Irn-Bru Original nutrition

Figures from Irn-Bru’s published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per single can (330ml)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy168 kcal8% of RI213 kJ, 51 kcal per 100g

Sugars40.3gMedium45% of RI12.2g per 100g

Salt0.13gLow2% of RI0.04g 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 and saturates figures for this product, so they are not shown.

How much

Who is eating

168kcal13% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 212% of their daily limit in single can (330ml).

CaloriesEnergy168 kcal13%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarOver40.3g212%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

SaltWithin limit0.13g4%

Limit 3g (NHS)

Single can (330ml) of Original. Figures from Irn-Bru; 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 of Irn-Bru Original

Total sugar40.3gin single can (330ml)

Teaspoons10.1One teaspoon is 4g

10.1 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 40.3g 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.

How it compares with other cola & fizzy drinks

Joint #24 of 29 cola & fizzy drinks for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

Aldi Vive Diet Cola 2 L 0 kcal per 100ml0.03g Aldi Vive Diet Lemonade 6 Pack 980 ML 1 kcal per 100ml0.03g Aldi Vive Lemonade 2 L 26 kcal per 100ml0.03g 7UP 35 kcal per 100g0.04g Aldi Vive zX Cola 0 kcal per 100ml0.04g Aldi Vive zX Cola 6 Pack 1.98 L 0 kcal per 100ml0.04g Irn-Bru Original 51 kcal per 100g0.04g Irn-Bru Sugar Free 3 kcal per 100g0.04g R Whites Premium Lemonade 29 kcal per 100g0.04g

Swaps with less saltLowest salt in cola & fizzy drinksAldi Vive Diet Cola 6 Pack 980 ML →0.00g per 100ml.

All cola & fizzy drinks →29 products

Among all 29 cola & fizzy drinks

Where it sits per 100g against every cola & fizzy drinks product in the Boone database.

Sugar12.2g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.4g12.2g

More sugar than 97% of the 29 cola & fizzy drinks.

Salt0.04g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.01g0.04g

More salt than 79% of the 29 cola & fizzy drinks.

Calories51 kcal per 100g

0 kcalMiddle 10 kcal51 kcal

More calories than 97% of the 29 cola & fizzy drinks.

Irn-Bru Original nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Single can (330ml)	Standard can/bottle (500ml)
Energy	51 kcal	168 kcal	255 kcal
of which sugars	12.2g	40.3g	61.0g
Salt	0.04g	0.13g	0.20g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Irn-Bru Original?+

168 kcal in single can (330ml). Per 100g it is 51 kcal.

How much sugar is in Irn-Bru Original?+

40.3g of sugar in single can (330ml), about 10.1 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Irn-Bru Original?+

0.13g in single can (330ml): 4% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 2% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

Source. Irn-Bru’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Irn-Bru’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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