Boone’s analysis puts Pret A Manger Love Bar at 17% of an adult’s daily calories, 13% of the daily salt limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 5.2 teaspoons of free sugar.
How many calories are in Pret A Manger Love Bar? It contains 348 kcal, 18g of fat (9g saturated), 21g of sugar and 0.4g of salt.
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Nutrition information
Nutrition information: Pret A Manger Love Bar
| Energy | 348 kcal |
| Fat | 18g |
| of which saturates | 9g |
| Carbohydrate | 41g |
| of which sugars | 21g |
| Fibre | 3g |
| Protein | 3.8g |
| Salt | 0.4g |
Nutrition figures are Pret UK published data per serving as sold, taken from Pret UK's published product pages (pret.co.uk, October 2026). Boone converts the figures to the portion and age comparisons on this page.
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains 348 kcal, which is 17% of the 2,000 kcal adult daily reference intake. It provides 18g of total fat, of which 9g is saturated, 21g of sugar, 0.4g of salt, 3.8g of protein and 3g of fibre.
The saturated fat content of 9g represents 45% of the adult daily guideline of 20g.
Pret publishes figures both per serving and per 100g, which puts the portion at about 70g and 497 kcal per 100g.
Pret describes it as: An amazing combination of almonds, pistachios and vanilla pumpkin seeds embedded in caramel on a flapjack base - crunchy and delicious.
Sugar in Pret A Manger Love Bar
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains 21g of free sugar per serving (5.2 teaspoons). High sugar
The NHS free sugar limit is 30g per day for adults, 24g for children aged 7 to 10, and 19g for children aged 4 to 6. Free sugar excludes the sugars naturally present in milk and whole fruit.
Free sugar by portion: Pret A Manger Love Bar
| Portion | Adult (female)
30g | Adult (male)
30g | Age 11 to 17
30g | Age 7 to 10
24g | Age 4 to 6
19g |
|---|
| Per portion | 21g
69% | 21g
69% | 21g
69% | 21g
87% | 21g
109% |
| Teaspoons | 5.2 tsp |
Boone calculates these percentages from Pret UK's published product pages (pret.co.uk, October 2026) against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.
Salt in Pret A Manger Love Bar
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains 0.4g of salt per serving. Moderate salt
Children have lower salt limits: 3g per day for ages 4 to 6, 5g for ages 7 to 10.
Salt by portion: Pret A Manger Love Bar
| Portion | Adult (female)
6g | Adult (male)
6g | Age 11 to 17
6g | Age 7 to 10
5g | Age 4 to 6
3g |
|---|
| Per portion | 0.4g
7% | 0.4g
7% | 0.4g
7% | 0.4g
8% | 0.4g
13% |
Boone calculates these percentages from Pret UK's published product pages (pret.co.uk, October 2026) against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.
Calories in Pret A Manger Love Bar
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains 348 kcal per serving. Moderate calorie share
Daily calorie needs vary by age and sex.
Calories by portion: Pret A Manger Love Bar
| Portion | Adult (female)
2000 kcal | Adult (male)
2500 kcal | Age 11 to 17
1936 kcal | Age 7 to 10
1553 kcal | Age 4 to 6
1291 kcal |
|---|
| Per portion | 348 kcal
17% | 348 kcal
14% | 348 kcal
18% | 348 kcal
22% | 348 kcal
27% |
Boone calculates these percentages from Pret UK's published product pages (pret.co.uk, October 2026) against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.
Saturated fat in Pret A Manger Love Bar
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains 9g of saturated fat per serving. High saturated fat
The saturated fat guideline is 20g a day for women and 30g for men, and lower again for children.
Saturated fat by portion: Pret A Manger Love Bar
| Portion | Adult (female)
20g | Adult (male)
30g | Age 11 to 17
20g | Age 7 to 10
18g | Age 4 to 6
16g |
|---|
| Per portion | 9g
45% | 9g
30% | 9g
45% | 9g
50% | 9g
56% |
Boone calculates these percentages from Pret UK's published product pages (pret.co.uk, October 2026) against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.
Fibre in Pret A Manger Love Bar
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains 3g of fibre per serving. Source of fibre
Fibre is the one figure here that is a target to reach rather than a limit to stay under. UK guidance is 30g a day for adults, 25g for ages 11 to 17, 20g for ages 7 to 10 and 15g for ages 4 to 6.
Fibre by portion: Pret A Manger Love Bar
| Portion | Adult (female)
30g | Adult (male)
30g | Age 11 to 17
25g | Age 7 to 10
20g | Age 4 to 6
15g |
|---|
| Per portion | 3g
10% | 3g
10% | 3g
12% | 3g
15% | 3g
20% |
Boone calculates these percentages from Pret UK's published product pages (pret.co.uk, October 2026) against UK Dietary Reference Values and NHS free sugar and salt limits. Free sugar, salt, calories and saturated fat are limits to stay under; fibre is a target to reach, so a high percentage there is a good thing. For guidance only.
Ultra-processed food: what is really in it
Processing and additives: Pret A Manger Love Bar
Reading the ingredient list closely, Pret A Manger Love Bar contains emulsifiers, flavourings, colours, glucose or glucose-fructose syrup and invert sugar syrup. These are not there to add nutritional value. They make industrial production and distribution possible.
Emulsifiers
Help oil-based and water-based ingredients blend and stay blended. Found in the caramel, dark chocolate chunks.
Flavourings
Add or restore taste lost during processing. Found in the caramel.
Colours
Restore or standardise appearance after processing. Found in the caramel.
Glucose or glucose-fructose syrup
Sweeten and control texture more cheaply than sugar alone. Found in the caramel.
Invert sugar syrup
A liquid sugar that keeps bakes moist and sweet. Found in the partially inverted refiners syrup.
Boone classifies Pret A Manger Love Bar as NOVA group 4, ultra-processed, based on Pret’s published ingredient list. NOVA groups foods by how far they are from their whole-food form, not by how nutritious they are. A group 4 food is not automatically unhealthy, and a group 1 food is not automatically healthy.
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains at least 9 distinct ingredients: 7 raw and 2 manufactured. Raw means something you could buy and cook with at home; manufactured means a substance that only exists as an output of industrial processing.
Ingredient count: Pret A Manger Love Bar
The 2 manufactured ingredients
partially inverted refiners syrup, vanilla flavoured pumpkin seeds.
The 7 raw ingredients
caramel, butter, salt, dark chocolate chunks, light brown sugar, pistachio nuts, honey. dark chocolate contains: cocoa solidsminimum.
Boone counts every distinct ingredient named in Pret’s published list, including those inside components such as bread or sauces, and removes duplicates, so salt appearing in several components counts once. Where an additive class is followed by a named substance, the substance is counted. Every figure here is a minimum.
Allergens at a glance
Pret A Manger Love Bar contains cereals containing gluten, soya, milk and tree nuts. Pret lists it as suitable for vegetarians.
Allergen information: Pret A Manger Love Bar
| Allergen | Status |
|---|
| Cereals containing gluten | Contains |
| Crustaceans | Not declared |
| Eggs | Not declared |
| Fish | Not declared |
| Peanuts | Not declared |
| Soya | Contains |
| Milk | Contains |
| Tree nuts | Contains |
| Celery | Not declared |
| Mustard | Not declared |
| Sesame | Not declared |
| Sulphites | Not declared |
| Lupin | Not declared |
| Molluscs | Not declared |
Contains = declared by Pret on the product page. Not declared = not listed as an ingredient allergen; Pret prepares food in shops where all 14 allergens are handled, so it cannot guarantee any item is free from them. Source: Pret UK product pages and allergen guide (8 September 2026).
