Drifter nutrition

Half bar (~30g)More from Rowntree's Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

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

Traffic lights, per half bar (~30g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy143 kcal7% of RI1,995 kJ, 477 kcal per 100g

Saturates3.5gHigh18% of RI11.7g per 100g

Sugars14gHigh16% of RI46.7g per 100g

Salt0.12gMedium2% of RI0.4g 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

143kcal11% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 74% of their daily limit in half bar (~30g).

CaloriesEnergy143 kcal11%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarHigh14g74%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit3.5g25%

Guide 14g: Boone estimate, 10% of energy. No NHS limit at this age

SaltWithin limit0.12g4%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget1.7g

No set target for this age

Half bar (~30g) of Drifter. Figures from Rowntree's; 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

Total sugar14gin half bar (~30g)

Teaspoons3.5One teaspoon is 4g

3.5 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 14g against the NHS free sugar limit

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

Against other chocolate

Joint #70 of 172 chocolate for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

Twix 500 kcal per 100g46.0g Aldi Dairyfine Romeo Chocolate Bars 4 Pack 200 G 490 kcal per 100g46.3g Kinder Bueno 565 kcal per 100g46.5g Aldi Dairyfine Hazelnut Crisp Milk Chocolate Sticks 11 Pack 0.2 KG 573 kcal per 100g46.7g Drifter 477 kcal per 100g46.7g Topic 504 kcal per 100g46.8g Aldi Belmont Milk Chocolate Wafer Bars 9 Pack 162 G 526 kcal per 100g47.0g Snickers 505 kcal per 100g47.4g Aldi Everyday Essentials Dark Chocolate 100g 0.1 KG 537 kcal per 100g47.4g

Swaps with less sugarLowest 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.

Sugar46.7g per 100g

1.1gMiddle 49g72g

Less sugar than 59% of the 172 chocolate.

Saturated fat11.7g per 100g

2gMiddle 16.1g32g

Less saturated fat than 73% of the 172 chocolate.

Salt0.4g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.23g1.04g

More salt than 79% of the 172 chocolate.

Calories477 kcal per 100g

198 kcalMiddle 514 kcal620 kcal

Fewer calories than 77% of the 172 chocolate.

How processed is it?

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.

Full nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Half bar (~30g)	Whole bar (60g)	2 bars (120g)
Energy	477 kcal	143 kcal	286 kcal	572 kcal
of which saturates	11.7g	3.5g	7.0g	14.0g
of which sugars	46.7g	14.0g	28.0g	56.0g
Protein	5.8g	1.7g	3.5g	7.0g
Salt	0.40g	0.12g	0.24g	0.48g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Drifter?+

143 kcal in half bar (~30g). Per 100g it is 477 kcal.

How much sugar is in Drifter?+

14g of sugar in half bar (~30g), about 3.5 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Drifter?+

0.12g in half bar (~30g): 4% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 2% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Drifter ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

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

Collected. Copied by Boone from Rowntree'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.

Full methodology →UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →NOVA food processing →

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