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Barra-kodea: 8723400779292 (EAN / EAN-13)

Markak: Mentos

Kategoriak: en:Snacks, en:Sweet snacks, en:Confectioneries, en:Candies, en:Caramels

Saltzen diren herrialdeak: Frantzia, Espainia

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Osagaiak

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    24 ingredients

    : sugar, glucose syrup, fruit juices from concentrate (strawberry, orange, lemon) (2%), coconut oil is fully hydrogenated, acid (citric acid), starch, flavourings, maltodextrin, thickeners (gellan gum, cellulose gum, ! gum arabic) emulsifier (esters of sucrose fatty acids), agents of sealant (wax carnuba, beeswax), colours (beta carotene, beetroot red)
    Alergenoak: en:Orange

Food processing

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    Ultra processed foods

    Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra prozesatutako elikagaiak eta edariak group:

    • Gehigarria: E160a
    • Gehigarria: E162
    • Gehigarria: E418
    • Gehigarria: E466
    • Gehigarria: E901 - Erle-argizari
    • Osagaia: Colour
    • Osagaia: Emulsifier
    • Osagaia: Flavouring
    • Osagaia: Glukosa
    • Osagaia: Almibar
    • Osagaia: Maltodextrin
    • Osagaia: Thickener
    • Osagaia: Fruit juice concentrate

    Food products are classified into 4 groups according to their degree of processing:

    1. Prozesatu gabeko edo ahalik eta gutxien prozesatutako elikagaiak
    2. Sukaldaritzako osagaiak prozesatu
    3. Prozesatutako jakiak
    4. Ultra processed foods

    The determination of the group is based on the category of the product and on the ingredients it contains.

    → Learn more about the NOVA classification

Gehigarriak

  • E160a

    Carotene: The term carotene -also carotin, from the Latin carota, "carrot"- is used for many related unsaturated hydrocarbon substances having the formula C40Hx, which are synthesized by plants but in general cannot be made by animals -with the exception of some aphids and spider mites which acquired the synthesizing genes from fungi-. Carotenes are photosynthetic pigments important for photosynthesis. Carotenes contain no oxygen atoms. They absorb ultraviolet, violet, and blue light and scatter orange or red light, and -in low concentrations- yellow light. Carotenes are responsible for the orange colour of the carrot, for which this class of chemicals is named, and for the colours of many other fruits, vegetables and fungi -for example, sweet potatoes, chanterelle and orange cantaloupe melon-. Carotenes are also responsible for the orange -but not all of the yellow- colours in dry foliage. They also -in lower concentrations- impart the yellow coloration to milk-fat and butter. Omnivorous animal species which are relatively poor converters of coloured dietary carotenoids to colourless retinoids have yellowed-coloured body fat, as a result of the carotenoid retention from the vegetable portion of their diet. The typical yellow-coloured fat of humans and chickens is a result of fat storage of carotenes from their diets. Carotenes contribute to photosynthesis by transmitting the light energy they absorb to chlorophyll. They also protect plant tissues by helping to absorb the energy from singlet oxygen, an excited form of the oxygen molecule O2 which is formed during photosynthesis. β-Carotene is composed of two retinyl groups, and is broken down in the mucosa of the human small intestine by β-carotene 15‚15'-monooxygenase to retinal, a form of vitamin A. β-Carotene can be stored in the liver and body fat and converted to retinal as needed, thus making it a form of vitamin A for humans and some other mammals. The carotenes α-carotene and γ-carotene, due to their single retinyl group -β-ionone ring-, also have some vitamin A activity -though less than β-carotene-, as does the xanthophyll carotenoid β-cryptoxanthin. All other carotenoids, including lycopene, have no beta-ring and thus no vitamin A activity -although they may have antioxidant activity and thus biological activity in other ways-. Animal species differ greatly in their ability to convert retinyl -beta-ionone- containing carotenoids to retinals. Carnivores in general are poor converters of dietary ionone-containing carotenoids. Pure carnivores such as ferrets lack β-carotene 15‚15'-monooxygenase and cannot convert any carotenoids to retinals at all -resulting in carotenes not being a form of vitamin A for this species-; while cats can convert a trace of β-carotene to retinol, although the amount is totally insufficient for meeting their daily retinol needs.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

