Meijer, corn flax cereal

Ingredients

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  19 ingredients

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  Corn, sugar, barley malt extract, salt, mono - and diglycerides*, vitamin c, vitamin b3 (niacin), vitamin b6, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b1 (thiamin), vitamin a, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d.

  Allergens: Gluten

Food processing

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  Ultra processed foods

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

  • Additive: E471 - Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids

  Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

  1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
  2. Processed culinary ingredients
  3. Processed foods
  4. Ultra processed foods

  
  

  The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.

  → Learn more about the NOVA classification

Additives

Ingredients analysis

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  Details of the analysis of the ingredients

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  : Corn, sugar, barley malt extract, salt, mono- and diglycerides, vitamin c, vitamins, vitamin b3, niacin, vitamin b6, vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamins, vitamin b1, thiamin, vitamin a, folic acid, vitamin b12, vitamin d

  1. Corn -> en:corn - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 9200 - percent_min: 57.8975 - percent_max: 100
  2. sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.67
  3. barley malt extract -> en:barley-malt-extract - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 6.67
  4. salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  5. mono- and diglycerides -> en:e471 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  6. vitamin c -> en:vitamin-c - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  7. vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  8. vitamin b3 -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  9. niacin -> en:e375 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  10. vitamin b6 -> en:vitamin-b6 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  11. vitamin b2 -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
      1. riboflavin -> en:e101 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  12. vitamins -> en:vitamins - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  13. vitamin b1 -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  14. thiamin -> en:thiamin - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  15. vitamin a -> en:vitamin-a - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  16. folic acid -> en:folic-acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  17. vitamin b12 -> en:vitamin-b12 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175
  18. vitamin d -> en:vitamin-d - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.9175

Nutrition

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  Average 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: 4 / 5 (value: 6.67, rounded value: 6.67)
  • Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.3, rounded value: 3.3)
  • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

  Negative points: 13

  • Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1674, rounded value: 1674)
  • Sugars: 1 / 10 (value: 6.67, rounded value: 6.67)
  • Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
  • Sodium: 8 / 10 (value: 767, rounded value: 767)

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

  Nutritional score: (13 - 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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    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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    Sugars in moderate quantity (6.67%)

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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 (1.92%)

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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 (1 cup (30 g))	Compared to: Corn flakes
  Energy	1,674 kj (400 kcal)	502 kj (120 kcal)	+6%
  Fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
  Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
  Monounsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
  Polyunsaturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
  Trans fat	0 g	0 g
  Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg
  Carbohydrates	86.67 g	26 g	+5%
  Sugars	6.67 g	2 g	-33%
  Fiber	3.3 g	0.99 g	-2%
  Proteins	6.67 g	2 g	-7%
  Salt	1.918 g	0.575 g	+67%
  Vitamin A	500.1 µg	150 µg	-12%
  Vitamin D	3.325 µg	0.998 µg	-32%
  Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	20 mg	6 mg	-31%
  Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	1 mg	0.3 mg	-30%
  Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	1.417 mg	0.425 mg	-19%
  Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	16.667 mg	5 mg	+17%
  Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.667 mg	0.5 mg	+17%
  Vitamin B9 (Folic acid)	30 µg	9 µg	-82%
  Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	5 µg	1.5 µg	+49%
  Calcium	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
  Iron	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
  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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Transportation

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