Organic Quinoa - Kirkland Signature - 2.04 kg
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Barcode: 0096619533602 (EAN / EAN-13) 096619533602 (UPC / UPC-A)
Common name: Quinoa
Quantity: 2.04 kg
Brands: Kirkland Signature, Kirkland, Costco
Categories: Plant-based foods and beverages, Plant-based foods, Cereals and potatoes, Seeds, Cereals and their products, Cereal grains, Quinoa
Labels, certifications, awards:
Organic, Kosher, No gluten, USDA Organic, Green Dot, Kosher-parve, Orthodox Union Kosher, Us-org-050
Origin of ingredients: Peru, Pérou
Manufacturing or processing places: United States
Stores: Costco
Countries where sold: France, Japan, United States
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Health
Ingredients
Food processing
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Unprocessed or minimally processed foods
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- 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
Quinoa- Quinoa -> en:quinoa - labels: en:organic - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - percent_min: 100 - percent_max: 100
Nutrition
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Average 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: 6
- Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 6, rounded value: 6)
- Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3, rounded value: 3)
- Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
Negative points: 10
- Energy: 10 / 10 (value: 3590, rounded value: 3590)
- Sugars: 0 / 10 (value: 2, rounded value: 2)
- Saturated fat: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
- Sodium: 0 / 10 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)
The points for proteins are counted because the negative points are less than 11.
Score nutritionnel: 4 (10 - 6)
Nutri-Score: C
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Fat in low quantity (2.5%)
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.
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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.
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Sugars in low quantity (2%)
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 low quantity (0%)
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.
Environment
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Eco-Score E - Very high environmental impact
⚠️ The full impact of transportation to your country is currently unknown.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: D (Score: 38/100)
Category: Quinoa, raw
Category: Quinoa, raw
- PEF environmental score: 0.79 (the lower the score, the lower the impact)
- including impact on climate change: 6.07 kg CO2 eq/kg of product
Stage Impact 
Agriculture
92.0 %
Processing
0.0 %
Packaging
2.8 %
Transportation
4.6 %
Distribution
0.6 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Bonuses and maluses
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Origins of ingredients with a high impact
Malus:
Environmental policy: -5
Transportation: 0
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Peru 100 %High
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Missing packaging information for this product
Malus: -15
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Eco-Score for this product
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Carbon footprint
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Equal to driving 3.1 km in a petrol car
607 g CO² per 100g of product
The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Quinoa, raw (Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database)
Stage Impact
Agriculture
89.5 %
Processing
0.0 %
Packaging
4.4 %
Transportation
5.8 %
Distribution
0.3 %
Consumption
0.0 %
Packaging
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Missing packaging information for this product
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Transportation
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Origins of ingredients
Origins of ingredients with a high impact
Origin of the product and/or its ingredients % of ingredients Impact Peru 100 %High
Data sources
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