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Corn kernels - Edgell - 420 g
Corn kernels - Edgell - 420 g
Barcode: 9310082158089 (EAN / EAN-13)
Common name: corn kernels
Quantity: 420 g
Brands: Edgell
Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Fruits and vegetables based foods, Canned foods, Cereals and potatoes, Vegetables based foods, Canned plant-based foods, Cereals and their products, Canned vegetables, Canned cereals, Canned corn, Canned sweet corn
Labels, certifications, awards:
Australian grown, Health Star Rating, Health Star Rating 4.5
Origin of ingredients: Australia
Manufacturing or processing places: Bathurst, Australia
Countries where sold: Australia
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Health
Ingredients
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3 ingredients
Sweet corn (58%), water, salt.
Food processing
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Processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 3 - Processed foods group:
- Ingredient: Salt
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
: Sweet corn 58%, water, salt- Sweet corn -> en:sweetcorn - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 58 - percent: 58 - percent_max: 58
- water -> en:water - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 41.37333325 - percent_max: 42
- salt -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 0.626666749999998
Nutrition
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Very good nutritional quality
⚠️ Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 99This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Positive points: 9
- Proteins: 1 / 5 (value: 2.2667, rounded value: 2.27)
- Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.3, rounded value: 3.3)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 5 / 5 (value: 99.4626728453594, rounded value: 99.5)
Negative points: 2
- Energy: 0 / 10 (value: 261, rounded value: 261)
- Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 4, rounded value: 4)
- Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0.2667, rounded value: 0.3)
- Sodium: 2 / 10 (value: 250.6667, rounded value: 250.7)
The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.
Nutritional score: (2 - 9)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in low quantity (1.6%)
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 low quantity (0.267%)
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 low quantity (4%)
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 moderate quantity (0.627%)
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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Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 mlAs sold
per serving (75 g)Compared to: Canned sweet corn Energy 261 kj
(62 kcal)196 kj
(46 kcal)-26% Fat 1.6 g 1.2 g - Saturated fat 0.267 g 0.2 g -15% Carbohydrates 8 g 6 g -39% Sugars 4 g 3 g -20% Fiber 3.3 g 2.48 g +12% Proteins 2.267 g 1.7 g -15% Salt 0.627 g 0.47 g +45% Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 99.463 % 99.463 %
Environment
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Eco-Score A - Very low 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: A (Score: 91/100)
Category: Sweet corn, canned, drained
Category: Sweet corn, canned, drained
- PEF environmental score: 0.18 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 1.33 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact Agriculture Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Bonuses and maluses
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Origins of ingredients with a medium impact
Bonus: +3
Environmental policy: +3
Transportation: 0
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Australia Medium
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Packaging with a low impact
Malus: -2
Shape Material Recycling Impact 1 Can Steel Recycle Low
Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: A (Score: 92/100)
Product: Corn kernels - Edgell - 420 g
Life cycle analysis score: 91
Sum of bonuses and maluses: +1
Final score: 92/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 0.7 km in a petrol car
133 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Sweet corn, canned, drained (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact Agriculture Processing Packaging Transportation Distribution Consumption
Packaging
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Packaging with a low impact
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Packaging parts
1 x Can (Steel)
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Packaging materials
Material % Packaging weight Packaging weight per 100 g of product Metal
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
Origins of ingredients with a medium impact
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Australia Medium
Data sources
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