Figures from Greggs UK nutrition guide, September 2026 , collected by Boone
Sausage Roll, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Sausage Roll as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Saturated fat is the biggest issue: 11g is 55% of an adult’s daily 20g in one serving.
Lower saturated fatScotch Pie →5.6g saturated fat (28%), 335 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 25% for an adult to 50% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 1.5g is 50% of the day’s 3g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapBavarian Slice →0.42g salt, 14% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 1.5g is 30% of the day’s 5g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapBavarian Slice →0.42g salt, 8% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 1.5g is 25% of the day’s 6g limit in one serving.
Lower-salt swapBavarian Slice →0.42g salt, 7% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 55% of the adult limit.
9.1g of protein, #104 on the menu. Per calorie the Free Range Egg Pot gives more: 9.4g per 100 kcal against 2.6g.
Most protein per calorieFree Range Egg Pot →12g protein in 127 kcalHere the 600mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
24g of carbohydrate, and 62% of the energy is fat, which is slow to digest. Better after a long session than in the hours before one.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 213 Greggs items.
More protein per calorie than 34% of the 213 items on the menu.
More fibre per calorie than 40% of the 213 items on the menu.
Greggs 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 18, 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 #173 of 203 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 Greggs. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Vegan Sausage Roll (Pork-Free with Quorn) 11g protein, 1.8g salt308
Vanilla Custard Slice 4.1g protein, 0.52g salt328Scotch Pie 17g protein, 1.7g salt335
Sausage Roll 9.1g protein, 1.5g salt347Bavarian Slice 4.3g protein, 0.42g salt376
Steak Bake 15g protein, 1.4g salt411
Corned Beef Bake 11g protein, 1.4g salt417
Chicken Bake 13g protein, 1.8g salt420347 kcal as published. 347 kcal is 17% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 50% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 0% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Bavarian Slice has 0.42g of salt, 14% of that salt limit.
0g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0g of it is free sugar: 0.0 teaspoons and 0% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
9.1g, 2.6g per 100 kcal. It ranks #104 of 212 items on the menu for protein. The Free Range Egg Pot gives the most protein for the calories, 9.4g per 100 kcal.
18 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, barley, milk and sulphites. Rye, oats, soya, eggs and mustard may be present.
Source. Greggs UK nutrition guide, September 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from Greggs’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.
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