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Dessert shells sponge cake - Giant - 5 oz.

Dessert shells sponge cake - Giant - 5 oz.

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Barcode: 0688267088612 (EAN / EAN-13) 688267088612 (UPC / UPC-A)

Common name: Sponge Cake

Quantity: 5 oz.

Packaging: Plastic, Tray

Brands: Giant, Ahold

Brand owner: Ahold USA, Inc.

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Biscuits and cakes, Cakes

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

33 ingredients

Sugar, enriched bleached flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), whole eggs, egg whites, egg yolks, water, contains less than 2% of each of the following: baking powder (sodium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch, calcium sulphate, calcium phosphate), vegetable oil (palm and/or soybean), cellulose gum, colored with annatto extract, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor (dextrose, cornstarch, sugar), salt, enzymes, sodium propionate (preservative).

Allergens: Eggs, Gluten, Soybeans

Traces: Eggs, Gluten, Soybeans

Food processing

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

Additive: E322 - Lecithins

Additive: E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

Ingredient: Dextrose

Ingredient: Flavouring

Ingredient: Glucose
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Additives

E281 - Sodium propionate

Sodium propionate: Sodium propanoate or sodium propionate is the sodium salt of propionic acid which has the chemical formula Na-C2H5COO-. This white crystalline solid is deliquescent in moist air.
Source: Wikipedia

E322 - Lecithins

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

E322i - Lecithin

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

E466 - Sodium carboxy methyl cellulose

Carboxymethyl cellulose: Carboxymethyl cellulose -CMC- or cellulose gum or tylose powder is a cellulose derivative with carboxymethyl groups --CH2-COOH- bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucopyranose monomers that make up the cellulose backbone. It is often used as its sodium salt, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm

Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Whole egg, Egg white, Egg yolk
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Unrecognized ingredients: Reduced iron, Thiamin mononitrate, Folic acid, Contains-less-than-2-of-each-of-the-following, Colored-with-annatto-extract
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egg whites -> en:egg-white - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 22001 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

egg yolks -> en:egg-yolk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 22002 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 18066 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

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cellulose gum -> en:e466 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 7.69230769230769

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soy lecithin -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.66666666666667

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

dextrose -> en:dextrose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5

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sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.66666666666667

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enzymes -> en:enzyme - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6675

sodium propionate -> en:e281 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6675

preservative -> en:preservative - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.6675

Nutrition

Bad 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: 0

Proteins: 2 / 5 (value: 4.17, rounded value: 4.17)

Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0.0115645559210549, rounded value: 0)

Negative points: 19

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1393, rounded value: 1393)

Sugars: 8 / 10 (value: 37.5, rounded value: 37.5)

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

Sodium: 7 / 10 (value: 667, rounded value: 667)

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

Nutritional score: (19 - 0)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in low quantity (2.08%)
  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 (37.5%)
  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 high quantity (1.67%)
  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 SHELL (24 g))	Compared to: Cakes
Energy	1,393 kj (333 kcal)	334 kj (79 kcal)	-12%
Energy from fat	21 kj (5 kcal)	5.04 kj (1 kcal)	-91%
Fat	2.08 g	0.499 g	-86%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g
Cholesterol	62 mg	14.9 mg	+168%
Salt	1.668 g	0.4 g	+87%
Carbohydrates	70.83 g	17 g	+23%
Fiber	0 g	0 g	-100%
Sugars	37.5 g	9 g	+16%
Proteins	4.17 g	1 g	-5%
Vitamin A	0 µg	0 µg	-100%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Calcium	83 mg	19.9 mg	+71%
Iron	1.5 mg	0.36 mg	-12%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0.012 %	0.012 %

Serving size: 1 SHELL (24 g)

Environment

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Packaging

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Packaging parts

Tray (Plastic)

Packaging materials

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Plastic

Transportation

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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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Product added on April 18, 2016, 3:51:43 AM CEST by pitajay
Last edit of product page on February 10, 2022, 9:54:39 PM CET by packbot.
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Dessert shells sponge cake - Giant - 5 oz.