What do the labels on the food mean?

Contents and quality, Co2 and water footprint, allergens and additives

vegetarian

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Dishes with this label are vegetarian.

Vegan

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Dishes with this label are vegan.

Climate food

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Dishes with this label are vegan and also have a low carbon footprint.

Fairtrade

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Food with this label comes from fair trade.

Image icon for fish from sustainable catches

This icon means that the fish comes from sustainable fishing.

Image shows icon for food from sustainable agriculture

This icon means that the dish comes from sustainable agriculture.

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The cloud symbol shows the carbon footprint. There are green, yellow and red clouds (which, like in the traffic light system, indicate that the Co2 footprint can be good, medium or bad).

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The drop symbol shows the water footprint. There are green, yellow and red drops (which, like in the traffic light system, indicate that the water consumption to produce this dish was high, medium or low).

additives

Im studierendenWERK BERLIN Additives are labeled. The following markings apply:

  • 3 - alcohol
  • 4 - flavor enhancer
  • 5 - waxed
  • 6 - preserved
  • 7 - Antioxidant
  • 8 - dye
  • 9 - phosphate
  • 10 - blacked out
  • 12 - contains a source of phenylalanine
  • 13 - Sweeteners
  • 19 - sulphured
  • 20 - can have a laxative effect

Other

Im studierendenWERK BERLIN There are other markings:

  • 2 - Pork or pork gelatin
  • 14 - with some finely chopped meat
  • 16 - caffeinated
  • 17 - contains quinine
  • 35 - Nitrite curing salt
  • 36 - yeast

Allergens

Im studierendenWERK BERLIN Allergens are labeled. The following markings apply:

  • 21 - Cereals containing gluten:
    21a - wheat
    21b - rye
    21c - barley 
    21d - oats
    21e - spelled
    21f - Kamut
  • 22 - Crustaceans
  • 23 - eggs
  • 24 - fish
  • 25 - peanuts
  • 26 - Nuts:
    26a - almonds
    26b - hazelnut
    26c - Walnut
    26d - Cashew nut
    26e - Pecan
    26f - Brazil nut
    26g - pistachio 
    26h - Macadamia
  • 27 - Celery
  • 28 - soy
  • 29 - mustard
  • 30 - Milk and dairy products (including lactose)
  • 31 - Sesame
  • 32 - Sulfur dioxide and sulfides
  • 33 - Lupine
  • 34 - molluscs

We use iodized table salt for salting. With EU Regulation No. 1169/2011, from December 13.12.2014, XNUMX, in addition to approved additives, foods that cause allergies and intolerances and ingredients must also be labeled.

Allergens are mentioned if the named substances or products made from them are contained as an ingredient in the end product." - "Despite careful production of our dishes, in addition to the labeled ingredients, traces of other substances may be contained that are used in the production process in the kitchen or as Traces are already contained in the food delivered.