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Aldi Inspired Cuisine Cottage Pie 0.4 KG nutrition

One portion, 400gMore from Aldi Inspired CuisineUltra-processed (NOVA 4)1 allergen

Figures from Aldi Inspired Cuisine’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per one portion, 400gColours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow
Energy354 kcal18% of RI371 kJ, 89 kcal per 100g
Fat11.6gLow17% of RI2.9g per 100g
Saturates6gLow30% of RI1.5g per 100g
Sugars5.6gLow6% of RI1.4g per 100g
Salt2.24gMedium37% of RI0.56g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake.

How much
Who is eating
354kcal27% of the day
Where the calories come from
20%48%29%
ProteinCarbsFat
!Salt is the one to watch: 75% of their daily limit in one portion, 400g.
CaloriesEnergy354 kcal27%
Reference 1,291 kcal
Total sugarWithin limit5.6g29%
Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)
Saturated fatHigh6g43%
Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age
SaltHigh2.24g75%
Limit 3g (NHS)
FibreTarget4.3g29%
Target 15g
ProteinTarget17.9g
No set target for this age

One portion, 400g of Cottage Pie. Figures from Aldi Inspired Cuisine; portion figures calculated by Boone. Free sugar cannot be worked out without the ingredient list, so total sugar is shown against the free sugar limit as an upper bound. How

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Sugar in a portion

Total sugar5.6gin one portion, 400g
Teaspoons1.4One teaspoon is 4g
1.4 teaspoons of sugar

Boone does not hold an ingredient list for this product, so it cannot split free sugar from sugar that occurs naturally. The shares on the right treat all of it as free sugar, so they are the most it could be.

Up to 5.6g against the NHS free sugar limit
Age 4 to 6 19g a day29%
Age 7 to 10 24g a day23%
Age 11 and over 30g a day19%

The NHS free sugar limit is 19g a day at age 4 to 6, 24g at 7 to 10 and 30g from 11.

Against other ready meals

Joint #56 of 126 ready meals for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow
Bisto Roast Chicken Dinner 104 kcal per 100g0.54gAldi Cucina Carbonara Pasta Bake Family Pack 1.2 KG 162 kcal per 100g0.55gAldi Inspired Cuisine Chicken Korma With Pilau Rice 0.4 KG 157 kcal per 100g0.55gAldi Health Chicken & Bean Soup 0.6 KG 62 kcal per 100g0.56gAldi Inspired Cuisine Cottage Pie 0.4 KG 89 kcal per 100g0.56gAldi Specially Selected King Prawn, Chicken & Chorizo Paella 0.8 KG 116 kcal per 100g0.56gBen's Original Vegetable Pilau Microwave Rice 167 kcal per 100g0.56gAldi Inspired Cuisine Beef Hot Pot 0.4 KG 106 kcal per 100g0.57gAldi Specially Selected Dine In Caesar Chicken 0.38 KG 158 kcal per 100g0.57g
Swaps with less saltLess salt from AldiAldi Inspired Cuisine Chicken Katsu Curry Protein Pot 0.35 KG →0.22g per 100g, against 0.56g.Lowest salt in ready mealsFrozen Stir-fry Vegetables →0.00g per 100g.
All ready meals →126 products

Among all 126 ready meals

Where it sits per 100g against every ready meals product in the Boone database.

Sugar1.4g per 100g
0gMiddle 2g16g

Less sugar than 71% of the 126 ready meals.

Saturated fat1.5g per 100g
0gMiddle 1.2g11.5g

More saturated fat than 58% of the 126 ready meals.

Salt0.56g per 100g
0gMiddle 0.58g1.5g

Less salt than 53% of the 126 ready meals.

Fibre1.1g per 100g
0gMiddle 1.4g4.2g

Less fibre than 72% of the 126 ready meals.

What is in it

20 ingredients; 1 is an additive or industrial ingredient (orange).

19 basic, 1 orange
Ingredients20 ingredients, 1 orange
potato 41%beef 28%waterred wine 8%taw valley mature cheddar cheese(_MILK_) 7%onioncarrotbutter(_Milk_)worcester sauce(water, spirit vinegar, sugar, tamarind extract, garlic powder, onion powder, chilli powder, ginger powder, ground cloves, lemon juice concentrate)cornflourbeef stock(water, yeast extract, beef extract, beef fat, salt, tomato concentrate, carrot juice from concentrate, black pepper, carrot, onion, tomato paste)_Wheat_ flour(_Wheat_ flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin)saltyeast extracttomato Puréethymeblack peppercolour(plain caramel)freeze dried parsleywhite pepper

As published by Aldi Inspired Cuisine. Orange marks additives and industrial ingredients. Always check the pack.

How processed is it?

NOVA group 4
1 Unprocessed
2 Ingredients
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Group 4: ultra-processed. The ingredient list includes the industrial ingredients shown. How NOVA works →

1 type of industrial ingredient+

Allergens

1 contain13 not listed
MilkContains
CeleryNot listed
Cereals containing glutenNot listed
CrustaceansNot listed
EggsNot listed
FishNot listed
LupinNot listed
MolluscsNot listed
MustardNot listed
NutsNot listed
PeanutsNot listed
SesameNot listed
SoybeansNot listed
Sulphur dioxide and sulphitesNot listed
Check the pack. Contains is taken from Aldi Inspired Cuisine’s allergen information. May contain warnings are not shown here, and recipes change.

Full nutrition by portion

Per 100g as sold, and per portion.

Per100gPortion 400g
Energy89 kcal354 kcal
Fat2.9g11.6g
of which saturates1.5g6.0g
Carbohydrate10.6g42.5g
of which sugars1.4g5.6g
Fibre1.1g4.3g
Protein4.5g17.9g
Salt0.56g2.24g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Aldi Inspired Cuisine Cottage Pie 0.4 KG?+

354 kcal in one portion, 400g. Per 100g it is 89 kcal.

How much sugar is in Aldi Inspired Cuisine Cottage Pie 0.4 KG?+

5.6g of sugar in one portion, 400g, about 1.4 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Aldi Inspired Cuisine Cottage Pie 0.4 KG?+

2.24g in one portion, 400g: 75% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 37% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Aldi Inspired Cuisine Cottage Pie 0.4 KG ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes colours.

Where the figures come from

Source. Aldi Inspired Cuisine’s published nutrition information and ingredient list, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Aldi Inspired Cuisine’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Calculated by Boone. Portion figures, traffic lights. Labelled where they appear.

Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →
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