Typical values | per 100g | per 1/10 cake |
---|---|---|
Energy | 416 kcal | 300 kcal |
Energy | 1741 kj | 1254 kj |
Protein | 4.9 g | 3.53 g |
Carbohydrate | 50.5 g | 36.36 g |
Sugars | 28.7 g | 20.66 g |
Fat | 21.6 g | 15.55 g |
Saturates | 7.7 g | 5.54 g |
Fibre | 1.5 g | 1.08 g |
Sodium | 0.17 g | 0.122 g |
Calories : 0.00 kcal per 100g
Sugar : 28.70 g per 100g
Salt : 0 g per 100g
Fat : 21.60 g per 100g
Organisation | Waitrose |
Date | 2014-06-03T01:22:46Z |
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: 8 is 1625 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: 8 and sex:female is
5% x 1625 / 3.8 = 21.4g of Sugar per day
5.4 cubes
.
and the Absolute maximum is
42.8g of Sugar per day.
Nb. The W.H.O2 recommendations for maximum sugar intake are considerably lower than those of the NHS3.