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Bounty nutrition

1 pieceMore from MarsUltra-processed (NOVA 4)

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

Traffic lights, per 1 pieceColours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow
Energy136 kcal7% of RI2,004 kJ, 479 kcal per 100g
Saturates5gHigh25% of RI17.5g per 100g
Sugars15gHigh17% of RI52.6g per 100g
Salt0.06gLow1% of RI0.2g 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
136kcal11% of the day
!Total sugar is the one to watch: 79% of their daily limit in 1 piece.
CaloriesEnergy136 kcal11%
Reference 1,291 kcal
Total sugarHigh15g79%
Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)
Saturated fatHigh5g36%
Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age
SaltWithin limit0.06g2%
Limit 3g (NHS)
ProteinTarget1.3g
No set target for this age

1 piece of Bounty. Figures from Mars; 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 Bounty

Total sugar15gin 1 piece
Teaspoons3.7One teaspoon is 4g
3.7 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 15g against the NHS free sugar limit
Age 4 to 6 19g a day79%
Age 7 to 10 24g a day62%
Age 11 and over 30g a day50%

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 chocolate

#103 of 172 chocolate for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow
Maltesers (37g standard bag) 500 kcal per 100g51.4gKinder Chocolate (4 bars, 50g) 550 kcal per 100g52.0gToblerone Milk Chocolate 527 kcal per 100g52.0gLion Bar 486 kcal per 100g52.4gBounty 479 kcal per 100g52.6gCadbury Heroes (individual piece, ~11g) 500 kcal per 100g52.7gM&Ms Crispy 517 kcal per 100g52.8gRitter Sport Milk Chocolate (100g) 546 kcal per 100g53.0gAero Bubbles (113g sharing bag) 509 kcal per 100g53.1g
Swaps with less sugarLess sugar from MarsBounty Ice Cream Bar →28.3g per 100g, against 52.6g.Lowest sugar in chocolateMontezuma's Absolute Black 100% Cocoa (90g) →1.1g per 100g.
All chocolate →172 products

Among all 172 chocolate

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

Sugar52.6g per 100g
1.1gMiddle 49g72g

More sugar than 59% of the 172 chocolate.

Saturated fat17.5g per 100g
2gMiddle 16.1g32g

More saturated fat than 59% of the 172 chocolate.

Salt0.2g per 100g
0gMiddle 0.23g1.04g

Less salt than 55% of the 172 chocolate.

Calories479 kcal per 100g
198 kcalMiddle 514 kcal620 kcal

Fewer calories than 73% of the 172 chocolate.

Is Bounty ultra-processed?

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

Group 4: ultra-processed. Made with industrial processes or ingredients. How NOVA works →

Boone does not hold a full ingredient list for this product, so the group is assigned from the type of food. Check the pack for the ingredients.

Bounty nutrition by portion

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

Per100g1 piece2 pieces (full bar)2 bars
Energy479 kcal136 kcal273 kcal546 kcal
of which saturates17.5g5.0g10.0g19.9g
of which sugars52.6g15.0g30.0g60.0g
Protein4.4g1.3g2.5g5.0g
Salt0.20g0.06g0.11g0.23g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Bounty?+

136 kcal in 1 piece. Per 100g it is 479 kcal.

How much sugar is in Bounty?+

15g of sugar in 1 piece, about 3.7 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Bounty?+

0.06g in 1 piece: 2% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 1% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Bounty ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

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

Collected. Copied by Boone from Mars’ 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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