Figures from Burger King UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Regular Sprite, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Regular Sprite as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one drink, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 17.6g is 59% of an adult’s daily 30g in one drink.
Lower free sugarSemi-skimmed Milk →0g free sugar (0%), 123 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: 17.6g is 93% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapSemi-skimmed Milk →0g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 17.6g is 73% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapSemi-skimmed Milk →0g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 17.6g is 59% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapSemi-skimmed Milk →0g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 0% of the adult limit.
0g of protein, #85 on the menu. Per calorie the Semi-skimmed Milk gives more: 7.3g per 100 kcal against 0.0g.
Most protein per calorieSemi-skimmed Milk →9g protein in 123 kcalHere the 80mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
17.6g of carbohydrate, with 0% 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 0% 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 drink is less healthy: it scores 5, above the line of 1.
Higher is less healthy; 1 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #24 of 98 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →8 ingredients across 1 part; 6 are additives or processed (orange).
Group 4 because of the additives or industrial ingredients listed above. How NOVA works →
innocent kids juicy water apples and strawberries 2.2g protein, 0.2g salt64
Regular Oasis 0g protein, 0.2g salt72
Regular Dr Pepper 0g protein, 0.2g salt72
Regular Fanta Orange 0g protein, 0g salt76
Regular Sprite 0g protein, 0.2g salt76Large Oasis 0g protein, 0.2g salt90Large Dr Pepper 0g protein, 0.2g salt90Large Sprite 0g protein, 0.2g salt9576 kcal as published. 76 kcal is 4% 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 93% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Semi-skimmed Milk has 0g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
17.6g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 17.6g of it is free sugar: 4.4 teaspoons and 59% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
0g, 0.0g per 100 kcal. It ranks #85 of 104 items on the menu for protein. The Semi-skimmed Milk gives the most protein for the calories, 7.3g per 100 kcal.
5 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 1 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
Yes, NOVA group 4. The ingredient list includes acidity regulators, flavourings and sweeteners.
As published, none of the 14 major allergens are declared as ingredients.
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.
