Figures from Costa UK nutrition information , collected by Boone
Instant Wholegrain Porridge, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Instant Wholegrain Porridge as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one breakfast item, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 17g is 57% of an adult’s daily 30g in one breakfast item.
Lower free sugarSeeded Brown Bread Toast (Without Butter) →2.4g free sugar (8%), 272 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 4% for an adult to 8% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 17g is 89% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapWholegrain Jumbo Oats Porridge →0.09g salt, 3% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 17g is 71% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapWholegrain Jumbo Oats Porridge →0.09g salt, 2% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 17g is 57% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapWholegrain Jumbo Oats Porridge →0.09g salt, 2% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 3% of the adult limit.
13g of protein, #33 on the menu. Per calorie the Prawn Mayo Sandwich gives more: 6.8g per 100 kcal against 4.4g.
Most protein per caloriePrawn Mayo Sandwich →19g protein in 280 kcalHere the 96mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
49g of carbohydrate, with 12% 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 551 Costa Coffee items.
More protein per calorie than 67% of the 551 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 89% of the 551 items on the menu.
Costa Coffee does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this breakfast item is not less healthy: it scores 3, below 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 #97 of 236 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 Costa Coffee. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Wholegrain Jumbo Oats Porridge 7g protein, 0.09g salt162
Greek Style Yogurt with Berry Compote & Granola 11g protein, 0.21g salt206
White Toast (Without Butter) 8.7g protein, 1.2g salt226Seeded Brown Bread Toast (Without Butter) 11g protein, 1g salt272
Instant Wholegrain Porridge 13g protein, 0.24g salt294
Smoked Bacon Bap 18g protein, 1.6g salt343
Pork Sausage Bap 18g protein, 1.8g salt515
All Day Breakfast Wrap 23g protein, 2.1g salt604294 kcal as published. 294 kcal is 15% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 8% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 89% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Wholegrain Jumbo Oats Porridge has 0.09g of salt, 3% of that salt limit.
17g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 17g of it is free sugar: 4.2 teaspoons and 57% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
13g, 4.4g per 100 kcal. It ranks #33 of 231 items on the menu for protein. The Prawn Mayo Sandwich gives the most protein for the calories, 6.8g per 100 kcal.
3 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, oats and milk. Wheat, barley, tree nuts and peanuts may be present.
Source. Costa UK nutrition information , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Costa Coffee’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.
