Case Study 2 - Foods eaten on the go
2) Typical day's intake for foods eaten on the go
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Average Portion Size |
Sodium per 100g |
Sodium per portion |
Salt per portion |
Breakfast |
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Semi skimmed milk |
100g |
0.05g |
0.05g |
0.13g |
Cornflakes |
35g |
1.1g |
0.38g |
0.96g |
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Lunch |
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salt and vinegar crisps |
30g |
1.07g |
0.32g |
0.80g |
Ham, and cheese sandwich |
473g |
0.32g |
1.54g |
3.85g |
2 Chocolate digestive biscuits |
36g |
0.45g |
0.16g |
0.40g |
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Evening Meal |
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Cheese burger |
118g |
2.2g |
1.30g |
3.25g |
Chips |
130g |
0.31g |
0.40g |
1.00g |
Jam filled doughnut |
75g |
0.18g |
0.13g |
0.33g |
Total |
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10.75g |
This amounts to almost 11grams of salt a day, 179% of the recommended amount for salt