Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan) nutrition

1 teaspoon (5g)More from Lee Kum Kee Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

Figures from Lee Kum Kee’s 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

Energy5 kcal0% of RI397 kJ, 95 kcal per 100g

Saturates0gLow0% of RI0.8g per 100g

Sugars0.1gLow0% of RI2.5g per 100g

Salt0.4gHigh7% of RI8g 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

5kcal0% of the day

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

CaloriesEnergy5 kcal0%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarWithin limit0.1g1%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit0g0%

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

SaltWithin limit0.4g13%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget0.2g

No set target for this age

1 teaspoon (5g) of Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan). Figures from Lee Kum Kee; 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 Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan)

Total sugar0.1gin 1 teaspoon (5g)

Teaspoons0One teaspoon is 4g

0 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 0.1g 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 cooking sauces

#66 of 66 cooking sauces for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

Co-op Basil Pesto 350 kcal per 100g1.95g Lidl Baresa Basil Pesto 360 kcal per 100g1.95g Morrisons Basil Pesto 345 kcal per 100g2.00g Sacla' Carbonara Stir-Through Sauce 340 kcal per 100g2.00g Tesco Basil Pesto 355 kcal per 100g2.10g Sainsbury's Basil Pesto 363 kcal per 100g2.20g Sacla' Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto 369 kcal per 100g2.50g Sacla' Classic Basil Pesto 347 kcal per 100g3.00g Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan) 95 kcal per 100g8.00g

Swaps with less saltLowest salt in cooking saucesPassata →0.10g per 100g.

All cooking sauces →66 products

Among all 66 cooking sauces

Where it sits per 100g against every cooking sauces product in the Boone database.

Sugar2.5g per 100g

1.2gMiddle 4.5g28g

Less sugar than 88% of the 66 cooking sauces.

Saturated fat0.8g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.4g8.5g

More saturated fat than 55% of the 66 cooking sauces.

Salt8g per 100g

0.1gMiddle 0.75g8g

More salt than 98% of the 66 cooking sauces.

Calories95 kcal per 100g

32 kcalMiddle 62 kcal410 kcal

More calories than 73% of the 66 cooking sauces.

Is Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan) 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.

Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan) 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	95 kcal	5 kcal	14 kcal
of which saturates	0.8g	0.0g	0.1g
of which sugars	2.5g	0.1g	0.4g
Protein	4.5g	0.2g	0.7g
Salt	8.00g	0.40g	1.20g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan)?+

5 kcal in 1 teaspoon (5g). Per 100g it is 95 kcal.

How much sugar is in Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan)?+

0.1g of sugar in 1 teaspoon (5g), about 0 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan)?+

0.4g in 1 teaspoon (5g): 13% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 7% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Lee Kum Kee Chilli Bean Sauce (Toban Djan) ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Lee Kum Kee’s published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Lee Kum Kee’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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