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Cap& n crunch cotton candy breakfast cereal

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Barcode: 0030000568071 (EAN / EAN-13) 030000568071 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brand owner: The Quaker Oats Company

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

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

18 ingredients

Corn flour, sugar, oat flour, brown sugar, palm and/or coconut oil, natural flavor, salt, blue 1, reduced iron, red 3, niacinamide*, thiamine mononitrate*, bht (to preserve freshness), pyridoxine hydrochloride*, riboflavin*, folic acid*.

Food processing

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

Additive: E127 - Erythrosine

Additive: E133 - Brilliant blue FCF

Ingredient: Flavouring
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Additives

E127 - Erythrosine

Erythrosine: Erythrosine, also known as Red No. 3, is an organoiodine compound, specifically a derivative of fluorone. It is cherry-pink synthetic, primarily used for food coloring. It is the disodium salt of 2‚4,5‚7-tetraiodofluorescein. Its maximum absorbance is at 530 nm in an aqueous solution, and it is subject to photodegradation.
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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.
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E321 - Butylated hydroxytoluene

Butylated hydroxytoluene: Butylated hydroxytoluene -BHT-, also known as dibutylhydroxytoluene, is a lipophilic organic compound, chemically a derivative of phenol, that is useful for its antioxidant properties. European and U.S. regulations allow small amounts to be used as a food additive. In addition to this use, BHT is widely used to prevent oxidation in fluids -e.g. fuel, oil- and other materials where free radicals must be controlled.
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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm

Vegan status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Reduced iron, Thiamin mononitrate, To-preserve-freshness, Folic acid
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Vegetarian status unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: Reduced iron, Thiamin mononitrate, To-preserve-freshness, Folic acid
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: Corn flour, sugar, oat flour, brown sugar, palm, coconut oil, natural flavor, salt, blue 1, reduced iron, red 3, niacinamide, thiamine mononitrate, bht (to preserve freshness), pyridoxine hydrochloride, riboflavin, folic acid
Corn flour -> en:corn-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9545 - percent_min: 5.88235294117647 - percent_max: 100

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 44.7368

oat flour -> en:oat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9310 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

brown sugar -> en:brown-sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31017 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

palm -> en:palm - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

coconut oil -> en:coconut-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 16040 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

blue 1 -> en:e133 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

reduced iron -> en:reduced-iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

red 3 -> en:e127 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

thiamine mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

bht -> en:e321 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

to preserve freshness -> en:to-preserve-freshness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

pyridoxine hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.118421

Nutrition

Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 2

Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 5.2632, rounded value: 5.26)

Fiber: 2 / 5 (value: 2.6, rounded value: 2.6)

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

Negative points: 18

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1652, rounded value: 1652)

Sugars: 9 / 10 (value: 44.7368, rounded value: 44.74)

Saturated fat: 1 / 10 (value: 1.3158, rounded value: 1.3)

Sodium: 4 / 10 (value: 447.3684, rounded value: 447.4)

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

Nutritional score: (18 - 2)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (3.95%)
  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 (1.32%)
  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 (44.7%)
  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 (1.12%)
  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 (1-1/4 cup (38 g))	Compared to: Cereals and their products
Energy	1,652 kj (394 kcal)	628 kj (150 kcal)	+9%
Fat	3.947 g	1.5 g	-25%
Saturated fat	1.316 g	0.5 g	+23%
Monounsaturated fat	1.32 g	0.502 g	-4%
Polyunsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Salt	1.118 g	0.425 g	+115%
Carbohydrates	86.842 g	33 g	+28%
Fiber	2.6 g	0.988 g	-47%
Sugars	44.737 g	17 g	+322%
Polyols (sugar alcohols)	3 g	1.14 g	+22%
Proteins	5.263 g	2 g	-43%
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	1 mg	0.38 mg	+7%
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	0.789 mg	0.3 mg	-
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	12.632 mg	4.8 mg	+47%
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.316 mg	0.5 mg	+5%
Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)	376 µg	143 µg	+206%
Calcium	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Iron	21.32 mg	8.1 mg	+341%
Potassium	184 mg	69.9 mg	-21%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1-1/4 cup (38 g)

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Threatened species

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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