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Cocoa puffs - General Mills

Cocoa puffs - General Mills

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Barcode: 0016000151420 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000151420 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: General Mills

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

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

39 ingredients

Whole Grain Corn, Sugar, Corn Meal, Corn Syrup, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Canola Oil, Caramel Color, Fructose, Salt, Refiner's Syrup, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor. Vitamins and Minerals: Tricalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Iron and Zinc (mineral nutrients), AB Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin Be (pyridoxine hydrochloride), Vitamin B, (thiamin mononitrate), Vitamin A (palmitate), Vitamin B2 (riboflavin), A B Vitamin (folic acid), Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3. 6. MAY CONTAIN WHEAT INGREDIENTS.

Food processing

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

Additive: E150c - Ammonia caramel

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

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Additives

E150c - Ammonia caramel

E500 - Sodium carbonates

Sodium carbonates (E500) are compounds commonly used in food preparation as leavening agents, helping baked goods rise by releasing carbon dioxide when they interact with acids.

Often found in baking soda, they regulate the pH of food, preventing it from becoming too acidic or too alkaline. In the culinary world, sodium carbonates can also enhance the texture and structure of foods, such as noodles, by modifying the gluten network.

Generally recognized as safe, sodium carbonates are non-toxic when consumed in typical amounts found in food.

E500ii - Sodium hydrogen carbonate

Sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as E500ii, is a food additive commonly used as a leavening agent.

When added to recipes, it releases carbon dioxide gas upon exposure to heat or acids, causing dough to rise and resulting in a light, fluffy texture in baked goods.

It is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by regulatory authorities when used in appropriate quantities and poses no significant health risks when consumed in typical food applications.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Whole-grain-corn, Refiner-s-syrup, Mineral-nutrients, Ab-vitamin, Vitamin-be, Vitamin-b, A-b-vitamins, 6, Ingredients
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Vegan status unknown
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: Whole Grain Corn, Sugar, Corn Meal, Corn Syrup, Cocoa Processed with Alkali, Canola Oil, Caramel Color, Fructose, Salt, Refiner's Syrup, Baking Soda, Natural Flavor, Vitamins, Minerals (Tricalcium Phosphate), Calcium Carbonate, Vitamin C (sodium ascorbate), Iron, Zinc (mineral nutrients), AB Vitamin (niacinamide), Vitamin Be (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin B, thiamin mononitrate, Vitamin A (palmitate), vitamins, vitamin B2, riboflavin, A B vitamins, folic acid, Vitamin B12, Vitamin D3, 6, INGREDIENTS
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Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3

Corn Meal -> en:cornmeal - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9615 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3

Corn Syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

Cocoa Processed with Alkali -> en:cocoa-processed-with-alkali - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 18100 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

Canola Oil -> en:canola-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

Caramel Color -> en:e150a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

Fructose -> en:fructose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31077 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 12.5

Salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Refiner's Syrup -> en:refiner-s-syrup - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Baking Soda -> en:e500ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Natural Flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Tricalcium Phosphate -> en:e341iii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Calcium Carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Vitamin C -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

sodium ascorbate -> en:e301 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Zinc -> en:zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

mineral nutrients -> en:mineral-nutrients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

AB Vitamin -> en:ab-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Vitamin Be -> en:vitamin-be - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

pyridoxine hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

vitamin B -> en:vitamin-b - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

thiamin mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Vitamin A -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

vitamin B2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

A B vitamins -> en:a-b-vitamins - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Vitamin B12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Vitamin D3 -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

6 -> en:6 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

INGREDIENTS -> en:ingredients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.833

Nutrition

Average nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 1
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 5

Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 5.56, rounded value: 5.56)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 5.56, rounded value: 5.56)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 1.98967803030303, rounded value: 2)

Negative points: 15

Energy: 5 / 10 (value: 1740, rounded value: 1740)

Sugars: 7 / 10 (value: 33.3, rounded value: 33.3)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Sodium: 3 / 10 (value: 333, rounded value: 333)

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

Nutritional score: (15 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (5.56%)
  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 (0%)
  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 (33.3%)
  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 (0.833%)
  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 (36 g)	Compared to: Breakfast cereals
Energy	1,740 kj (417 kcal)	628 kj (150 kcal)	+7%
Fat	5.56 g	2 g	-29%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Salt	0.833 g	0.3 g	+8%
Carbohydrates	83.3 g	30 g	+17%
Fiber	5.56 g	2 g	-21%
Sugars	33.3 g	12 g	+64%
Proteins	5.56 g	2 g	-39%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	1.99 %	1.99 %

Serving size: 36 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

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Malus: -5

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 25/100)
Product: Cocoa puffs - General Mills

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 25/100

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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 %

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