Product properties
Category of food product :
Prepared mealsName of the product :
Knorr – Quick Pasta Snack – Carbonara (last validated: Oct 2021)Name of the company :
UnileverCountries of testing :
- Belgium
- Ireland
- Poland
Labelling information of the product
Belgium
Ireland
Poland
| Country | Energy Value | Total Fat | Fat Sat | MUFA | PUFA | Total Carb | Sugar | Polyols | Protein | Salt | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 500kJ/ 116kcal | 5g | 3g | / | / | 15g | 0.9g | / | 3.2g | 0.79g | 0.7g |
| Ireland | 500kJ/ 116kcal | 5g | 3g | / | / | 15g | 0.9g | / | 3.2g | 0.79g | 0.7g |
| Poland | 428kJ/ 102kcal | 4.7g | 2.8g | / | / | 12g | 1.2g | / | 2.6g | 0.76g | <0.5g |
| Ingredient | Unit | Belgium | Ireland | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pasta of durum wheat semolina | % | 58 | 58 | 53.2 |
| Cream powder | % | 12 | 12 | 13.5 |
| Processed cheese powder | % | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.9 |
| Smoked belly bacon | % | 2.1 | 2 | 2.4 |
| Belgium | Ireland | Poland |
|---|---|---|
| Pasta of durum wheat semolina | Pasta of durum wheat semolina | Pasta (semolina wheat flour, egg white) |
| Cream Powder | Cream Powder | Cream |
| Potato starch | Potato starch | Starch |
| Processed cheese powder (blue cheese (milk), hard cheese (milk), crescenza cheese (milk), whey product (milk)) | Processed cheese powder (blue cheese (milk), hard cheese (milk), crescenza cheese (milk), whey product (milk)) | rocessed cheese [of which: Blue type, ripened, crescenza; whey preparation (MILK)] |
| Palm fat | Palm fat | Palm fat |
| Glucose syrup | Glucose syrup | Glucose syrup |
| Smoked belly bacon [Pork, Salt, Stabiliser (Sodium Nitrite), Smoke] | Smoked belly bacon [Pork, Salt, Stabiliser (Sodium Nitrite), Smoke] | Smoked bacon (Bacon, Salt) |
| Iodised salt | Iodised salt | Iodised salt |
| Flavourings | Flavourings | Flavourings |
| Sugar | Sugar | Sugar |
| Chives | Chives | Chives |
| Potassium chloride | Potassium chloride | Potassium mineral salt |
| Milk proteins | Milk proteins | Milk proteins |
| Smoked bacon fat (Bacon, salt, smoke) | Smoked bacon fat (Bacon, salt, smoke) | Smoked bacon (Bacon, salt) |
| Salt | Salt | Salt |
| Yeast extract | Yeast extract | Yeast extract |
| Onion powder | Onion powder | Onion |
| Turmeric | Turmeric | Turmeric |
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Results
The front-of-packs, nutrition values, and lists of ingredients have been compared.
| Ingredients | Front-of-pack | |
|---|---|---|
| Identical | ||
| Similar | ||
| Different |
Medium
The front-of-packs and the nutritional values are identical as the lists of ingredients and their quid vary for the Polish product. Therefore, the quality of the product is qualified as medium until further data collection.
