Typical Values | Typical values per 100g | - |
---|---|---|
Energy | 15kj / 3 Kcal | - |
Protein | Nil | - |
Carbohydrate | 0.4g | - |
Sugars | 0 | - |
Fat | Nil | - |
Sats | Nil | - |
Fibre | 0.3g | - |
Sodium | 0.1g | - |
Calories : 3.00 kcal per 100g
Sugar : 0.00 g per 100g
Salt : 0 g per 100g
Fat : 0.00 g per 100g
Organisation | Tesco |
Date | 2013-12-03T11:24:15Z |
Source | link to source of data |
The Estimated Average Requirement for Energy (a prescribed amount to maintain a healthy body weight) for a male age: 15 is 2820 kcal 1 (p.83-85)
The World Health Organisation (W.H.O.) recommends that the maximum proportion of energy from all sugars (intrinsic and added) is: 5% and a strong recommendation of an absolute maximum of 10%
The energy value of a gram of Sugar is 3.8 kcal.1 (p.93)
W.H.O. Recommended maximum sugar intake for age: 15 and sex:male is
5% x 2820 / 3.8 = 37.1g of Sugar per day
9.3 cubes
.
and the Absolute maximum is
74.2g of Sugar per day.
Nb. The W.H.O2 recommendations for maximum sugar intake are considerably lower than those of the NHS3.