Milky Way Magic Stars nutrition

Small handful (~8g)More from Mars Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

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

Traffic lights, per small handful (~8g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy42 kcal2% of RI2,156 kJ, 515 kcal per 100g

Saturates1.4gHigh7% of RI16.7g per 100g

Sugars5gHigh6% of RI60.6g per 100g

Salt0.02gLow0% of RI0.3g 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

42kcal3% of the day

!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in small handful (~8g).

CaloriesEnergy42 kcal3%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarWithin limit5g26%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit1.4g10%

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

SaltWithin limit0.02g1%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget0.5g

No set target for this age

Small handful (~8g) of Milky Way Magic Stars. Figures from Mars; 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 Milky Way Magic Stars

Total sugar5gin small handful (~8g)

Teaspoons1.2One teaspoon is 4g

1.2 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 5g 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 chocolate

#153 of 172 chocolate for least sugar per 100g.

Sorted by sugar per 100gHow

Milky Bar Buttons (25g bag) 548 kcal per 100g60.0g Quality Street (80g portion, ~6 chocolates) 475 kcal per 100g60.0g Quality Street Purple One 480 kcal per 100g60.0g Revels (35g bag) 486 kcal per 100g60.0g Milky Way Magic Stars 515 kcal per 100g60.6g Mars Bar 447 kcal per 100g60.8g Aldi Dairyfine White Chocolate Buttons 0.07 KG 551 kcal per 100g61.0g Mars Caramel Nougat & Milk Chocolate Snack Bar 442 kcal per 100g61.0g Aero Peppermint 492 kcal per 100g61.1g

Swaps with less sugarLess sugar from MarsBounty Ice Cream Bar →28.3g per 100g, against 60.6g.Lowest sugar in chocolateMontezuma's Absolute Black 100% Cocoa (90g) →1.1g per 100g.

All chocolate →172 products

Among all 172 chocolate

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

Sugar60.6g per 100g

1.1gMiddle 49g72g

More sugar than 88% of the 172 chocolate.

Saturated fat16.7g per 100g

2gMiddle 16.1g32g

More saturated fat than 54% of the 172 chocolate.

Salt0.3g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.23g1.04g

More salt than 58% of the 172 chocolate.

Calories515 kcal per 100g

198 kcalMiddle 514 kcal620 kcal

More calories than 51% of the 172 chocolate.

Is Milky Way Magic Stars 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.

Milky Way Magic Stars nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Small handful (~8g)	Half bag (~17g)	Full bag (33g)
Energy	515 kcal	42 kcal	85 kcal	170 kcal
of which saturates	16.7g	1.4g	2.8g	5.5g
of which sugars	60.6g	5.0g	10.0g	20.0g
Protein	6.1g	0.5g	1.0g	2.0g
Salt	0.30g	0.02g	0.05g	0.10g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Milky Way Magic Stars?+

42 kcal in small handful (~8g). Per 100g it is 515 kcal.

How much sugar is in Milky Way Magic Stars?+

5g of sugar in small handful (~8g), about 1.2 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Milky Way Magic Stars?+

0.02g in small handful (~8g): 1% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 0% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Milky Way Magic Stars ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

Source. Mars’ published nutrition information, per 100g as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Mars’ 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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