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Maoam Stripes Nutrition - Sugar, Calories & Salt - Age Ajusted For Kids
All sugar in Maoam Stripes is free sugar. Here is why the per-strip size makes this sweet more impactful than most gummies.
How much sugar is in a Maoam Stripe? Each individually wrapped strip weighs approximately 7g and contains 4g of free sugar and 28 calories. Two strips - a very small portion - delivers 8g of free sugar. That is a third of the daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10, from two sweets.
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Four portion sizes
The figures below show total sugar, calories and salt for four realistic amounts.
Small portion
1 strip
1 strip (7g)
4g
sugar
28
kcal
0g
salt
4g free sugar — 17% of the daily limit for a 7-year-old; 21% for a 4-year-old
Standard portion
2 strips
2 strips (14g)
8g
sugar
56
kcal
0g
salt
8g free sugar — 33% of the daily limit for a 7-year-old; 42% for a 4-year-old
Larger portion
4 strips
4 strips (28g)
16g
sugar
112
kcal
0g
salt
16g free sugar — 67% of the daily limit for a 7-year-old; 84% for a 4-year-old
Full bag
Full 140g bag (~20 strips)
Entire bag
80g
sugar
560
kcal
0g
salt
80g free sugar — more than three times the daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10 in a single bag.
Sugar
The NHS sets daily limits for free sugars - sugars added to food or drink, plus sugars naturally present in honey, syrups and fruit juice. All sugar in these sweets counts as free sugar.
Each Maoam Stripe contains as much sugar as 3.6 Haribo Starmix sweets
A single Maoam Stripe weighs 7g and contains 4g of free sugar. A Haribo Starmix sweet weighs 2.4g and contains 1.1g of sugar. Eating two Maoam Stripes delivers the same sugar as eating 7 Starmix sweets. The larger format of the Maoam Stripe means each individual piece has a significantly higher sugar impact than standard gummy sweets.
NHS recommended daily free sugar limits
Age 4 to 6No more than 19g per day
Age 7 to 10No more than 24g per day
Age 11 and overNo more than 30g per day
Source: NHS. Free sugars include all added sugars and do not include sugars naturally present in whole fruit, vegetables, or milk.
The table below shows 2 sweets as a percentage of the daily free sugar limit for each age group.
Free sugar as % of daily NHS limit — 2 Maoam Stripes nutrition (8g sugar)
Age
Daily limit
2 strips
Age 4 to 6
19g
42%
Age 7 to 10
24g
33%
Age 11 and over
30g
27%
Adult
30g
27%
Source: NHS/SACN free sugar guidelines (2015). Red = High (over 75% of daily limit). Amber = Moderate (20–74%).
Salt
Salt content per sweet is 0.05g. Salt is not a primary nutritional concern with this product. The primary concern is free sugar content.
NHS recommended daily maximum salt intake
Age 4 to 6No more than 3g per day
Age 7 to 10No more than 5g per day
Age 11 and overNo more than 6g per day
Calories
Each sweet contains approximately 44 calories. The calorie count per sweet is modest, but accumulates quickly when eaten from an open bag.
Each Maoam Strip weighs 11.5g and contains 6.9g of free sugar. Two strips — a very small portion — contain 13.8g, which is 58 percent of the daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10.
The size. Each strip is approximately 11.5g — compared to around 2.4g for a standard Haribo gummy. The sugar concentration per gram is similar, but the larger piece size means each item delivers significantly more sugar than a standard small gummy.
A child aged 4 to 6 would reach their 19g limit at fewer than 3 strips. A child aged 7 to 10 would reach their 24g limit at fewer than 4 strips.
The NHS recommends no more than 19g of free sugar per day for children aged 4 to 6, 24g for ages 7 to 10, and 30g for age 11 and over.
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Nutrition data from UK product labels. Daily limits: NHS/SACN free sugar guidelines(2015); SACN Dietary Reference Values for calories; NHS salt targets by age. For guidance only - not medical advice.
