Category/Nuts
The category Nuts are fruits from a tree (or shrub) consisting of a hard or tough nutshell protecting a kernel which is usually edible. We use the common approach to nuts and not the botanical definitions.
The products founder under Nuts are only minimally processed and have few added ingredients (salt, oil).
15.349 products are categorised under Nuts on 26 December 2024.
Categorisation
Super-categories
Ingredients-based super categories
The super (parent) categories of Nuts is:
Usage-based super categories
Salted and grilled almonds can be seen as salty snacks.
Sub-categories
These subcategories are exclusive: a product cannot be assigned to more than one of the subcategories. This category has several subcategories:
- By nut type:
- By processing:
- By ingredients
Convenience categories
Convenience categories are categories that can be expressed in terms of two and more facets, but exist to help the user entering categories
- Raw nutsor seeds - not roasted, unsalted, unshelled nuts or seeds (GPC category);
- Prepared unshelled nuts or seeds (GPC category);
Related categories
Many categories have Nuts in their name:
Subcategories graph
Ingredients
The ingredient Almond occurs in some 3311 categories.
The ingredients for Pine nuts.
Almonds
- Minimal ingredients
- Optional ingredients
- none
- Disallowed ingredients
- any other nut
Raw almonds
- Expected ingredients
- Optional ingredients
- none
- Disallowed ingredients
- none
Salted almonds
Production process/labels
not yet looked at
Origin
Nutritional information
The plots seem to suggest that there are two nutritional subcategories.
Almonds
min | 10% | med | 90% | max | ipd | lower | upper | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Energy (kJ/100g) | 246 | 2410 | 2570 | 2710 | 3290 | 300 | 2110 | 3010 |
Fat (%) | 1 | 49.9 | 53 | 56.3 | 82.1 | 6.4 | 43.5 | 62.7 |
Saturated fat (%) | 0 | 3.57 | 4 | 5 | 34.8 | 1.43 | 2.14 | 7.14 |
Carbohydrates (%) | 1.5 | 4.3 | 10 | 21.5 | 61 | 17.2 | 0 | 38.7 |
Sugars (%) | 0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 23.4 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 6.7 |
Fiber (%) | 0 | 8.6 | 10.9 | 13.3 | 42.9 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 18 |
Proteins (%) | 0.02 | 20 | 21.4 | 25.8 | 53 | 5.8 | 14.2 | 31.6 |
Salt (%) | 0 | 0 | 0.01 | 1.07 | 25.8 | 1.07 | 0 | 2.14 |
- Vipd = the interpercentile distance (V90% - V10%)
- Vlower = V10% - Vipd
- Vupper = V90% + Vipd
The distribution of proteins seem to suggest a subcategory (see the violin plots).
Nutrition score
The Nutrition Score suggests varies between C (146 products) and D (186 products). It is not clear whether Pine nuts should be taken into account as nuts. This would move all a score down. The median Nutriscore is Dark Green (A) if it counts as Nuts.
Median nutritional values
The two pie charts show which macronutrients make up Almonds (the missing is assumed to be water) and the origin of the energy in Almonds.
Comparing categories
There seem to be two subcategories when looking at the nutritional profiel, needs more investigation. There are a few theories:
- Roasted almonds have lost some water (only 5% available) and thus should have higher fractions of the other nutrients;
- Roasted almonds that have been baked in oil, should have a higher fat fraction;
- Blanched almonds should have less fiber than almonds with the skin;
It is not yet possible to determine this as not many products have been assigned to the correct subcategories. With what we have now we cannot confirm the roasted almonds theories. The almond flakes, which are mostly blanched, seem to have 1% less fiber.
Quality checks
Categorisation errors
- Single ingredient check:
- Raw almonds should only contain the ingredient Almond;
- Internal opposites:
- Almonds(unshelled) and Almonds(shelled) should not be assigned simultaneously;
- Whole almonds and Almond flakes should not be assigned simultaneously;
- Blanched almonds and Unblanched almonds should not be assigned simultaneously;
- Roasted almonds and Almonds(unroasted) should not be assigned simultaneously;
- Salted almonds and Almonds(unsalted) should not be assigned simultaneously;
- Marcona almonds and Nonpareil almonds should not be assigned simultaneously;
- Oneside opposites(these are categories which are incompatible and which are often due to adding an ingredient as a category):
Sales format
The sales format might depend on the shop. All are sold by package.
Sold by weight are: - Shelled, non-blanched, unroasted almonds; - Shelled, non-blanched, roasted almonds;
Regular maintenance
Once the category has been cleaned up one can perform regular maintenance by visiting the links below and do additional repairs.
Generic errors
- Data quality errors that can be detected;
Hunger Game
Classify products which Robotoff has identify as category Almonds:
Extracting data
- Nutritional values: products for which the nutritional values can be extracted from the associated image;
- Ingredients: products for which the ingredients can be extracted from the associated image;
Superfluous categories
Only the categories that belong to the parents should be present as category. Checking the categories list might help finding wrong one.
IPD nutritional envelope
- Energy envelope check
- Fat envelope check
- Saturated fat envelope check
- Carbohydrates envelope check
- Sugars envelope check
- Fiber envelope check
- Proteins envelope check
- Salt envelope check
Issues
- peanuts count as nuts on wikipedia;
- should we introduce tree nuts and earth nust for allergy purposes?
- need to add chestnuts;
- need to add coconut;