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Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce: calories, sugar, salt and nutrition
How much salt is in Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce? A tablespoon (15g) delivers 0.71g of salt, 12% of the adult daily limit. Used in small quantities, sauces like this can still add up significantly across a meal.
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Nutrition by portion size
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Nutrition by portion size: Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce
Portion
Calories
Sugar
Salt
Sat fat
1 teaspoon (5g)
5 kcal
0.43g
0.24g
0g
1 tablespoon (15g)
14 kcal
1.27g
0.71g
0g
Sugar highlighted in amber above 20% of adult daily limit, red above 75%. Salt highlighted in amber above 38% of adult daily limit (2.3g per day), red above 75%.
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce contains 90 kcal, 0g of fat (0g saturated), 21g of carbohydrate (8.5g sugar), 0.6g of protein and 4.75g of salt per 100g. A standard Worcestershire sauce portion — 1 teaspoon (5g) — delivers 5 kcal, 0.43g of sugar and 0.24g of salt.
Lea & Perrins contains fermented anchovies, making it unsuitable for vegetarians despite being frequently overlooked as a meat-derived ingredient. The 18-month fermentation creates complex umami depth from the anchovies. A teaspoon (5g) delivers 0.24g of salt and 0.43g of sugar.
Sugar
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce contains 8.5g of sugar per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g) delivers 0.43g of sugar. Sugar in condiments is all free sugar: unlike the naturally occurring sugars in whole fruit or plain dairy, there is no food matrix to slow absorption.
Salt
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce contains 4.75g of salt per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.24g (4% of the adult daily limit of 6g); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.71g (12% of the adult daily limit of 6g).
At 4.75g of salt per 100g, this is one of the higher-salt condiments. The salt content is relevant because condiments are often added at table after cooking, meaning the salt they contribute is on top of whatever salt is already in the food.
Ingredients and ultra-processed food
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is a commercially produced Worcestershire sauce. Its ingredients are: Malt vinegar (from barley), spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, garlic, spice and herb extracts (contain celery). Fermented for 18 months in the Worcester factory. Anchovy fermentation is central to the umami depth..
A home-made equivalent would typically require fewer ingredients. The processing aids are used to deliver a consistent flavour, texture and shelf life at scale that home preparation cannot match.
Worcestershire sauce
Malt vinegar (from barley), spirit vinegar, molasses, sugar, salt, anchovies, tamarind extract, onions, garlic, spice and herb extracts (contain celery). Fermented for 18 months in the Worcester factory. Anchovy fermentation is central to the umami depth.
Processing (NOVA classification)
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce falls into NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. Most commercially produced condiments, including those made primarily from natural ingredients like tomatoes or peppers, are classified as ultra-processed due to the additives and processing aids used in production.
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce contains 8.5g of sugar per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.43g of sugar; 1 tablespoon (15g): 1.27g of sugar. All sugar in condiments is free sugar and counts towards the NHS daily free sugar limit (30g for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, 19g for children aged 4 to 6).
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce contains 4.75g of salt per 100g. 1 teaspoon (5g): 0.24g of salt (4% of the adult daily limit); 1 tablespoon (15g): 0.71g of salt (12% of the adult daily limit). The adult daily salt limit is 6g; for children aged 7 to 10 it is 5g, and for children aged 4 to 6 it is 3g.
Yes, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce is classified as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed food. This applies to almost all commercially produced condiments, regardless of how natural their core ingredients are.
Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce contains barley, fish and celery.
At 8.5g per 100g, Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce sits in the mid-range for sugar content among condiments. Ketchup contains 23.7g per 100g; mustard typically contains 2 to 5g per 100g.
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Nutrition information from UK manufacturer labels and retailer databases (Tesco, Ocado, Heinz To Home, official brand websites). Per-portion values calculated proportionally from per-100g figures. NHS/SACN guidelines used for daily limits. For guidance only, not medical advice.
