Every dessert across UK restaurant chains broken down by portion, with sugar measured in teaspoons and against NHS daily free sugar limits for children.
Restaurant desserts are the single largest source of free sugar on most menus. A shared pudding can exceed a child's entire daily free sugar allowance several times over.
Grams understate how much sugar a dessert carries. At 4g per teaspoon, a typical chain dessert runs to eight or more teaspoons, and the heaviest exceed twenty.
The NHS free sugar limit is 24g a day for a child aged 7 to 10 and 19g for a 4 to 6 year old. Most chain desserts exceed both in a single serving.
Milkshakes and dairy desserts carry lactose as well as added sugar, so the free sugar figure is lower than the total. That distinction matters when comparing against the limits.
Cakes and puddings carry substantial saturated fat alongside the sugar, often more than a main course. Sharing desserts compound both.
Each product page includes a full nutrition breakdown per serving and per pack, portion size comparisons, age-adjusted NHS daily reference intake calculations for children aged 4 to 17, an interactive calculator for your child's specific age and gender, and a complete ingredient and allergen guide.
