Lavazza Qualità Oro Ground Coffee 250 g tin: version 3

Saved 2026-09-12 13:08 by @benjaminsen (bot): Full evidence review and rebuild to structure version 2. The central correction is that this tin carries two label contexts and the old entry merged them. The pack is the multilingual export tin: a base label printing the same declaration in a dozen languages, each introduced by a country badge, with a Hong Kong importer's white sticker pasted over it. They are now separate observations. The base label is the roaster's own and prints no nutrition table at all, which is lawful: Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 Annex V point 7 exempts whole or milled coffee beans from the mandatory nutrition declaration, and its panel row records that exemption with the legal basis. The importer's sticker carries the only table on the pack, headed "Per 100g of Powder" and written in Hong Kong format, with energy in kilocalories only and sodium in milligrams; the kilojoule and salt rows are recorded as not_declared rather than as zero or blank. The previous version presented those figures as the product's nutrition without recording which surface they came from or that the EU label is exempt. Ingredients are likewise split: the base label gives only the denomination "Roasted ground coffee" (single-ingredient, Art. 19(1)(e)), while the sticker is the only surface stating "Ground Coffee (100% Pure Arabica Bean)". Markets went from country_of_sale HK, AL with no Markets section to thirteen rows. Eleven countries are now printed evidence from the badges on the base label (GR, PL, CZ, SK, HU, LV, RO, BG, LT, EE, AL), Hong Kong is printed from the importer's sticker and hotline, and Poland also has a sourced row from a retailer that prints this barcode and has it in stock. Open Food Facts' tags for Belarus, Germany and Ukraine are supported by nothing on the pack and are recorded as an unresolved gap instead of being used. The gs1_prefix_owner relation moved from derived to sourced: company/luigi-lavazza-s-p-a already states gs1_prefixes 8000070, which is exactly the case rule 6 says should not be re-argued. Two distributors printed on the base label now exist as companies rather than being dropped: Marketing&Distribution of Kashar, Tiranë for Albania, and Oniks SHPK of Ferizaj for Kosovo, both cited to the pack photograph. The Kosovo relation has an empty market cell because the schema has no code for Kosovo, and that is recorded as a gap. New References rows: pack-base, pack-en and pack-front (the three wrapper photographs actually read), lavazza-it, topoffice and eu1169; off, lavazza-oro and off-rossa were re-dated after re-fetching. The Images rows now say which observation each photograph belongs to, including that the file stored as the nutrition photo is the importer's sticker rather than a panel printed by the roaster. Unresolved and recorded as gaps: the OFF country tags; lavazza.it rating this same tin 8/10 for intensity where the tin and lavazza.com say 5/10; the absence of a photograph of the whole base label circumference; and that every photograph predates 2023 while Lavazza's own shops currently show the 250 g ground Oro as unavailable.. Current is v4.

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# Lavazza Qualità Oro Ground Coffee 250 g tin <!--product-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 08000070020580
name: Lavazza Qualità Oro Ground Coffee 250 g tin
family: family/qualita-oro
default_observation: base-label
summary: The 250 g gold tin of Lavazza's 100% Arabica Qualità Oro ground coffee, a multilingual export pack roasted in Turin and sold on in Hong Kong under an importer's sticker.
brand: brand/lavazza
category: category/10008179
net_content: 250 g
country_of_sale: GR, PL, CZ, SK, HU, LV, RO, BG, LT, EE, AL, HK
country_of_origin: IT
pack_quantity: 1
pack_format: tin
status: active
last_seen: 2026-09-12
last_seen_note: A Polish office-supplies retailer lists this GTIN in stock on 2026-09-12; Lavazza's own shops show the 250 g tin as currently unavailable
<!--/identity-->

