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Rowntree's Jelly Tots nutrition: sugar, calories and salt per sweet
How much sugar is in Rowntree's Jelly Tots? Each Jelly Tot weighs just 1.5g and contains 0.8g of free sugar - the lowest per-sweet sugar figure of any sweet in this guide. But a full 42g bag contains 22.4g of free sugar, approaching the daily limit for children aged 7 to 10 in a single bag.
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How much sugar in different portion sizes
The figures below show total free sugar, calories and salt for four realistic portion sizes — from a small amount to a full bag or tube.
Small portion
5 sweets
5 sweets (7.5g)
4g
sugar
25
kcal
0g
salt
4g free sugar — 17% of the daily limit for a 7-year-old; 21% for a 4-year-old
Standard portion
10 sweets
10 sweets (15g)
8g
sugar
50
kcal
0g
salt
8g free sugar — 33% of the daily limit for a 7-year-old; 42% for a 4-year-old
Larger portion
20 sweets
20 sweets (30g)
16g
sugar
100
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 42g bag (~28 sweets)
Entire bag
22.4g
sugar
140
kcal
0g
salt
22.4g free sugar — exceeds the daily limit for children aged 4 to 6; 93% of the limit for a child aged 7 to 10.
Sugar
Rowntree's Jelly Tots are among the smallest and lowest-sugar individual sweets available in the UK. Each one weighs 1.5g and contains 0.8g of free sugar. Per sweet, this is modest. The challenge is that children eat Jelly Tots from a bag rather than one at a time, and the small size makes it easy to consume 20 or 30 without registering the accumulated sugar total.
All sugar in Rowntree's Jelly Tots counts as free sugar under NHS guidelines. The product is made from sugar, glucose syrup and gelatine. There is no whole fruit. A full 42g bag contains approximately 28 Jelly Tots and 22.4g of free sugar - 93% of the daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10 in a bag that disappears quickly.
Jelly Tots are frequently chosen by parents as a lower-sugar alternative to larger sweets. Per sweet, they are. The issue is that children do not eat one or two Jelly Tots. They eat from the bag. A child who eats an entire 42g bag consumes almost their entire daily sugar limit from one snack.
A full bag brings a child to 93% of their daily sugar limit
A standard 42g bag of Rowntree's Jelly Tots contains approximately 28 sweets and 22.4g of free sugar. The NHS daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10 is 24g. A full bag brings that child to 93 percent of their daily limit from a single snack. For children aged 4 to 6, whose limit is 19g, the full bag exceeds the daily limit.
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 10 sweets as a percentage of the daily free sugar limit for each age group.
Free sugar as % of daily NHS limit — 10 Rowntree's Jelly Tots nutrition (8g sugar)
Age
Daily limit
10 sweets
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%).
Calories
Each Rowntree's Jelly Tot contains 5 calories. A full 42g bag of 28 Jelly Tots contains 140 calories. The calorie count is the lowest of any sweet in this guide - reflecting the very small size of each piece.
140 calories for a full bag represents approximately 10 percent of the daily calorie requirement for a child aged 7 to 10. Calories are not the primary concern. The 22.4g of free sugar in a full bag is the key figure.
Calories — Rowntree's Jelly Tots nutrition by quantity
1 sweets
5 kcal
5 sweets
25 kcal
10 sweets
50 kcal
20 sweets
100 kcal
Nutrition from UK product labels. 5 kcal per weets (2.5g).
Salt
Salt content in Rowntree's Jelly Tots is negligible - effectively 0g per sweet. Salt is not a nutritional concern with this product.
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
Frequently asked questions
Each Jelly Tot weighs approximately 1.5g and contains 0.8g of free sugar. A standard 42g bag contains around 28 Jelly Tots and 22.4g of free sugar — 93 percent of the daily limit for a child aged 7 to 10.
Per Jelly Tot: 0.8g sugar, 5 kcal, 0g salt, 1.5g weight. Per 10 sweets: 8g sugar, 50 kcal. Per full 42g bag: 22.4g sugar, 140 kcal. All sugar counts as free sugar.
Per sweet, yes — at 0.8g of sugar each they have the lowest per-piece sugar figure of any sweet in this guide. But the small size means children typically eat many more in a sitting than they would a larger sweet, often offsetting the per-sweet advantage.
A child aged 4 to 6 (19g daily limit) would reach their limit at around 24 Jelly Tots. A child aged 7 to 10 (24g limit) would reach their limit at 30 Jelly Tots. A full 42g bag of 28 sweets brings a 7 to 10 year old to 93 percent of their daily limit.
No. Despite the fruit flavours, Jelly Tots contain no whole fruit. They are sugar-panned jelly sweets made from sugar, glucose syrup and gelatine. All sugar counts as free sugar under NHS guidelines.
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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.
