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Trix Instant Oatmeal - General Mills
Trix Instant Oatmeal - General Mills
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Barcode: 0016000179486 (EAN / EAN-13) 016000179486 (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
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30 ingredients
whole grain oats, sugar, crispy rice topping (sugar, brown rice flour, corn syrup, palm oil, natural flavor, red 40 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5, green 3, blue 1), salt, natural and artificial flavor. vitamins and minerals: calcium carbonate, iron and zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin bs (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), a b vitamin (folic acid).
Food processing
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Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:
- Additive: E102 - Tartrazine
- Additive: E110 - Sunset yellow FCF
- Additive: E129 - Allura red
- Additive: E133 - Brilliant blue FCF
- Additive: E143 - Fast Green FCF
- Ingredient: Flavouring
Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:
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- 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.
Additives
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E102 - Tartrazine
Tartrazine: Tartrazine is a synthetic lemon yellow azo dye primarily used as a food coloring. It is also known as E number E102, C.I. 19140, FD&C Yellow 5, Acid Yellow 23, Food Yellow 4, and trisodium 1--4-sulfonatophenyl--4--4-sulfonatophenylazo--5-pyrazolone-3-carboxylate-.Tartrazine is a commonly used color all over the world, mainly for yellow, and can also be used with Brilliant Blue FCF -FD&C Blue 1, E133- or Green S -E142- to produce various green shades.Source: Wikipedia
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E110 - Sunset yellow FCF
Sunset Yellow FCF: Sunset Yellow FCF -also known as Orange Yellow S, or C.I. 15985- is a petroleum-derived orange azo dye with a pH dependent maximum absorption at about 480 nm at pH 1 and 443 nm at pH 13 with a shoulder at 500 nm. When added to foods sold in the US it is known as FD&C Yellow 6; when sold in Europe, it is denoted by E Number E110.Source: Wikipedia
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E129 - Allura red
Allura Red AC: Allura Red AC is a red azo dye that goes by several names, including FD&C Red 40. It is used as a food dye and has the E number E129. It is usually supplied as its red sodium salt, but can also be used as the calcium and potassium salts. These salts are soluble in water. In solution, its maximum absorbance lies at about 504 nm.Source: Wikipedia
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E133 - Brilliant blue FCF
Brilliant Blue FCF: Brilliant Blue FCF -Blue 1- is an organic compound classified as a triarylmethane dye and a blue azo dye, reflecting its chemical structure. Known under various commercial names, it is a colorant for foods and other substances. It is denoted by E number E133 and has a color index of 42090. It has the appearance of a blue powder. It is soluble in water, and the solution has a maximum absorption at about 628 nanometers.Source: Wikipedia
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E143 - Fast Green FCF
Fast Green FCF: Fast Green FCF, also called Food green 3, FD&C Green No. 3, Green 1724, Solid Green FCF, and C.I. 42053, is a sea green triarylmethane food dye. Its E number is E143. Fast Green FCF is recommended as a replacement of Light Green SF yellowish in Masson's trichrome, as its color is more brilliant and less likely to fade. It is used as a quantitative stain for histones at alkaline pH after acid extraction of DNA. It is also used as a protein stain in electrophoresis. Its absorption maximum is at 625 nm. Fast Green FCF is poorly absorbed by the intestines. Its use as a food dye is prohibited in European Union and some other countries. It can be used for tinned green peas and other vegetables, jellies, sauces, fish, desserts, and dry bakery mixes at level of up to 100 mg/kg. In the United States, Fast Green FCF is the least used of the seven main FDA approved dyes.Source: Wikipedia
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil
Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil
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Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Crispy-rice-topping, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-bs, A-b-vitamin, Folic acidSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Crispy-rice-topping, Iron, Zinc, Mineral-nutrients, A-b-vitamin, Vitamin-bs, A-b-vitamin, Folic acidSome ingredients could not be recognized.
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
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: whole grain oats, sugar, crispy rice topping (sugar, brown rice flour, corn syrup, palm oil, natural flavor, red 40 lake, yellow 6, yellow 5, green 3, blue 1), salt, natural and artificial flavor, vitamins, minerals (calcium carbonate), iron, zinc (mineral nutrients), a b vitamin (niacinamide), vitamin bs (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, a b vitamin (folic acid)- whole grain oats -> en:wholemeal-oat - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9310 - percent_min: 34.375 - percent_max: 100
- sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 30
- crispy rice topping -> en:crispy-rice-topping - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 30
- sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 30
- brown rice flour -> en:brown-rice-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9520 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 15
- corn syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 10
- palm oil -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.5
- natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6
- red 40 lake -> en:e129 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
- yellow 6 -> en:e110 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 4.28571428571429
- yellow 5 -> en:e102 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.75
- green 3 -> en:e143 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3.33333333333333
- blue 1 -> en:e133 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 3
- salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- natural and artificial flavor -> en:natural-and-artificial-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- calcium carbonate -> en:e170i - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- zinc -> en:zinc - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- mineral nutrients -> en:mineral-nutrients - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- a b vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- vitamin bs -> en:vitamin-bs - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- pyridoxine hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- vitamin b2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- a b vitamin -> en:a-b-vitamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
- folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.46875
Nutrition
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Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fiber is not specified, their possible positive contribution to the grade could not be taken into account.⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Positive points: 0
- Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 10, rounded value: 10)
- Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
Negative points: 13
- Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1569, rounded value: 1569)
- Sugars: 6 / 10 (value: 30, rounded value: 30)
- Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.25, rounded value: 1.3)
- Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 187.5, rounded value: 187.5)
The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.
Nutritional score: (13 - 0)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in moderate quantity (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.
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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.
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Sugars in high quantity (30%)
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.
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Salt in moderate quantity (0.469%)
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.
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Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 mlCompared to: Breakfast cereals Energy 1,569 kj
(375 kcal)-4% Fat 5 g -36% Saturated fat 1.25 g -11% Salt 0.469 g -40% Carbohydrates 77.5 g +9% Sugars 30 g +48% Proteins 10 g +10% Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 %
Environment
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Eco-Score E - Very high environmental impact
The Eco-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.→ 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
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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
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 Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Bonuses and maluses
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Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5
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Ingredients that threatens species
Malus: -10
Contains palm oil
Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.
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Malus: -15
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Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: E (Score: 15/100)
Product: Trix Instant Oatmeal - General Mills
Life cycle analysis score: 45
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -30
Final score: 15/100
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Carbon footprint
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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 Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Packaging
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Origins of ingredients
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Threatened species
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Contains palm oil
Drives deforestation and threatens species such as the orangutan
Tropical forests in Asia, Africa and Latin America are destroyed to create and expand oil palm tree plantations. The deforestation contributes to climate change, and it endangers species such as the orangutan, the pigmy elephant and the Sumatran rhino.
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