MOM Dry Roasted Masala Kaju / Cashews

MOM Dry Roasted Masala Kaju is cashew (89.6%) coated with refined cottonseed oil, a spice mix (2.38%), refined wheat flour, dry mango powder, salt, sugar, lemon and citric acid. The pack is 40 g and the panel is printed per 100 g, with a 20 g serve.

CleanPlate scores it [L]EA4. The E for nutrition is low: only 17.1 g protein per 100 g and little else credited. The A for ingredients reflects whole or lightly processed ingredients (led by cashew, refined vegetable oil and black pepper), with additives that cost points: added flavouring, declared on the back outside the ingredient list. The [L] marks a hollow label promise: the claim "Rich in dietary fibre & protein" does not hold: "Rich in dietary fibre" on the side of the pack, but no fibre line is printed on the panel (D.1: a nutrient claim not on the panel fails); protein, 17.1 g per 100 g, does pass. The 4 for risk comes mainly from calories (576 kcal per 100 g) and sodium (630 mg per 100 g).

Cashew (89.6%), refined vegetable oil (cottonseed oil), mixed spices and herbs (2.38%), refined wheat flour, dry mango powder, salt, sugar, lemon and acidity regulator (INS 330). The back adds natural and nature-identical flavouring and a permitted natural colour.

Per 100 g: 576 kcal, 42.7 g fat of which 7.3 g saturated, 8.2 g sugar of which 0 g added, 17.1 g protein, 630 mg sodium. Added sugar is printed as 0 g, but sugar is listed, so about 3.7 g of the 8.2 g of total sugar is counted as free sugar after removing what the cashew supplies itself; the score is provisional. Net weight is 40 g on the listing and 50 g elsewhere, and 40 g is used. The listing's panel differs and the pack's is used.