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Spirulina - Nature's Way - 100 g

Spirulina - Nature's Way - 100 g

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Barcode: 9314807048884 (EAN / EAN-13)

Common name: spirulina powder

Quantity: 100 g

Brands: Nature's Way

Categories: Dietary supplements, Spirulina

Labels, certifications, awards: Organic

Countries where sold: Australia

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Nutrition

Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified, their possible positive contribution to the grade could not be taken into account.
This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

Positive points: 3

Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 58.1, rounded value: 58.1)

Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.7, rounded value: 3.7)

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

Negative points: 14

Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1470, rounded value: 1470)

Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 2.7, rounded value: 2.7)

Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

Sodium: 10 / 10 (value: 1087.12, rounded value: 1087.1)

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

Nutritional score: (14 - 3)

Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
- Fat in moderate quantity (6.5%)
  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
- Saturated fat in low quantity (0%)
  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 low quantity (2.7%)
  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 high quantity (2.72%)
  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 (6 g)	Compared to: Spirulina
Energy	1,470 kj (351 kcal)	88.2 kj (21 kcal)	+56%
Fat	6.5 g	0.39 g	+165%
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g	-100%
Carbohydrates	25.5 g	1.53 g	+114%
Sugars	2.7 g	0.162 g	+12%
Fiber	3.7 g	0.222 g
Proteins	58.1 g	3.49 g	+99%
Salt	2.718 g	0.163 g
Beta carotene	0.086 g	0.005 g
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin)	1.89 mg	0.113 mg
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)	3.18 mg	0.191 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin)	19.3 mg	1.16 mg
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxin)	1.08 mg	0.065 mg
Folates (total folates)	91.8 µg	5.51 µg
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin)	283 µg	17 µg
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid)	2.93 mg	0.176 mg
Potassium	1,370 mg	82.2 mg
Calcium	115 mg	6.9 mg
Iron	39.8 mg	2.39 mg
Magnesium	359 mg	21.5 mg
Zinc	0.99 mg	0.059 mg
Selenium	10.4 µg	0.624 µg
Chlorophyl	1.59 g	0.095 g

Serving size: 6 g

Environment

Eco-Score E - Very high environmental impact

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Life cycle analysis

Average impact of products of the same category: D (Score: 26/100)

Category: Spirulina, (spirulina sp.), dried

PEF environmental score: 1.23 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
including impact on climate change: 6.77 kg CO2 eq/kg of product

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	53.2 %
Processing	40.7 %
Packaging	2.0 %
Transportation	3.8 %
Distribution	0.4 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

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Malus: -15

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Eco-Score for this product

Impact for this product: E (Score: 6/100)
Product: Spirulina - Nature's Way - 100 g

Life cycle analysis score: 26
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -15

Final score: 6/100

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Carbon footprint

Equal to driving 3.5 km in a petrol car

677 g CO² per 100g of product

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Spirulina, (spirulina sp.), dried (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	67.5 %
Processing	22.1 %
Packaging	4.3 %
Transportation	5.7 %
Distribution	0.3 %
Consumption	0.1 %

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Spirulina - Nature's Way - 100 g