  • E160ai

    Beta-Carotene: β-Carotene is an organic, strongly colored red-orange pigment abundant in plants and fruits. It is a member of the carotenes, which are terpenoids -isoprenoids-, synthesized biochemically from eight isoprene units and thus having 40 carbons. Among the carotenes, β-carotene is distinguished by having beta-rings at both ends of the molecule. β-Carotene is biosynthesized from geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate.β-Carotene is the most common form of carotene in plants. When used as a food coloring, it has the E number E160a. The structure was deduced by Karrer et al. in 1930. In nature, β-carotene is a precursor -inactive form- to vitamin A via the action of beta-carotene 15‚15'-monooxygenase.Isolation of β-carotene from fruits abundant in carotenoids is commonly done using column chromatography. It can also be extracted from the beta-carotene rich algae, Dunaliella salina. The separation of β-carotene from the mixture of other carotenoids is based on the polarity of a compound. β-Carotene is a non-polar compound, so it is separated with a non-polar solvent such as hexane. Being highly conjugated, it is deeply colored, and as a hydrocarbon lacking functional groups, it is very lipophilic.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

  • E162

    Betanin: Betanin, or Beetroot Red, is a red glycosidic food dye obtained from beets; its aglycone, obtained by hydrolyzing away the glucose molecule, is betanidin. As a food additive, its E number is E162. The color of betanin depends on pH; between four and five it is bright bluish-red, becoming blue-violet as the pH increases. Once the pH reaches alkaline levels betanin degrades by hydrolysis, resulting in a yellow-brown color. Betanin is a betalain pigment, together with isobetanin, probetanin, and neobetanin. Other pigments contained in beet are indicaxanthin and vulgaxanthins.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

  • E330 - Azido zitriko

    Citric acid: Citric acid is a weak organic acid that has the chemical formula C6H8O7. It occurs naturally in citrus fruits. In biochemistry, it is an intermediate in the citric acid cycle, which occurs in the metabolism of all aerobic organisms. More than a million tons of citric acid are manufactured every year. It is used widely as an acidifier, as a flavoring and chelating agent.A citrate is a derivative of citric acid; that is, the salts, esters, and the polyatomic anion found in solution. An example of the former, a salt is trisodium citrate; an ester is triethyl citrate. When part of a salt, the formula of the citrate ion is written as C6H5O3−7 or C3H5O-COO-3−3.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

  • E418

    Gellan gum: Gellan gum is a water-soluble anionic polysaccharide produced by the bacterium Sphingomonas elodea -formerly Pseudomonas elodea based on the taxonomic classification at the time of its discovery-. Its taxonomic classification has been subsequently changed to Sphingomonas elodea based on current classification system. The gellan-producing bacterium was discovered and isolated by the former Kelco Division of Merck & Company, Inc. in 1978 from the lily plant tissue from a natural pond in Pennsylvania, USA. It was initially identified as a substitute gelling agent at significantly lower use level to replace agar in solid culture media for the growth of various microorganisms Its initial commercial product with the trademark as "GELRITE" gellan gum, was subsequently identified as a suitable agar substitute as gelling agent in various clinical bacteriological media.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

  • E466

    Carboxymethyl cellulose: Carboxymethyl cellulose -CMC- or cellulose gum or tylose powder is a cellulose derivative with carboxymethyl groups --CH2-COOH- bound to some of the hydroxyl groups of the glucopyranose monomers that make up the cellulose backbone. It is often used as its sodium salt, sodium carboxymethyl cellulose.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

  • E570

    Fatty acid: In chemistry, particularly in biochemistry, a fatty acid is a carboxylic acid with a long aliphatic chain, which is either saturated or unsaturated. Most naturally occurring fatty acids have an unbranched chain of an even number of carbon atoms, from 4 to 28. Fatty acids are usually not found per se in organisms, but instead as three main classes of esters: triglycerides, phospholipids, and cholesterol esters. In any of these forms, fatty acids are both important dietary sources of fuel for animals and they are important structural components for cells.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