## Relations <!--relations-->
| role                | target                         | market | from | until | ended | status   | source       | note                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| ------------------- | ------------------------------ | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| brand_owner_at_sale | company/luigi-lavazza-s-p-a    | global |      |       |       | verified | ^lavazza-oro | Lavazza's own listing names it as the food business operator at Via Bologna 32, Turin; the tin prints the same company and address                                                      |
| manufactured_by     | company/luigi-lavazza-s-p-a    | global |      |       |       | printed  | ^pack-base   | The base label foot reads "LUIGI LAVAZZA S.p.A. VIA BOLOGNA, 32 - 10152 TORINO - ITALIA" and the importer's sticker repeats it as "Manufactured by"                                     |
| imported_by         | company/dah-chong-hong-limited | HK     |      |       |       | printed  | ^pack-base   | Sticker: "Imported by: Dah Chong Hong, Ltd, 7/F., DCH Building, 20 Kai Cheung Road, Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong", hotline 2768 3127                                                          |
| distributed_by      | company/marketing-distribution | AL     |      |       |       | printed  | ^pack-base   | Albanian block: "DISTRIBUTOR I AUTORIZUAR NË: SHQIPËRI: MARKETING&DISTRIBUTION, AUTOSTRADA TR-DR, KM 10, TIRANË, KASHAR"                                                                |
| distributed_by      | company/oniks-shpk             |        |      |       |       | printed  | ^pack-base   | Same block, for Kosovo: "KOSOVË: ONIKS SHPK, RR. DRITON ISLAMI PN, FERIZAJ. TEL: 0290 320 511". Kosovo has no ISO 3166-1 code in this schema, so the market cell is left empty          |
| gs1_prefix_owner    | company/luigi-lavazza-s-p-a    |        |      |       |       | sourced  | ^off-rossa   | The company stub already states gs1_prefixes 8000070, so this is no longer re-argued: prefix 8000070 inside the GS1 Italy range, evidenced there by a second article on the same prefix |
<!--/relations-->

## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status  | source     | note                                                                                                                                       | observed   | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| PL      | sourced | ^topoffice | Polish retailer prints the barcode 8000070020580 for "KAWA LAVAZZA QUALITA ORO 250 G MIELONA (PUSZKA)"; in stock, despatch within 24 hours | 2026-09-12 | new       | IT     |       |
| PL      | printed | ^pack-base | PL badge printed beside the Polish block of the base label                                                                                 | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| GR      | printed | ^pack-base | GR badge printed beside the Greek block                                                                                                    | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| CZ      | printed | ^pack-base | CZ badge printed beside the Czech block                                                                                                    | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| SK      | printed | ^pack-base | SK badge printed beside the Slovak block                                                                                                   | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| HU      | printed | ^pack-base | HU badge printed beside the Hungarian block                                                                                                | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| LV      | printed | ^pack-base | LV badge printed beside the Latvian block                                                                                                  | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| RO      | printed | ^pack-base | RO badge printed beside the Romanian block                                                                                                 | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| BG      | printed | ^pack-base | BG badge printed beside the Bulgarian block                                                                                                | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| LT      | printed | ^pack-base | LT badge printed beside the Lithuanian block                                                                                               | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| EE      | printed | ^pack-base | EE badge printed beside the Estonian block                                                                                                 | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| AL      | printed | ^pack-base | AL badge printed beside the Albanian block, which also names the authorised distributor for Albania                                        | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
| HK      | printed | ^pack-base | The overlay sticker carries a Hong Kong importer, a Hong Kong hotline and a bilingual English and Chinese best-before line                 | 2020-02-09 |           | IT     |       |
<!--/markets-->

## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                           | type   | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Qualità Oro                    | name   | it     |      |       |
| Lavazza Oro                    | search | en     |      |       |
| Qualita Oro Ground Coffee      | search | en     |      |       |
| Roasted ground coffee          | legal  | en     |      |       |
| Καβουρδισμένος αλεσμένος καφές | legal  | el     |      |       |
| Qualità Oro Perfect Symphony   | search | en     |      |       |
<!--/aliases-->

## Ingredients <!--ingredients-->
| ingredient                | role | kind  | note                                                                         | percent | basis | market | from | until | source     | id       | observation | parent_id | position | printed_name                           | state |
| ------------------------- | ---- | ----- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- | ----- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ---------- | -------- | ----------- | --------- | -------- | -------------------------------------- | ----- |
| ingredient/coffee         |      | label | The base label gives only the legal denomination; a single-ingredient food   |         |       |        |      |       | ^pack-en   | base-cof | base-label  |           | 1        | Roasted ground coffee                  |       |
| ingredient/arabica-coffee |      | label | The importer's sticker is the only surface that states the botanical species | 100     |       | HK     |      |       | ^pack-base | hk-arab  | hk-sticker  |           | 1        | Ground Coffee (100% Pure Arabica Bean) |       |
<!--/ingredients-->

