Cheddar - Kilmeadan - 200g
Barcode: 5011056042185 (EAN / EAN-13)
Quantity: 200g
Packaging: Plastic
Brands: Kilmeadan
Categories: Dairies, Fermented foods, Fermented milk products, Cheeses, Cow cheeses, Cheeses from the United Kingdom, Cheeses from England, Cheddar cheese, Irish cheeses
Labels, certifications, awards: None
Origin of ingredients: Milk from Ireland
Countries where sold: Ireland
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Health
Ingredients
Food processing
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Ultra processed foods
Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:
- Additive: E160b - Annatto
- Ingredient: Colour
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.
Additives
Ingredients analysis
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Palm oil free
No ingredients containing palm oil detected
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Non-vegan
Non-vegan ingredients: Cheddar
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Maybe vegetarian
Ingredients that may not be vegetarian: Cheddar
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Details of the analysis of the ingredients
: Cheddar, Colour (Annatto Norbixin)- Cheddar -> en:cheddar - vegan: no - vegetarian: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 12726 - percent_min: 50 - percent_max: 100
- Colour -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
- Annatto Norbixin -> en:e160b - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
Nutrition
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Poor nutritional quality
⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.
Positive points: 5
- Proteins: 5 / 5 (value: 26, rounded value: 26)
- Fiber: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
Negative points: 21
- Energy: 4 / 10 (value: 1618, rounded value: 1618)
- Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 0.1, rounded value: 0.1)
- Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 21, rounded value: 21)
- Sodium: 7 / 10 (value: 680, rounded value: 680)
The points for proteins are counted because the product is in the cheeses category.
Nutritional score: (21 - 5)
Nutri-Score:
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Nutrient levels
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Fat in high quantity (32%)
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 high quantity (21%)
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 (0.1%)
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 high quantity (1.7%)
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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Environment
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Eco-Score C - Moderate 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: C (Score: 47/100)
Category: Cheddar cheese, from cow's milk
Category: Cheddar cheese, from cow's milk
- PEF environmental score: 0.59 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 6.25 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact 
Agriculture
84.7 %
Processing
7.0 %
Packaging
3.7 %
Transportation
2.8 %
Distribution
1.5 %
Consumption
0.4 %
Bonuses and maluses
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Origins of ingredients with a medium impact
Bonus: +5
Environmental policy: +5
Transportation: 0
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact United Kingdom 100 %Medium
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Packaging with a medium impact
Malus: -10
Shape Material Recycling Impact Unknown Plastic High ⚠ ️ The information about the packaging of this product is not sufficiently precise (exact shapes and materials of all components of the packaging).⚠ ️ For a more precise calculation of the Eco-Score, you can modify the product page and add them.
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Eco-Score for this product
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Impact for this product: C (Score: 42/100)
Product: Cheddar - Kilmeadan - 200g
Life cycle analysis score: 47
Sum of bonuses and maluses: -5
Final score: 42/100
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 3.2 km in a petrol car
625 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Cheddar cheese, from cow's milk (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact
Agriculture
85.6 %
Processing
6.1 %
Packaging
4.2 %
Transportation
3.4 %
Distribution
0.6 %
Consumption
0.1 %
Packaging
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 United Kingdom 100 %Medium
Data sources
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