Frosted Flakes Sweetened Corn Cereal - Family Gourmet

Ingredients

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  26 ingredients

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  Degermed yellow corn meal, sugar, salt, malt extract. vitamins & minerals: vitamin c (sodium ascorbate, ascorbic acid), iron (ferrous fumarate), vitamin a (palmitate), niacinamide, vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin d (cholecalciferol), folic acid, vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin).

Food processing

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  Processed foods

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  • Ingredient: Salt
  • Ingredient: Sugar

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  : Degermed yellow corn meal, sugar, salt, malt extract, vitamins, minerals (vitamin c, sodium ascorbate), ascorbic acid, iron (ferrous fumarate), vitamin a (palmitate), niacinamide, vitamin b1 (thiamine mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamins, vitamin b2, riboflavin, vitamin d, cholecalciferol, folic acid, vitamin b12 (cyanocobalamin)

  1. Degermed yellow corn meal -> en:degermed-yellow-corn-meal - percent_min: 30.6475 - percent_max: 100
  2. sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 41.94
  3. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  4. malt extract -> en:malt-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  5. vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  6. minerals -> en:minerals - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
     1. vitamin c -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
     2. sodium ascorbate -> en:e301 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.80625
  7. ascorbic acid -> en:e300 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  8. iron -> en:iron - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
     1. ferrous fumarate -> en:iron-fumarate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  9. vitamin a -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
     1. palmitate -> en:retinyl-palmitate - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  10. niacinamide -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  11. vitamin b1 -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
      1. thiamine mononitrate -> en:thiamin-mononitrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  12. vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
      1. pyridoxine hydrochloride -> en:pyridoxine-hydrochloride - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  13. vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  14. vitamin b2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  15. riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  16. vitamin d -> en:vitamin-d - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  17. cholecalciferol -> en:cholecalciferol - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  18. folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
  19. vitamin b12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125
      1. cyanocobalamin -> en:cyanocobalamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6125

Nutrition

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  Poor 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: 0

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

  Positive points: 3

  • Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 3.23, rounded value: 3.23)
  • Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.2, rounded value: 3.2)
  • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

  Negative points: 20

  • Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1619, rounded value: 1619)
  • Sugars: 9 / 10 (value: 41.94, rounded value: 41.9)
  • Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
  • Sodium: 7 / 10 (value: 645, rounded value: 645)

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

  Nutritional score: (20 - 3)

  Nutri-Score:

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  Nutrient levels

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    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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    Saturated fat in low quantity (0%)

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    • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases.

    
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    Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

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    Sugars in high quantity (41.9%)

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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 (1.61%)

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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 (0.75 cup (31 g))	Compared to: Frosted-corn-flakes
  Energy	1,619 kj (387 kcal)	502 kj (120 kcal)	+1%
  Fat	0 g	0 g
  Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
  Trans fat	0 g	0 g
  Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
  Salt	1.612 g	0.5 g	+39%
  Carbohydrates	90.32 g	28 g	-
  Fiber	3.2 g	0.992 g	+61%
  Sugars	41.94 g	13 g	+12%
  Proteins	3.23 g	1 g	-20%
  Vitamin A	725.7 µg	225 µg	+30%
  Vitamin D	3.225 µg	1 µg	-21%
  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	48.4 mg	15 mg	+62%
  Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	2 mg	0.62 mg	-100%
  Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	2.742 mg	0.85 mg	-99%
  Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	32.258 mg	10 mg	+60%
  Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	3.226 mg	1 mg	+60%
  Folates (total folates)	323 µg	100 µg
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	4.84 µg	1.5 µg	-
  Calcium	0 mg	0 mg
  Iron	14.52 mg	4.5 mg	+17%
  Potassium	97 mg	30.1 mg	+31%
  Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Carbon footprint

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  Equal to driving 1.8 km in a petrol car

  356 g CO² per 100g of product

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  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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