InfoCons Consumer Protection Study : Frankfurter-Type Sausages Can Contain Up to 10 Food Additives and 18.55 g of Protein per 100 g of Product – Safe Products , Confident Consumers !
InfoCons carried out a study based on the information found on the labels of frankfurter-type sausages available in Europe, from 12 producers / distributors present on the Romanian market.
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about frankfurter-type sausages – As a result of collecting and analyzing the information found on the labels of frankfurter-type sausages, the following conclusions were drawn:
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about frankfurter-type sausages – From the perspective of product weight:
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The weight of the frankfurter-type sausages included in the study varies between 250 and 1008 grams (g).
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InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about frankfurter-type sausages – From the perspective of the first ingredient used:
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41.66% of frankfurter-type sausages list pork meat as the first ingredient;
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37.5% of frankfurter-type sausages list chicken meat as the first ingredient;
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8.33% of frankfurter-type sausages list turkey meat as the first ingredient;
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8.33% of frankfurter-type sausages list poultry meat as the first ingredient;
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4.16% of frankfurter-type sausages list beef meat as the first ingredient.
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about frankfurter-type sausages – From the perspective of the quantity of main meat* used:
(*main meat = the meat used in the highest quantity in the product, as specified in the list of ingredients)
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87.5% of frankfurter-type sausages mention the percentage of main meat used in the product, with the following proportions: 30%, 35%, 42%, 50%, 55%, 72%, 80%, 82%, 85%, 86%, 90%, 93% or 94%, as follows:
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9.52% contain meat in a proportion of 30%;
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4.76% contain meat in a proportion of 35%;
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4.76% contain meat in a proportion of 42%;
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4.76% contain meat in a proportion of 50%;
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4.76% contain meat in a proportion of 55%;
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9.52% contain meat in a proportion of 72%;
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4.76% contain meat in a proportion of 80%;
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14.29% contain meat in a proportion of 82%;
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14.29% contain meat in a proportion of 85%;
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4.76% contain meat in a proportion of 86%;
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9.52% contain meat in a proportion of 90%;
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9.52% contain meat in a proportion of 93%;
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4.76% contain meat in a proportion of 94%.
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Geographical origin of the meat used in the frankfurter-type sausages included in the InfoCons Consumer Protection study
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about frankfurter-type sausages – From the perspective of the geographical origin of the meat used:
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75% of frankfurter-type sausages mention the geographical origin of the meat (EU – European Union, EU and non-EU, or Romania):
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77.77% contain meat originating from the EU;
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11.11% contain meat originating from Romania;
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11.11% contain meat originating from the EU and non-EU countries.
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25% of frankfurter-type sausages do not mention the geographical origin of the meat.
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about frankfurter-type sausages – Number of E-numbers / food additives:
The number of E-numbers / food additives in frankfurter-type sausages ranges between 0 and 10:
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91.66% of frankfurter-type sausages contain E-numbers / food additives:
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4.54% contain 10 E-numbers / food additives;
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9.1% contain 8 E-numbers / food additives;
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9.1% contain 7 E-numbers / food additives;
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9.1% contain 6 E-numbers / food additives;
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18.18% contain 4 E-numbers / food additives;
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18.18% contain 3 E-numbers / food additives;
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27.27% contain 2 E-numbers / food additives;
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4.54% contain 1 E-number / food additive.
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8.34% of frankfurter-type sausages do not contain E-numbers / food additives.
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InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about frankfurter-type sausages – Nutritional information
(All studied frankfurter-type sausages listed nutritional information on the label; values are reported per 100 g of product)
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Energy value ranges between 142 kcal and 297 kcal;
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Fat content ranges between 7.9 g and 26 g;
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Saturated fatty acids range between 2.7 g and 14 g;
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Protein content ranges between 11 g and 18.55 g;
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Carbohydrate content ranges between 0.5 g and 6 g;
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Sugars (from carbohydrates) range between 0.1 g and 1.5 g;
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Salt content ranges between 0.91 g and 2.59 g.
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