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Alter eco, organic sea salt truffles

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Barcode: 0817670010556 (EAN / EAN-13) 817670010556 (UPC / UPC-A)

Brands: Alter Eco

Brand owner: Alter Eco Americas Inc.

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Cocoa and its products, Confectioneries, Chocolate candies

Labels, certifications, awards: Organic

Countries where sold: United States

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Ingredients

9 ingredients

*+cane sugar, *+cacao beans, *+coconut oil, *+ cocoa butter, *whole milk, sea salt (fleur de sel), natural flavors, *+vanilla beans.

Allergens: Milk

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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Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

No ingredients containing palm oil detected

Non-vegan

Non-vegan ingredients: Whole milk

Maybe vegetarian

Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Natural flavouring

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

Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: +cane sugar, +cacao beans, +coconut oil, + cocoa butter, whole milk, sea salt (fleur de sel), natural flavors, +vanilla beans
+cane sugar -> en:cane-sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 12.5 - percent_max: 100

+cacao beans -> en:cocoa-bean - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 18100 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50

+coconut oil -> en:coconut-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no - ciqual_food_code: 16040 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333

+ cocoa butter -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25

whole milk -> en:whole-milk - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 19023 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20

sea salt -> en:sea-salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11082 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3325

fleur de sel -> en:fleur-de-sel - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11082 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3325

natural flavors -> en:natural-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3325

+vanilla beans -> en:vanilla-pod - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.3325

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: 5

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

Fiber: 5 / 5 (value: 8.3, rounded value: 8.3)

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

Negative points: 25

Energy: 7 / 10 (value: 2615, rounded value: 2615)

Sugars: 7 / 10 (value: 33.33, rounded value: 33.33)

Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 41.67, rounded value: 41.7)

Sodium: 1 / 10 (value: 133, rounded value: 133)

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

Nutritional score: (25 - 5)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in high quantity (50%)
  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 (41.7%)
  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 (33.3%)
  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 moderate quantity (0.333%)
  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 PIECE (12 g))	Compared to: Chocolate candies
Energy	2,615 kj (625 kcal)	314 kj (75 kcal)	+21%
Fat	50 g	6 g	+63%
Saturated fat	41.67 g	5 g	+142%
Carbohydrates	41.67 g	5 g	-24%
Sugars	33.33 g	4 g	-28%
Fiber	8.3 g	0.996 g	+135%
Proteins	0 g	0 g	-100%
Salt	0.332 g	0.04 g	+62%
Iron	3 mg	0.36 mg	+18%
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis)	0 %	0 %

Serving size: 1 PIECE (12 g)

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Alter eco, organic sea salt truffles