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Milk Chocolate - Ghirardelli

Milk Chocolate - Ghirardelli

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Barcode: 0747599408731 (EAN / EAN-13) 747599408731 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Ghirardelli

Brand owner: GHIRARDELLI

Categories: Baking decorations

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

8 ingredients

Sugar, palm and palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, cocoa, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, sorbitan tristearate, salt.

Allergens: Milk, 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: E492 - Sorbitan tristearate
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Unprocessed or minimally processed foods

Processed culinary ingredients

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Ultra processed foods

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Additives

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.

E492 - Sorbitan tristearate

Sorbitan tristearate: Sorbitan tristearate is a nonionic surfactant. It is variously used as a dispersing agent, emulsifier, and stabilizer, in food and in aerosol sprays. As a food additive, it has the E number E492. Brand names for polysorbates include Alkest, Canarcel, and Span. The consistency of sorbitan tristearate is waxy; its color is light cream to tan.
Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil

Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm and palm kernel oil

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Skimmed milk powder, Whole milk powder

Maybe vegetarian

Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: E492

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Sugar, palm and palm kernel oil, nonfat dry milk, cocoa, whole milk powder, soy lecithin, sorbitan tristearate, salt
Sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 12.5 - percent_max: 100

palm and palm kernel oil -> en:palm-and-palm-kernel-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

nonfat dry milk -> en:skimmed-milk-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19054 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

cocoa -> en:cocoa - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 18100 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

whole milk powder -> en:whole-milk-powder - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19021 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

soy lecithin -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

sorbitan tristearate -> en:e492 - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 14.2857142857143

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.1693

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: 3

Proteins: 4 / 5 (value: 6.67, rounded value: 6.67)

Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.33, rounded value: 3.33)

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

Negative points: 26

Energy: 6 / 10 (value: 2092, rounded value: 2092)

Sugars: 10 / 10 (value: 53.33, rounded value: 53.33)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 26.67, rounded value: 26.7)

Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 67.72, rounded value: 67.7)

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

Nutritional score: (26 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (30%)
  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 high quantity (26.7%)
  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 (53.3%)
  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 low quantity (0.169%)
  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 (13 WAFERS (30 g))	Compared to: Baking-decorations
Energy	2,092 kj (500 kcal)	628 kj (150 kcal)	+31%
Fat	30 g	9 g	+178%
Saturated fat	26.67 g	8 g	+174%
Trans fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Carbohydrates	56.67 g	17 g	-16%
Sugars	53.33 g	16 g	-1%
Fiber	3.33 g	0.999 g	+130%
Proteins	6.67 g	2 g	+541%
Salt	0.169 g	0.051 g	+96%
Calcium	167 mg	50.1 mg	+808%
Iron	3.33 mg	0.999 mg	+389%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 13 WAFERS (30 g)

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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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Last edit of product page on July 31, 2022, 12:34:10 PM CEST by teolemon.
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