Bertrand
@bertrand_a
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Cofounder of GoCoCo - a barcode scanning app that detects unhealthy products based on scientific research
Barcelona
Joined April 2009
It seems he never said it. But we checked the USDA database on packaged foods: 65% of products contain added sugar... High Fructose Corn Syrup is used in 10% of cases. Cleaner junk food vs. less junk food available: the former is probably a good step (as long as the industry
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Latest analysis of the USDA database: Two-thirds of packaged products in the U.S. contain added sugar... I’m not convinced the diabetes epidemic is the consumer’s fault. So, replacing high-fructose corn syrup with sugar is nice. Reducing sugar consumption is better!
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- 2 out of 3 candies (63%) - almost half of sports drinks (45%) - 1 in 3 sodas (31%) - 1 in 4 snacks (24%) In total, over 51,000 products—12% of everything in the USDA database—contain these additives. Instead of blaming individuals for their choices, let’s shift the focus to
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How many U.S. products use the 6 synthetic dyes banned in California schools? We decided to figure it out 👇 So, we analyzed the USDA database of 400,000+ products, focusing on these dyes that are linked to behavioral issues in some kids. The results? Not so surprising! (or
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California has just banned 6 synthetic dyes from its schools. These dyes are linked to hyperactivity issues in some children and were already either banned in Europe or required to carry a warning: "may have effects on activity and attention in children" (There's no better
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The FDA just revoked the use of Brominated Vegetable Oils (BVO)! We found it in almost 700 US products ! 13% of food products are at risk of being banned in US States https://t.co/DhPDoJoe4p
@food_fight_usa
https://t.co/VM1Nc343qj
#BVO #UPF #FDA
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Interesting study showing that you can build a Healthy Dietary Pattern Using Ultra-Processed Foods https://t.co/v91GZ5JepD I'm not sure that the products they use are really the most widely purchased ultra-processed food products. #ultraprocessed
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We are very proud that GoCoCo was featured on public Spanish TV📺 channel 4 - Focus! Many thanks to the awesome @juan_revenga who created our algorithm and explains the foundation of our score! #gococo #ultraprocessed
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We conducted a nutritional study randomly analyzing 500 products classified as Breakfast Cereals. Within this, we isolated 60 products classified as "Healthy Cereals." 🧐 https://t.co/UhY1YN1C4A 90% of "Healthy cereals" has too much sugar #ultraprocessedfoods #sugar #breakfast
gococo.app
We've analyzed one of the most popular products in the market: breakfast cereals! However, when we focus only on the ones that are labeled as healthy in the grocery store, here's what we discovered...
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We also conduct studies based on our product database. For example, in Spain, 64% of the best-selling products are ultra-processed https://t.co/ZDQMnoSz1v In the US: +91% of “healthy cereals” are ultra-processed https://t.co/8dDVahUfoj
#UPF #ultra-processed
usinsider.com
When it comes to choosing a breakfast cereal, many of us are attracted to products that are marketed as "healthy." With claims such as "good sour
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At our core, we’re nutritionists working with a science-based approach. Our algorithm uses WHO recommendations and the NOVA system You can see the detail of our score here : https://t.co/vB5pf29VTE
gococo.app
Want to know how healthy the food you're buying is? Use GoCoCo app's scanner, back by nutritionists and scientific data, to rate your food products.
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Back on twitter! I'm Bertrand, co-founder of the app GoCoCo (+700.000 users in Spain) We created a barcode scanner app to detect unhealthy products and we’re trying to get the world to kick its addiction to ultra-processed foods.
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Una cuarta parte de los ultraprocesados más vendidos en España tienen buena nota en Nutri-Score. El pan de molde, las minitostadas, las barritas de pescado rebozadas... Mientras, el aceite de oliva virgen extra obtiene una C
elpais.com
Consumo asume que este semáforo tan solo valora los nutrientes y no el grado de procesamiento, y no descarta complementarlo con algún otro sistema en el futuro
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¡No te pierdas el evento #ecommerce del año #PSConnectBCN!🚀 Cuenta con las charlas sobre SEO, SEM, Conversión, Growth hacking, #Prestashop... de la mano de @bertrand_a, @Fernando1Angulo, @facchinjose, @seomental y otros referentes del sector🔥 Agenda ➡️ https://t.co/EJHxXXWLX9
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Aforo lleno para @DrGuillemSanz que nos cuenta su aventura de como llegó a facturar 30m con #PrestaShop “Plataforma perfecta y la mas Cost effective del mercado si facturas entre 1 y 50m€” #eShowMAD19
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