Vimto Original Squash nutrition

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

Traffic lights, per glass (250ml)Colours from FSA guidance, per 100gHow

Energy55 kcal3% of RI92 kJ, 22 kcal per 100g

Sugars12.5gLow14% of RI5g per 100g

Salt0.05gLow1% of RI0.02g 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 and saturates figures for this product, so they are not shown.

How much

Who is eating

55kcal4% of the day

!Total sugar is the one to watch: 66% of their daily limit in glass (250ml).

CaloriesEnergy55 kcal4%

Reference 1,291 kcal

Total sugarHigh12.5g66%

Limit 19g free sugar (NHS)

SaltWithin limit0.05g2%

Limit 3g (NHS)

Glass (250ml) of Original Squash. Figures from Vimto; 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 sugar12.5gin glass (250ml)

Teaspoons3.1One teaspoon is 4g

3.1 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 12.5g 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.

Against other squash & cordial

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

Sorted by salt per 100gHow

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 saltLess salt from VimtoVimto No Added Sugar Squash →0.01g per 100g, against 0.02g.Lowest 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 100g against every squash & cordial product in the Boone database.

Sugar5g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.3g7.1g

More sugar than 88% of the 16 squash & cordial.

Salt0.02g per 100g

0gMiddle 0.02g0.03g

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

Calories22 kcal per 100g

1 kcalMiddle 3 kcal31 kcal

More calories than 88% of the 16 squash & cordial.

Full nutrition by portion

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

Per	100g	Glass (250ml)
Energy	22 kcal	55 kcal
of which sugars	5.0g	12.5g
Salt	0.02g	0.05g

Quick answers

How many calories are in Vimto Original Squash?+

55 kcal in glass (250ml). Per 100g it is 22 kcal.

How much sugar is in Vimto Original Squash?+

12.5g of sugar in glass (250ml), about 3.1 teaspoons. Without an ingredient list Boone cannot say how much of it is free sugar.

How much salt is in Vimto Original Squash?+

0.05g in glass (250ml): 2% of the 3g daily limit for a child aged 4 to 6 and 1% of the 6g adult limit.

Where the figures come from

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

Collected. Copied by Boone from Vimto’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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