maltodextrin (from corn), salt, autolyzed yeast extract, garlic*, olive oil, onion*, parsley*, refined soybean oil, sodium caseinate (from milk), mono-and diglycerides, caramel (color), dipotassium phosphate, tocopherols (to protect flavor).

  Allergens: Gluten

Food processing

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  Ultra processed foods

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

  • Additive: E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
  • Ingredient: Colour
  • Ingredient: Maltodextrin

  Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

  1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
  2. Processed culinary ingredients
  3. Processed foods
  4. 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

Ingredients analysis

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  Details of the analysis of the ingredients

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  : Couscous (durum wheat semolina), maltodextrin (from corn), salt, autolyzed yeast extract, garlic, olive oil, onion, parsley, refined soybean oil, sodium caseinate (from milk), mono- and diglycerides, caramel (color), dipotassium phosphate, tocopherols (to protect flavor)

  1. Couscous -> en:couscous - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9683 - percent_min: 23.75 - percent_max: 100
     1. durum wheat semolina -> en:durum-wheat-semolina - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9610 - percent_min: 23.75 - percent_max: 100
  2. maltodextrin -> en:maltodextrin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
     1. from corn -> en:corn - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
  3. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  4. autolyzed yeast extract -> en:autolyzed-yeast-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  5. garlic -> en:garlic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11000 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  6. olive oil -> en:olive-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 17270 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  7. onion -> en:onion - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 20034 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  8. parsley -> en:parsley - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 11014 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  9. refined soybean oil -> en:refined-soya-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 17420 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  10. sodium caseinate -> en:sodium-caseinate - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
      1. from milk -> en:milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  11. mono- and diglycerides -> en:e471 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  12. caramel -> en:e150 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
      1. color -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  13. dipotassium phosphate -> en:e340ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
  14. tocopherols -> en:e306 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875
      1. to protect flavor -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.1875

Nutrition

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  Average nutritional quality

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  ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 4

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

  Positive points: 5

  • Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 12.5, rounded value: 12.5)
  • Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 5.4, rounded value: 5.4)
  • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 4.375, rounded value: 4.4)

  Negative points: 13

  • Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1569, rounded value: 1569)
  • Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
  • Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
  • Sodium: 9 / 10 (value: 875, rounded value: 875)

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

  Nutritional score: (13 - 5)

  Nutri-Score:

  → Learn more about the Nutri-Score

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  Nutrient levels

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    Fat in low quantity (0.89%)

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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 low quantity (0%)

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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 (0%)

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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 (2.19%)

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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 ONZ (56 g))	Compared to: Pastas
  Energy	1,569 kj (375 kcal)	879 kj (210 kcal)	+13%
  Fat	0.89 g	0.498 g	-69%
  Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
  Trans fat	0 g	0 g
  Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
  Salt	2.188 g	1.22 g	+647%
  Carbohydrates	75 g	42 g	+17%
  Fiber	5.4 g	3.02 g	+50%
  Sugars	0 g	0 g	-100%
  Proteins	12.5 g	7 g	+10%
  Vitamin A	0 µg	0 µg	-100%
  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
  Calcium	36 mg	20.2 mg	+31%
  Iron	1.29 mg	0.722 mg	-46%
  Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	4.375 %	4.375 %

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