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Benecol Original Yoghurt Drink nutrition

100gMore from Benecol

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

Traffic lights, per 100gColours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow
Energy51 kcal3% of RI213 kJ, 51 kcal per 100g
Saturates0.2gLow1% of RI0.2g per 100g
Sugars6.5gMedium7% of RI6.5g per 100g
Salt0.08gLow1% of RI0.08g per 100g

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100g. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat figures for this product, so it is not shown.

How much
Who is eating
51kcal4% of the day
!Total sugar is the one to watch: 34% of their daily limit in 100g.
CaloriesEnergy51 kcal4%
Reference 1,291 kcal
Total sugarHigh6.5g34%
Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)
Saturated fatWithin limit0.2g1%
Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age
SaltWithin limit0.08g3%
Limit 3g (NHS)
ProteinTarget1.4g
No set target for this age

100g of Original Yoghurt Drink. Figures from Benecol; 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 of Benecol Original Yoghurt Drink

Total sugar6.5gin 100g
Teaspoons1.6One teaspoon is 4g
1.6 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 6.5g against the NHS free sugar limit
Age 4 to 6 19g a day34%
Age 7 to 10 24g a day27%
Age 11 and over 30g a day22%

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

How it compares with other yoghurt

Joint #13 of 121 yoghurt for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow
Aldi Brooklea Strawberry Thick & Creamy Yogurt 4 Pack 0.5 KG 126 kcal per 100g0.08gAldi Specially Selected Mango & Passion Fruit Luxury Yogurt 150 G 122 kcal per 100g0.08gAldi Specially Selected Mango & Vanilla layered Yogurt 150 G 138 kcal per 100g0.08gAldi Specially Selected Raspberry & Passion Fruit Layered Yogurt 150 G 137 kcal per 100g0.08gBenecol Original Yoghurt Drink 51 kcal per 100g0.08gElla's Kitchen Yogurt Pouch 74 kcal per 100g0.08gPlum Organic Fromage Frais 71 kcal per 100g0.08gActimel Original 74 kcal per 100g0.09gAldi Brooklea Fruit Yogurt Squidgy Pouches 4 pack 320 G 80 kcal per 100g0.09g
Swaps with less saltLowest salt in yoghurtAldi Brooklea Strawberry Flavour Thick & Creamy Yogurt 150 G →0.00g per 100g.
All yoghurt →121 products

Among all 121 yoghurt

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

Sugar6.5g per 100g
0gMiddle 7.8g17.7g

Less sugar than 60% of the 121 yoghurt.

Saturated fat0.2g per 100g
0gMiddle 1.1g9.5g

Less saturated fat than 71% of the 121 yoghurt.

Salt0.08g per 100g
0gMiddle 0.11g0.25g

Less salt than 79% of the 121 yoghurt.

Calories51 kcal per 100g
48 kcalMiddle 82 kcal165 kcal

Fewer calories than 98% of the 121 yoghurt.

Benecol Original Yoghurt Drink nutrition by portion

Boone does not hold figures for fat, carbohydrate and fibre for this product.

Per100g
Energy51 kcal
of which saturates0.2g
of which sugars6.5g
Protein1.4g
Salt0.08g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Benecol Original Yoghurt Drink?+

51 kcal in 100g. Per 100g it is 51 kcal.

How much sugar is in Benecol Original Yoghurt Drink?+

6.5g of sugar in 100g, about 1.6 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Benecol Original Yoghurt Drink?+

0.08g in 100g: 3% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 1% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

Source. Benecol’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Benecol’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.

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