Ribena Light Blackcurrant RTD nutrition

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

Traffic lights, per 100mlColours from FSA guidance, per 100mlHow

Energy9 kcal0% of RI38 kJ, 9 kcal per 100ml

Sugars1.8gLow2% of RI1.8g per 100ml

Salt0.02gLow0% of RI0.02g per 100ml

Colours use the Food Standards Agency front-of-pack thresholds per 100ml for drinks. RI is the adult reference intake. Boone does not hold fat and saturates figures for this product, so they are not shown.

How much

Who is eating

9kcal1% of the day

!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in 100ml.

CaloriesEnergy9 kcal1%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarWithin limit1.8g9%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

SaltWithin limit0.02g1%

Limit 3g (NHS)

100ml of Light Blackcurrant RTD. Figures from Ribena; 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 Ribena Light Blackcurrant RTD

Total sugar1.8gin 100ml

Teaspoons0.5One teaspoon is 4g

0.5 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 1.8g 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 squash & cordial

Joint #6 of 16 squash & cordial for least salt per 100ml.

Sorted by salt per 100mlHow

Aldi Sun Quench Mixed Fruit Squash 1 L 17 kcal per 100ml0.02g Aldi Sun Quench Mixed Fruit Squash No Added Sugar 1 L 1 kcal per 100ml0.02g Aldi Sun Quench Summer Fruits Super Concentrated Squirty Squash 0.07 L 1 kcal per 100ml0.02g Ribena Blackcurrant Squash 31 kcal per 100g0.02g Ribena Light Blackcurrant RTD 9 kcal per 100ml0.02g Ribena Light No Added Sugar Squash 5 kcal per 100g0.02g Robinsons Fruit Shoot Orange 12 kcal per 100g0.02g Vimto Original Squash 22 kcal per 100g0.02g Aldi Sun Quench Fruity Blast Double Strength Lemon Squash 1.5 L 1 kcal per 100ml0.03g

Swaps with less saltLowest salt in squash & cordialAldi Sun Quench Fruit & Barley Summer Fruits Squash 1 L →0.00g per 100ml.

All squash & cordial →16 products

Among all 16 squash & cordial

Where it sits per 100ml against every squash & cordial product in the Boone database.

Sugar1.8g per 100ml

0gMiddle 0.3g7.1g

More sugar than 62% of the 16 squash & cordial.

Salt0.02g per 100ml

0gMiddle 0.02g0.03g

More salt than 31% of the 16 squash & cordial.

Calories9 kcal per 100ml

1 kcalMiddle 3 kcal31 kcal

More calories than 62% of the 16 squash & cordial.

Ribena Light Blackcurrant RTD nutrition by portion

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

Per	100ml
Energy	9 kcal
Carbohydrate	2.2g
of which sugars	1.8g
Salt	0.02g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Ribena Light Blackcurrant RTD?+

9 kcal in 100ml. Per 100ml it is 9 kcal.

How much sugar is in Ribena Light Blackcurrant RTD?+

1.8g of sugar in 100ml, about 0.5 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Ribena Light Blackcurrant RTD?+

0.02g in 100ml: 1% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 0% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

Source. Ribena’s published nutrition information, per 100ml as sold.

Collected. Copied by Boone from Ribena’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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