Organic chocolate bar - Equal Exchange
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Barcode: 0745998990130 (EAN / EAN-13) 745998990130 (UPC / UPC-A)
Packaging: Mixed plastic film-packet
Brands: Equal Exchange
Brand owner: Equal Exchange, Inc.
Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Cocoa and its products, Chocolates, Dark chocolates
Labels, certifications, awards:
Fair trade, Organic, Vegetarian, USDA Organic, Vegan, Contains milk
Countries where sold: United States
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Health
Ingredients
Food processing
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Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:
- Category: Chocolates
- Ingredient: Sugar
- Category: Sweet snacks
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.
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected
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Vegan
No non-vegan ingredients
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Vegetarian
No non-vegetarian ingredients detected
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
en: organic chocolate liquor, organic raw cane sugar, cocoa butter, organic unrefined cane sugar, ground vanilla beans- organic chocolate liquor -> en:organic-cocoa-paste - labels: en:organic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 20 - percent_max: 100
- organic raw cane sugar -> en:organic-unrefined-cane-sugar - labels: en:organic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 27.5
- cocoa butter -> en:cocoa-butter - labels: en:organic, en:organic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 27.5
- organic unrefined cane sugar -> en:organic-unrefined-cane-sugar - labels: en:organic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
- ground vanilla beans -> en:ground-vanilla-beans - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20
Nutrition
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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: 0This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Positive points: 5
- Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 7.5, rounded value: 7.5)
- Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 12.5, rounded value: 12.5)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
Negative points: 23
- Energy: 7 / 10 (value: 2406, rounded value: 2406)
- Sugars: 6 / 10 (value: 27.5, rounded value: 27.5)
- Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 27.5, rounded value: 27.5)
- Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.
Nutritional score: (23 - 5)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in high quantity (42.5%)
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.
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Saturated fat in high quantity (27.5%)
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.
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Sugars in high quantity (27.5%)
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.
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Salt in low quantity (0%)
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.
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Environment
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Eco-Score E - Very high environmental impact
⚠ ️Select a country in order to include the full impact of transportation.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
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Average impact of products of the same category: D (Score: 35/100)
Category: Dark chocolate bar, less than 70% cocoa
Category: Dark chocolate bar, less than 70% cocoa
- PEF environmental score: 0.88 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 16.88 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact 
Agriculture
88.5 %
Processing
5.0 %
Packaging
1.2 %
Transportation
4.8 %
Distribution
0.5 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Bonuses and maluses
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Missing origins of ingredients information
Malus: -5
⚠ ️ The origins of the ingredients of this product are not indicated.
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Missing packaging information for this product
Malus: -15
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Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: E (Score: 15/100)
Product: Organic chocolate bar - Equal Exchange
Life cycle analysis score: 35
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20
Final score: 15/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 8.7 km in a petrol car
1688 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Dark chocolate bar, less than 70% cocoa (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact
Agriculture
94.1 %
Processing
2.7 %
Packaging
0.6 %
Transportation
2.4 %
Distribution
0.1 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Packaging
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
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