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CHEF - Calculator for Health, Environment and Food

Calculate, optimise and label the carbon footprint, environmental impact and nutrition of your dishes and menus

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Environmental Impact Rating Label

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Ingredients

Impact (per serving)

Metric Value Rating
Climate (kg CO₂-e) -
Land Bio (Pt) -
Water Use (m³) -
Ecotox (CTUe) -

Nutrition Profile

Typical Values Per 100g Per Serv. %RI*

Indicative EU Nutri-Score

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Environmental Grade
C
EU Nutri-Score
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Data Quality (DQR) High Confidence

Environmental Footprint (PEF 3.1)

Key Environmental Impacts

Metric Rating
Climate Impact
Land Biodiversity
Water Usage
Water Ecotoxicity

Ingredients

Indicative Nutrition Declaration (UK & EU)

Typical Values Per 100g Per Serving %RI*

*%RI per serving: Reference Intake of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal).

Front-of-Pack Labels

UK TRAFFIC LIGHT

EU Nutri-Score is shown in the summary above. The indicative USA Nutrition Facts panel and the full vitamin and mineral breakdown are on page 2.

Full Nutrient Disclosure
All values per serving, from the total dish composition.
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Indicative USA Nutrition Facts (FDA)

FDA rounding and Daily Values (21 CFR 101.9). † Estimated from the ingredients, as CIQUAL does not record them: added sugars from sugars, honey and syrups and the sucrose in sweetened products; trans fat as the natural trans fat in dairy, beef and lamb fat. For information only: not a compliant US pack label.

Energy & Macronutrients %RI*

Fatty Acids & Cholesterol %RI*

Minerals %RI*

Vitamins %RI*

*%RI per serving (Reg. (EU) 1169/2011, Annex XIII): energy, fat, saturates, carbohydrate, sugars, protein and salt use the Reference Intakes of an average adult (8400 kJ / 2000 kcal); vitamins and minerals use the Nutrient Reference Values. Other nutrients have no official reference value. Vitamin A is given in retinol equivalents (retinol + beta-carotene / 6).

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