## Observations <!--observations-->
| id         | label                                | kind  | market                                     | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed   | status    | ingredients_text                       | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis                                                          | source     | note                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ----- | ------------------------------------------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | ---------- | --------- | -------------------------------------- | ----------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| base-label | Multilingual export base label       | label | GR, PL, CZ, SK, HU, LV, RO, BG, LT, EE, AL | en       |            |             | 2022-07-02 | supported | Roasted ground coffee                  | exempt                  | Art. 19(1)(e), a food comprising a single ingredient whose name is the ingredient | ^pack-en   | The tin's own printing: one block per language, each introduced by a country badge. The English block adds "Date of production (MFD)/Best before (B.B.): date shown on the bottom of the tin", "Packaged in a protective atmosphere", "Made in Italy" and "Origin of coffee: non-EU" | 250 g       | 1             |             | tin         |              |
| hk-sticker | Hong Kong importer's overlay sticker | label | HK                                         | en       |            |             | 2020-02-09 | supported | Ground Coffee (100% Pure Arabica Bean) | listed                  |                                                                                   | ^pack-base | A white paper sticker applied over the base label, carrying its own ingredient line, a Hong Kong nutrition panel, "Product of Italy", the manufacturer, the importer and a Hong Kong hotline. Best-before is given bilingually in English and Chinese                                | 250 g       | 1             |             | tin         |              |
<!--/observations-->

## Nutrition panels <!--nutrition_panels-->
| id        | observation | label                  | basis | basis_state | basis_note                                                                                                          | declaration | exempt_basis                                                                                                | source     | note                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| --------- | ----------- | ---------------------- | ----- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| base-none | base-label  | No declaration printed | 100 g | as_sold     |                                                                                                                     | exempt      | Reg. (EU) 1169/2011 Annex V point 7: whole or milled coffee beans are exempt from the nutrition declaration | ^eu1169    | No nutrition table appears on any photographed surface of the base label, which is what the exemption allows                                                                                                                  |
| hk-100    | hk-sticker  | Per 100 g of powder    | 100 g | as_sold     | The sticker heads the column "Per 100g of Powder", so the figures are for the dry ground coffee, not the brewed cup | transcribed |                                                                                                             | ^pack-base | A Hong Kong-format panel: energy in kcal only, no kilojoule figure, sodium in milligrams and no salt figure. Open Food Facts types this barcode as 1.7 kJ with fat, carbohydrate and sugars at 0, which contradicts the label |
<!--/nutrition_panels-->

## Nutrition values <!--nutrition_values-->
| panel  | nutrient        | value | qualifier | printed_value | state        | method  | source     | note                                                                                                       |
| ------ | --------------- | ----- | --------- | ------------- | ------------ | ------- | ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| hk-100 | energy_kcal     | 349   |           | 349kcal       | known        | printed | ^pack-base | Consistent with the panel's own macronutrients using 2 kcal/g for fibre: 15.0x9 + 15.8x4 + 12.4x4 + 51.0x2 |
| hk-100 | protein_g       | 15.8  |           | 15.8g         | known        | printed | ^pack-base |                                                                                                            |
| hk-100 | fat_g           | 15    |           | 15.0g         | known        | printed | ^pack-base |                                                                                                            |
| hk-100 | saturated_fat_g | 6.7   |           | 6.7g          | known        | printed | ^pack-base |                                                                                                            |
| hk-100 | trans_fat_g     | 0     |           | 0g            | known        | printed | ^pack-base | A printed zero, not a missing value                                                                        |
| hk-100 | carbohydrate_g  | 12.4  |           | 12.4g         | known        | printed | ^pack-base |                                                                                                            |
| hk-100 | sugars_g        | 0     |           | 0g            | known        | printed | ^pack-base | A printed zero, not a missing value                                                                        |
| hk-100 | fibre_g         | 51    |           | 51.0g         | known        | printed | ^pack-base |                                                                                                            |
| hk-100 | sodium_mg       | 0.9   |           | 0.9mg         | known        | printed | ^pack-base |                                                                                                            |
| hk-100 | energy_kj       |       |           |               | not_declared | printed | ^pack-base | The Hong Kong panel prints no kilojoule figure                                                             |
| hk-100 | salt_g          |       |           |               | not_declared | printed | ^pack-base | The panel declares sodium instead of salt                                                                  |
<!--/nutrition_values-->

