Tesco Salad Cream nutrition

Small squeeze (10g)Ultra-processed (NOVA 4)

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

Traffic lights, per small squeeze (10g)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy25 kcal1% of RI1,054 kJ, 252 kcal per 100g

Saturates0gLow0% of RI0g per 100g

Sugars1.2gMedium1% of RI12g per 100g

Salt0.14gMedium2% of RI1.4g 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

25kcal2% of the day

!Nothing is over 30% of their daily limits in small squeeze (10g).

CaloriesEnergy25 kcal2%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarWithin limit1.2g6%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

Saturated fatWithin limit0g0%

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

SaltWithin limit0.14g5%

Limit 3g (NHS)

ProteinTarget0.1g

No set target for this age

Small squeeze (10g) of Salad Cream. Figures from Tesco; 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

Total sugar1.2gin small squeeze (10g)

Teaspoons0.3One teaspoon is 4g

0.3 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 1.2g 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.

Against other cream & desserts

Joint #38 of 49 cream & desserts for least salt per 100g.

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

Supermarket Own-Brand Salad Cream: UK Comparison 251 kcal per 100g1.39g ASDA Salad Cream 255 kcal per 100g1.40g Aldi Greenvale Meadow Flower Light Spread 0.5 KG 457 kcal per 100g1.40g Co-op Salad Cream 252 kcal per 100g1.40g Tesco Salad Cream 252 kcal per 100g1.40g Morrisons Salad Cream 258 kcal per 100g1.45g Sainsbury's Salad Cream 260 kcal per 100g1.45g Aldi Greenvale Beautifully Buttery Light 0.5 KG 355 kcal per 100g1.48g Aldi Greenvale Meadow Flower Spread 0.5 KG 587 kcal per 100g1.48g

Swaps with less saltLowest salt in cream & dessertsLittle Moons Vanilla Bean Mochi Ice Cream →0.03g per 100g.

All cream & desserts →49 products

Among all 49 cream & desserts

Where it sits per 100g against every cream & desserts product in the Boone database.

Sugar12g per 100g

0gMiddle 3.5g31g

More sugar than 71% of the 49 cream & desserts.

Saturated fat0g per 100g

0gMiddle 11.6g53.9g

Less saturated fat than 84% of the 49 cream & desserts.

Salt1.4g per 100g

0.03gMiddle 0.51g2.63g

More salt than 76% of the 49 cream & desserts.

Calories252 kcal per 100g

42 kcalMiddle 277 kcal752 kcal

Fewer calories than 57% of the 49 cream & desserts.

How processed is it?

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.

Full nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Small squeeze (10g)	1 tablespoon (15g)	2 tablespoons (30g)
Energy	252 kcal	25 kcal	38 kcal	76 kcal
of which saturates	0.0g	0.0g	0.0g	0.0g
of which sugars	12.0g	1.2g	1.8g	3.6g
Protein	1.0g	0.1g	0.1g	0.3g
Salt	1.40g	0.14g	0.21g	0.42g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Tesco Salad Cream?+

25 kcal in small squeeze (10g). Per 100g it is 252 kcal.

How much sugar is in Tesco Salad Cream?+

1.2g of sugar in small squeeze (10g), about 0.3 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Tesco Salad Cream?+

0.14g in small squeeze (10g): 5% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 2% of the 6g adult limit.

Is Tesco Salad Cream ultra-processed?+

Yes, NOVA group 4.

Where the figures come from

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

Collected. Copied by Boone from Tesco’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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