  • E901 - Erle-argizari

    Beeswax: Beeswax -cera alba- is a natural wax produced by honey bees of the genus Apis. The wax is formed into "scales" by eight wax-producing glands in the abdominal segments of worker bees, which discard it in or at the hive. The hive workers collect and use it to form cells for honey storage and larval and pupal protection within the beehive. Chemically, beeswax consists mainly of esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols. Beeswax has long-standing applications in human food and flavoring. For example, it is used as a glazing agent or as a light/heat source. It is edible, in the sense of having similar negligible toxicity to plant waxes, and is approved for food use in most countries and the European Union under the E number E901. However, the wax monoesters in beeswax are poorly hydrolysed in the guts of humans and other mammals, so they have insignificant nutritional value. Some birds, such as honeyguides, can digest beeswax. Beeswax is the main diet of wax moth larvae.
    Source: Wikipedia (Ingeles)

Ingredients analysis

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    en:Non-vegan

    Non-vegan ingredients: E901

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    en:Vegetarian status unknown

    Unrecognized ingredients: en:Fruit juice from concentrate, en:coconut-oil-is-fully-hydrogenated, en:esters-of-sucrose-fatty-acids, en:agents-of-sealant, en:wax-carnuba

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    : sugar, glucose syrup, fruit juices from concentrate (strawberry, orange, lemon), coconut oil is fully hydrogenated, acid (citric acid), starch, flavourings, maltodextrin, thickeners (gellan gum, cellulose gum, ! gum arabic), emulsifier (esters of sucrose fatty acids), agents of sealant (wax carnuba, beeswax), colours (beta carotene, beetroot red)
    1. sugar -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 8.33333333333333 - percent_max: 100
    2. glucose syrup -> en:glucose-syrup - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 50
    3. fruit juices from concentrate -> en:fruit-juice-from-concentrate - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
      1. strawberry -> en:strawberry - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 13014 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 33.3333333333333
      2. orange -> en:orange - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 13034 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
      3. lemon -> en:lemon - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 13009 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 11.1111111111111
    4. coconut oil is fully hydrogenated -> en:coconut-oil-is-fully-hydrogenated - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 25
    5. acid -> en:acid - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20
      1. citric acid -> en:e330 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 20
    6. starch -> en:starch - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9510 - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 16.6666666666667
    7. flavourings -> en:flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
    8. maltodextrin -> en:maltodextrin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
    9. thickeners -> en:thickener - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      1. gellan gum -> en:e418 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      2. cellulose gum -> en:e466 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5
      3. ! gum arabic -> en:e414 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 1.66666666666667
    10. emulsifier -> en:emulsifier - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      1. esters of sucrose fatty acids -> en:esters-of-sucrose-fatty-acids - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
    11. agents of sealant -> en:agents-of-sealant - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      1. wax carnuba -> en:wax-carnuba - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      2. beeswax -> en:e901 - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5
    12. colours -> en:colour - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      1. beta carotene -> en:e160ai - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe - from_palm_oil: maybe - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 5
      2. beetroot red -> en:e162 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 0 - percent_max: 2.5

Elikadura

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    Poor nutritional quality

    ⚠ ️Abisua: zuntz kopurua ez dago zehaztuta, ezin izan dute kontuan izan kalifikaziorako izan dezaketen ekarpen positiboa.
    ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 11

    This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

    Positive points: 0

    • Proteinak: 0 / 5 (balioa: 0, rounded value: 0)
    • Fiber: 0 / 5 (balioa: 0, rounded value: 0)
    • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (balioa: 11.4583333333333, rounded value: 11.5)

    Negative points: 15

    • Energia: 4 / 10 (balioa: 1623, rounded value: 1623)
    • Azukreak: 10 / 10 (balioa: 69, rounded value: 69)
    • Gantz saturatua: 1 / 10 (balioa: 1.9, rounded value: 1.9)
    • Sodioa: 0 / 10 (balioa: 40, rounded value: 40)

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

    Nutritional score: (15 - 0)

    Nutri-Score:

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    Nutrition facts

    Nutrition facts As sold
    for 100 g / 100 ml     		Compared to: en:Caramels
    Energia 1.623 kj
    (388 kcal)     		+% 26
    Koipe 1,9 g +% 96
    Gantz-azido ase 1,9 g +% 212
    Carbohydrates 92 g +% 2
    Azukre 69 g +% 93
    Fiber ?
    Proteina 0 g -% 100
    Gatz arrunt 0,1 g +% 8
    Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 11,458 %

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