Typical Values | 100g contains | A 50g Serving contains |
---|---|---|
Energy | 1495kJ (355kcal) | 750kJ (180kcal) |
Protein | 10.3g | 5.2g |
Carbohydrate | 64.1g | 32.1g |
Sugars | 7.8g | 3.9g |
Fat | 4.4g | 2.2g |
Saturates | 0.7g | 0.3g |
Mono Unsaturates | 1.8g | 0.9g |
Polyunsaturates | 1.7g | 0.8g |
Fibre | 7.9g | 4.0g |
Sodium* | trace | trace |
*Salt Equivalent | trace | trace |
Calories : 355.00 kcal per 100g
Sugar : 7.80 g per 100g
Salt : 0 g per 100g
Fat : 4.40 g per 100g
Organisation | Tesco |
Date | 2013-11-21T10:16:18Z |
Source | link to source of data |
The Estimated Average Requirement for Energy (a prescribed amount to maintain a healthy body weight) for a female age: 5-6mo is 574 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: 5-6mo and sex:female is
5% x 574 / 3.8 = 7.6g of Sugar per day
1.9 cubes
.
and the Absolute maximum is
15.1g of Sugar per day.
Nb. The W.H.O2 recommendations for maximum sugar intake are considerably lower than those of the NHS3.