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Chocolate Cheerios - General Mills

Chocolate Cheerios - General Mills

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Barcode: 0016000163478 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000163478 (UPC / UPC-A)

Packaging: Cardboard box

Brands: General Mills

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

Labels, certifications, awards: No gluten, No artificial flavors

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

37 ingredients

whole grain oats, sugar, corn syrup, corn starch, cocoa processed with alkali, salt, caramel color, canola oil, unsweetened chocolate, tripotassium phosphate, natural flavor. vitamin e (mixed tocopherols) added to preserve freshness. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, vitamin c (sodium ascorbate), iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b, (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin a (palmitate), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), ab vitamin (folic acid), vitamin b12, vitamin d3.

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

The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.

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Additives

E150c - Ammonia caramel

E340 - Potassium phosphates

Potassium phosphate: Potassium phosphate is a generic term for the salts of potassium and phosphate ions including: Monopotassium phosphate -KH2PO4- -Molar mass approx: 136 g/mol- Dipotassium phosphate -K2HPO4- -Molar mass approx: 174 g/mol- Tripotassium phosphate -K3PO4- -Molar mass approx: 212.27 g/mol-As food additives, potassium phosphates have the E number E340.
Source: Wikipedia

E340iii - Tripotassium phosphate

Potassium phosphate: Potassium phosphate is a generic term for the salts of potassium and phosphate ions including: Monopotassium phosphate -KH2PO4- -Molar mass approx: 136 g/mol- Dipotassium phosphate -K2HPO4- -Molar mass approx: 174 g/mol- Tripotassium phosphate -K3PO4- -Molar mass approx: 212.27 g/mol-As food additives, potassium phosphates have the E number E340.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Unrecognized ingredients: Added-to-preserve-freshness, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-b, Ab-vitamins
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Vitamin C, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-b, Thiamin mononitrate, Ab-vitamins, Folic acid, Vitamin b12
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Unrecognized ingredients: Vitamin E, Added-to-preserve-freshness, Vitamin C, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-b, Thiamin mononitrate, Ab-vitamins, Folic acid, Vitamin b12
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salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11

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vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

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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: 5
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 5

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 8.33, rounded value: 8.33)

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 8.33, rounded value: 8.33)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 5.5, rounded value: 5.5)

Negative points: 15

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1630, rounded value: 1630)

Sugars: 6 / 10 (value: 27.8, rounded value: 27.8)

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

Sodium: 5 / 10 (value: 500, rounded value: 500)

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 (27.8%)
  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 moderate quantity (1.25%)
  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 (1.0 serving (36.0 g))	Compared to: Extruded cereals
Energy	1,630 kj (389 kcal)	586 kj (140 kcal)	+3%
Fat	5.56 g	2 g	+73%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
Salt	1.25 g	0.45 g	+8%
Carbohydrates	80.6 g	29 g	-1%
Fiber	8.33 g	3 g	+47%
Sugars	27.8 g	10 g	+20%
Added sugars	27.8 g	10 g	+26%
Proteins	8.33 g	3 g	+22%
Vitamin A	0 µg	0 µg	-100%
Vitamin D	11.1 µg	4 µg	+152%
Calcium	361 mg	130 mg	+193%
Iron	10 mg	3.6 mg	-41%
Potassium	472 mg	170 mg	+136%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	5.5 %	5.5 %

Serving size: 1.0 serving (36.0 g)

Environment

Eco-Score D - High environmental impact

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→ The Eco-Score was initially developped for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Eco-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country.

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: 3.50 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	78.9 %
Processing	12.6 %
Packaging	3.8 %
Transportation	3.9 %
Distribution	0.8 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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

Packaging with a low impact

Malus: -1

Shape	Material	Recycling	Impact
Box	Cardboard		Low

Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 39/100)
Product: Chocolate Cheerios - General Mills

Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -6

Final score: 39/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

350 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	68.8 %
Processing	15.3 %
Packaging	8.0 %
Transportation	7.3 %
Distribution	0.6 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging with a low impact

Packaging parts

Box (Cardboard)

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight
Paper or cardboard

Transportation

Origins of ingredients
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