## Label claims <!--claims-->
| observation | claim                               | kind  | source      | note                                                |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------- | ----- | ----------- | --------------------------------------------------- |
| base-label  | Roasted ground coffee               | label | ^pack-en    | Legal denomination, repeated in each language block |
| base-label  | Made in Italy                       | label | ^pack-en    | Printed in the English block                        |
| base-label  | Origin of coffee: non-EU            | label | ^pack-en    | The beans are imported green and roasted in Italy   |
| base-label  | Packaged in a protective atmosphere | label | ^pack-en    | Printed in the English block                        |
| base-label  | 100% ARABICA                        | label | ^pack-front | Printed on the front of the tin                     |
| base-label  | AROMATIC INTENSITY 5/10             | label | ^pack-front | Front of the tin; lavazza.it rates the blend 8/10   |
| base-label  | SELEZIONE PREMIUM                   | label | ^pack-front | Band across the top of the tin                      |
| base-label  | DAL 1956                            | label | ^pack-front | Printed inside the Oro roundel                      |
| hk-sticker  | Product of Italy                    | label | ^pack-base  | Printed on the importer's sticker                   |
<!--/claims-->

## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain        | state    | detail                                                                                                                                                                                                         | source       |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ |
|             | markets       | unknown  | Open Food Facts tags Belarus, Germany and Ukraine for this barcode. No badge on the pack and no listing supports them, so they are not recorded; the pack's own badges and the Polish listing are used instead | ^off         |
|             | identity      | disputed | The tin front prints "INTENSITY 5/10" and lavazza.com rates the blend 5/10, while lavazza.it rates the same 250 g tin 8/10 and describes six Arabicas rather than Central and South American origins generally | ^lavazza-it  |
|             | relationships | unknown  | The Kosovo distributor Oniks SHPK has no market cell because Kosovo has no ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code available in this schema; the territory is named only in the relation note                                  | ^pack-base   |
|             | nutrition     | unknown  | No nutrition table is visible on any photographed surface of the base label. That is consistent with the Annex V exemption for milled coffee, but the tin has not been photographed all the way round          | ^eu1169      |
|             | evidence      | stale    | Every photograph of this tin predates 2023 and Lavazza's own shops currently show the 250 g ground Oro as unavailable, so the pack design on sale today may differ                                             | ^lavazza-oro |
<!--/research_gaps-->

## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-12
note: Full evidence review. The pack carries two label contexts on one tin, an EU-style multilingual base label and a Hong Kong importer's sticker pasted over it, and they are now separate observations: the base label is nutrition-exempt under Annex V point 7, while the sticker carries the only panel, in Hong Kong format.
<!--/research-->

## Meta <!--meta-->
title: Lavazza Qualità Oro Ground Coffee 250 g tin (EAN 8000070020580)
description: The 250 g gold tin of Lavazza's Qualità Oro 100% Arabica ground coffee, made in Turin and sold as a multilingual export pack with a Hong Kong importer's sticker.
<!--/meta-->

## Images <!--images-->
| asset                    | kind        | source          | licence      | attribution                  | url                                                   | accessed   | note                                                                                    | observation |
| ------------------------ | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- |
| front-7c9246e1.jpg       | front       | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8000070020580 | 2026-09-10 | The gold tin front with the Oro roundel, "100% ARABICA" and the 5/10 intensity band     | base-label  |
| ingredients-632660f4.jpg | ingredients | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8000070020580 | 2026-09-10 | Close-up of the English block of the base label, ending at the Greek block              | base-label  |
| nutrition-4a12f6a0.jpg   | nutrition   | open-food-facts | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8000070020580 | 2026-09-10 | This photograph is the Hong Kong importer's sticker, not a panel printed by the roaster | hk-sticker  |
<!--/images-->

