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Feta cheese crumbles

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Barcode: 0085239047149 (EAN / EAN-13) 085239047149 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brand owner: GOOD & GATHER

Categories: Dairies, Fermented foods, Fermented milk products, Cheeses, Greek cheeses, Feta

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

8 ingredients

Feta cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose (to prevent caking), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor).

Allergens: Milk

Food processing

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

Additive: E460 - Cellulose
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

E235 - Natamycin

Natamycin: Natamycin, also known as pimaricin, is an antifungal medication used to treat fungal infections around the eye. This includes infections of the eyelids, conjunctiva, and cornea. It is used as eyedrops. Natamycin is also used in the food industry as a preservative.Allergic reactions may occur. It is unclear if medical use during pregnancy or breastfeeding is safe. It is in the macrolide and polyene families of medications. It results in fungal death by altering the cell membrane.Natamycin was discovered in 1955 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1978. It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines, the most effective and safe medicines needed in a health system. The wholesale cost in the developing world is between US$92.90 and 126.72 per 5-ml bottle as of 2015. It is produced by fermentation of the bacterium Streptomyces natalensis.
Source: Wikipedia

E460 - Cellulose

Cellulose: Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula -C6H10O5-n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β-1→4- linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%.Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper. Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety of derivative products such as cellophane and rayon. Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol is under development as a renewable fuel source. Cellulose for industrial use is mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton.Some animals, particularly ruminants and termites, can digest cellulose with the help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their guts, such as Trichonympha. In human nutrition, cellulose is a non-digestible constituent of insoluble dietary fiber, acting as a hydrophilic bulking agent for feces and potentially aiding in defecation.
Source: Wikipedia

E460ii - Powdered cellulose

Cellulose: Cellulose is an organic compound with the formula -C6H10O5-n, a polysaccharide consisting of a linear chain of several hundred to many thousands of β-1→4- linked D-glucose units. Cellulose is an important structural component of the primary cell wall of green plants, many forms of algae and the oomycetes. Some species of bacteria secrete it to form biofilms. Cellulose is the most abundant organic polymer on Earth. The cellulose content of cotton fiber is 90%, that of wood is 40–50%, and that of dried hemp is approximately 57%.Cellulose is mainly used to produce paperboard and paper. Smaller quantities are converted into a wide variety of derivative products such as cellophane and rayon. Conversion of cellulose from energy crops into biofuels such as cellulosic ethanol is under development as a renewable fuel source. Cellulose for industrial use is mainly obtained from wood pulp and cotton.Some animals, particularly ruminants and termites, can digest cellulose with the help of symbiotic micro-organisms that live in their guts, such as Trichonympha. In human nutrition, cellulose is a non-digestible constituent of insoluble dietary fiber, acting as a hydrophilic bulking agent for feces and potentially aiding in defecation.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Feta, Cultured pasteurized milk

Maybe vegetarian

Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Enzyme

The analysis is based solely on the ingredients listed and does not take into account processing methods.

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Feta cheese (cultured pasteurized milk, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose (to prevent caking), natamycin (a natural mold inhibitor)
Feta cheese -> en:feta - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 12061 - percent_min: 33.3333333333333 - percent_max: 100

cultured pasteurized milk -> en:cultured-pasteurized-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 31.8333333333333 - percent_max: 100

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.75

enzymes -> en:enzyme - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.75

powdered cellulose -> en:e460ii - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

to prevent caking -> en:anti-caking-agent - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

natamycin -> en:e235 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

a natural mold inhibitor -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

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: 0
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 3

Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 4, rounded value: 4)

Fiber: 1 / 5 (value: 1, rounded value: 1)

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

Negative points: 6

Energy: 0 / 10 (value: 326, rounded value: 326)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 1, rounded value: 1)

Saturated fat: 3 / 10 (value: 4, rounded value: 4)

Sodium: 3 / 10 (value: 300, rounded value: 300)

The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.

Nutritional score: (6 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (6%)
  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 moderate quantity (4%)
  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 low quantity (1%)
  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 (0.75%)
  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 (1/4 cup (28 g))	Compared to: Greek cheeses
Energy	326 kj (78 kcal)	91.3 kj (21 kcal)	-70%
Fat	6 g	1.68 g	-69%
Saturated fat	4 g	1.12 g	-69%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	89 mg	24.9 mg	+43%
Salt	0.75 g	0.21 g	-72%
Carbohydrates	2 g	0.56 g	-43%
Fiber	1 g	0.28 g	+75%
Sugars	1 g	0.28 g	-3%
Proteins	4 g	1.12 g	-77%
Calcium	464 mg	130 mg	+63%
Iron	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Potassium	0 mg	0 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1/4 cup (28 g)

Environment

Eco-Score D - 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

Average impact of products of the same category: C (Score: 42/100)

Category: Feta cheese, from ewe's milk

PEF environmental score: 0.70 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 5.56 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	88.5 %
Processing	4.4 %
Packaging	3.1 %
Transportation	2.4 %
Distribution	1.3 %
Consumption	0.3 %

Bonuses and maluses

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Malus: -5

⚠ ️ The origins of the ingredients of this product are not indicated.

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No ingredients that threaten species

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: D (Score: 22/100)
Product: Feta cheese crumbles

Life cycle analysis score: 42
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 22/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 2.9 km in a petrol car

556 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Feta cheese, from ewe's milk (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	85.4 %
Processing	5.3 %
Packaging	4.7 %
Transportation	3.8 %
Distribution	0.6 %
Consumption	0.1 %

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Product added on April 23, 2020, 9:59:11 PM CEST by org-database-usda
Last edit of product page on January 18, 2023, 9:37:47 PM CET by wolfgang8741.
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