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Candy - Pearson Candy Company

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Barcode: 077290773510

Brands: Pearson Candy Company

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Confectioneries, Candies

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

14 ingredients

Corn syrup, sugar, nonfat milk, hydrogenated coconut oil, almonds, and less than 2% of honey, salt, egg whites, canola and/or safflower and/or palm oil, modified soy protein, natural flavor, tbhq and citric acid (to preserve freshness).

Allergens: Eggs, Milk, Nuts

Food processing

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

Ingredient: Flavouring
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

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Additives

E319 - Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (tbhq)

Tert-Butylhydroquinone: tert-Butylhydroquinone -TBHQ, tertiary butylhydroquinone- is a synthetic aromatic organic compound which is a type of phenol. It is a derivative of hydroquinone, substituted with a tert-butyl group.
Source: Wikipedia

E330 - Citric acid

Citric acid is a natural organic acid found in citrus fruits such as lemons, oranges, and limes.

It is widely used in the food industry as a flavor enhancer, acidulant, and preservative due to its tart and refreshing taste.

Citric acid is safe for consumption when used in moderation and is considered a generally recognized as safe (GRAS) food additive by regulatory agencies worldwide.

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil content unknown
Unrecognized ingredients: And-less-than-2-of-honey, Canola-and-safflower-and-palm-oil, Modified-soy-protein, To-preserve-freshness
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Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Skimmed milk, Egg white
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: Corn syrup, sugar, nonfat milk, hydrogenated coconut oil, almonds, and less than 2% of honey, salt, egg whites, canola and safflower and palm oil, modified soy protein, natural flavor, tbhq, citric acid (to preserve freshness)
Corn syrup -> en:corn-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31089 - percent_min: 7.69230769230769 - percent_max: 100

sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

nonfat milk -> en:skimmed-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 19051 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

hydrogenated coconut oil -> en:hydrogenated-coconut-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 16040 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

almonds -> en:almond - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 15041 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

and less than 2% of honey -> en:and-less-than-2-of-honey - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667

salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

egg whites -> en:egg-white - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 22001 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

canola and safflower and palm oil -> en:canola-and-safflower-and-palm-oil - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

modified soy protein -> en:modified-soy-protein - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

natural flavor -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

tbhq -> en:e319 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

to preserve freshness -> en:to-preserve-freshness - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.762

Nutrition

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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (8.12%)
  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 (5.5%)
  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.
  
  Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts
- Salt in moderate quantity (0.762%)
  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 (40 g (6 PIECES))	Compared to: Candies
Fat	8.12 g	3.25 g	+312%
Saturated fat	5.5 g	2.2 g	+323%
Cholesterol	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Salt	0.762 g	0.305 g	+486%
Carbohydrates	82.5 g	33 g	+1%
Fiber	0 g	0 g	-100%
Proteins	?	?
Vitamin A	0 µg	0 µg	-100%
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid)	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Calcium	50 mg	20 mg	+257%
Iron	0 mg	0 mg	-100%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	2.885 %	2.885 %

Serving size: 40 g (6 PIECES)

Environment

Eco-Score C - Moderate environmental impact

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→ 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: B (Score: 62/100)

Category: Candies, all types

PEF environmental score: 0.41 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 1.73 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	78.2 %
Processing	10.7 %
Packaging	5.5 %
Transportation	4.5 %
Distribution	1.1 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

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Malus: -5

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: C (Score: 42/100)
Product: Candy - Pearson Candy Company

Life cycle analysis score: 62
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -20

Final score: 42/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 0.9 km in a petrol car

173 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Candies, all types (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	52.3 %
Processing	19.5 %
Packaging	15.7 %
Transportation	11.6 %
Distribution	1.0 %
Consumption	0.0 %

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Product added on March 9, 2017, 4:57:15 PM CET by usda-ndb-import
Last edit of product page on July 14, 2019, 5:23:33 PM CEST by roboto-app.

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