Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce nutrition

1 teaspoon (5g)More from Lea & Perrins Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Figures from Lea & Perrins’ published nutrition information, collected by Boone. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.

Traffic lights, per 1 teaspoon (5g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy4 kcal0% of RI377 kJ, 90 kcal per 100g

Saturates0gLow0% of RI0g per 100g

Sugars0.4gMedium0% of RI8.5g per 100g

Salt0.24gHigh4% of RI4.75g 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

4kcal0% of the day

!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in 1 teaspoon (5g).

CaloriesEnergy4 kcal0%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarWithin limit0.4g2%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit0g0%

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

SaltWithin limit0.24g8%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget0g

No set target for this age

1 teaspoon (5g) of Worcestershire Sauce. Figures from Lea & Perrins; 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 Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce

Total sugar0.4gin 1 teaspoon (5g)

Teaspoons0.1One teaspoon is 4g

0.1 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 0.4g 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 table sauces & condiments

Joint #77 of 78 table sauces & condiments for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

ASDA English Mustard 168 kcal per 100g3.20g Co-op English Mustard 170 kcal per 100g3.20g Tesco English Mustard 170 kcal per 100g3.20g Morrisons English Mustard 172 kcal per 100g3.30g Colman's Original English Mustard 181 kcal per 100g3.50g Encona West Indian Original Hot Pepper Sauce 77 kcal per 100g3.50g Henderson's Relish 65 kcal per 100g3.50g Frank's RedHot Original Cayenne Pepper Sauce 33 kcal per 100g4.75g Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce 90 kcal per 100g4.75g

Swaps with less saltLowest salt in table sauces & condimentsAldi Bramwells Tomato Ketchup →0.90g per 100g.

All table sauces & condiments →78 products

Among all 78 table sauces & condiments

Where it sits per 100g against every table sauces & condiments product in the Boone database.

Sugar8.5g per 100g

0gMiddle 4.2g39g

More sugar than 65% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Saturated fat0g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.3g6.1g

Less saturated fat than 58% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Salt4.75g per 100g

0.9gMiddle 1.5g4.75g

More salt than 97% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Calories90 kcal per 100g

33 kcalMiddle 169 kcal720 kcal

Fewer calories than 86% of the 78 table sauces & condiments.

Is Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce ultra-processed?

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.

Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	1 teaspoon (5g)	1 tablespoon (15g)
Energy	90 kcal	4 kcal	14 kcal
of which saturates	0.0g	0.0g	0.0g
of which sugars	8.5g	0.4g	1.3g
Protein	0.6g	0.0g	0.1g
Salt	4.75g	0.24g	0.71g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce?+

4 kcal in 1 teaspoon (5g). Per 100g it is 90 kcal.

How much sugar is in Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce?+

0.4g of sugar in 1 teaspoon (5g), about 0.1 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce?+

0.24g in 1 teaspoon (5g): 8% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 4% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Lea & Perrins’ published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Lea & Perrins’ 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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