## References <!--references-->
| ref         | url                                                                                         | title                                                                                          | accessed   | publisher            | kind         | published | record_id     | locator                                    | licence      | attribution                  | upstream        |
| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------- | ------------ | --------- | ------------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------------ | ---------------------------- | --------------- |
| off         | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8000070020580                                       | Open Food Facts: Qualita Oro, Lavazza, 250 g                                                   | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts      | catalogue    |           | 8000070020580 | Product record and five uploads            | ODbL         | Open Food Facts contributors |                 |
| pack-base   | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/800/007/002/0580/2.jpg                     | Open Food Facts photo: back of the tin, importer's sticker over the base label                 | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts      | pack         |           | 2             | Sticker, country badges, Albanian block    | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | Open Food Facts |
| pack-en     | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/800/007/002/0580/5.jpg                     | Open Food Facts photo: English block of the base label                                         | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts      | pack         |           | 5             | EN denomination and origin statements      | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | Open Food Facts |
| pack-front  | https://images.openfoodfacts.org/images/products/800/007/002/0580/4.jpg                     | Open Food Facts photo: front of the 250 g tin                                                  | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts      | pack         |           | 4             | Roundel, 100% Arabica, intensity band      | cc-by-sa-3.0 | Open Food Facts contributors | Open Food Facts |
| lavazza-oro | https://www.lavazza.com/en/roast-and-ground-coffee/qualita-oro-perfect-symphony             | Lavazza: Qualità Oro Perfect Symphony, ground coffee 250 g                                     | 2026-09-12 | Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. | manufacturer |           |               | Product Info block, food business operator |              |                              |                 |
| lavazza-it  | https://www.lavazza.it/it/caffe-tostato-macinato/qualita-oro-sinfonia-perfetta              | Lavazza Italia: Qualità Oro Sinfonia Perfetta macinato in lattina                              | 2026-09-12 | Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. | manufacturer |           |               | Blend description and intensity rating     |              |                              |                 |
| topoffice   | https://topoffice.pl/kawa/22482-kawa-lavazza-qualita-oro-250-g-mielona-puszka-8000070020580 | TopOffice: Kawa Lavazza Qualita Oro 250 g mielona (puszka)                                     | 2026-09-12 | TopOffice            | retailer     |           | X03566        | Barcode 8000070020580 in the listing       |              |                              |                 |
| eu1169      | https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/annex/V                                        | Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex V: foods exempted from the mandatory nutrition declaration | 2026-09-12 | legislation.gov.uk   | registry     |           |               | Point 7, whole or milled coffee beans      |              |                              |                 |
| off-rossa   | https://world.openfoodfacts.org/product/8000070035171                                       | Open Food Facts: Lavazza Qualità Rossa, sharing the 8000070 company prefix                     | 2026-09-12 | Open Food Facts      | catalogue    |           | 8000070035171 | Prefix evidence for the company stub       | ODbL         | Open Food Facts contributors |                 |
<!--/references-->

## About <!--about-->
Qualità Oro is the oldest Lavazza blend, created in 1956: a medium-roast 100% Arabica coffee from Central and South America, ground for moka pot and filter, which the tin itself rates aromatic at intensity 5 out of 10.[^lavazza-oro][^pack-front] This 250 g gold tin is the multilingual export pack rather than the Italian domestic one. Its base label prints the same declaration in a dozen languages, each introduced by a country badge, and the Albanian block also names the authorised distributors for Albania and for Kosovo.[^pack-base] The English block gives the legal denomination, "Packaged in a protective atmosphere", "Made in Italy" and "Origin of coffee: non-EU", the normal position for a roaster importing green beans.[^pack-en] Luigi Lavazza S.p.A. of Via Bologna 32, Turin, is printed on the tin and named as the food business operator on Lavazza's own listing.[^pack-base][^lavazza-oro]

Over that base label a Hong Kong importer's sticker is applied, and this review separates the two. The sticker names Dah Chong Hong of Kowloon Bay, gives a Hong Kong hotline and a bilingual best-before line, and carries the only nutrition table on the pack, headed "Per 100g of Powder" and written in Hong Kong format with energy in kilocalories only and sodium in milligrams.[^pack-base] The base label has no table at all, which is what the law allows: milled coffee beans are exempt from the mandatory nutrition declaration.[^eu1169] The previous version of this entry merged the sticker's figures into a single nutrition block without recording that exemption, so a reader could not tell which surface the numbers came from.

The countries listed here are now the ones the pack itself names, badge by badge, together with a Polish retailer that prints this barcode.[^pack-base][^topoffice] Open Food Facts additionally tags Belarus, Germany and Ukraine; nothing on the tin or in any listing supports those, so they are left out.[^off] One disagreement is recorded rather than resolved: lavazza.it rates this same tin 8 out of 10 for intensity and describes six Arabicas, where the tin and the English site say 5 out of 10.[^lavazza-it]
<!--/about-->