Figures from Burger King UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Mini Twix Fusion, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Mini Twix Fusion as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 21g is 70% of an adult’s daily 30g in one serving.
Lower free sugarVanilla Sundae →14g free sugar (47%), 143 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 3% for an adult to 7% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 21g is 111% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapMint Chocolate Sundae →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 21g is 88% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapMint Chocolate Sundae →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 21g is 70% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapMint Chocolate Sundae →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 13% of the adult limit.
2.5g of protein, #68 on the menu. Per calorie the Bacon Double Cheese XL gives more: 6.9g per 100 kcal against 1.5g.
Most protein per calorieBacon Double Cheese XL →63g protein in 910 kcalHere the 80mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
29g of carbohydrate, with 22% of the energy from fat.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 98 Burger King items.
More protein per calorie than 44% of the 98 items on the menu.
Burger King does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this serving is less healthy: it scores 15, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #40 of 47 on the menu for this score (lower is better).
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →UK law does not require one for food made to order or sold loose, so Boone cannot count the ingredients or list the additives. Allergens are listed above, as published by Burger King. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Vanilla Sundae 3.2g protein, 0.2g salt143
Mini Smarties Fusion 2.8g protein, 0.1g salt152
Mini Twix Fusion 2.5g protein, 0.2g salt163
Strawberry Sundae 3.4g protein, 0.2g salt179
Salted Caramel Sundae 3.5g protein, 0.5g salt183Mint Chocolate Sundae 3.4g protein, 0g salt184
Chocolate Sundae 3.5g protein, 0.2g salt184
Small Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough 2.9g protein, 0.1g salt198163 kcal as published. 163 kcal is 8% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 7% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 111% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Mint Chocolate Sundae has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
23g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 21g of it is free sugar: 5.2 teaspoons and 70% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum. The other 2g is naturally occurring and does not count.
2.5g, 1.5g per 100 kcal. It ranks #68 of 104 items on the menu for protein. The Bacon Double Cheese XL gives the most protein for the calories, 6.9g per 100 kcal.
15 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
As published, wheat, soya and milk.
Source. Burger King UK nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Burger King’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
