Ready meal salt survey – full table of findings

Tuesday 10 June 2003

Table of findings for all 69 products surveyed.

Sample Description
Weight (g)
Salt (g per portion)
% Recommended Salt Intake (6g/d)
Sainsburys Shepherds Pie
450
5.9
98.3
M & S Shepherds Pie^a
400
4.8
80.0
Tesco Chicken Korma and Rice
550
4.6
76.7
Waitrose Chicken Korma and Rice
500
4.3
71.7
Safeways Shepherds Pie
450
4.3
71.7
Iceland Lasagne
400
4.0
66.7
Waitrose Macaroni Cheese
350
4.0
66.7
Sainsburys Chicken Korma and Rice
500
3.8
63.3
Safeways Macaroni Cheese
400
3.8
63.3
Tesco Shepherds Pie
500
3.8
63.3
Safeways Chicken Korma and Rice
500
3.7
61.7
Asda Lasagne
400
3.6
60.0
Sainsburys Lasagne
450
3.6
60.0
Asda Good For You Lasagne
350
3.6
60.0
Waitrose Lasagne
350
3.4
56.7
Asda Chicken Korma and Rice
500
3.3
55.0
Asda Good For You Chicken Korma and Rice
450
3.3
55.0
Tesco Lasagne
340
3.2
53.3
M & S Macaroni Cheese
400
3.2
53.3
Asda Macaroni Cheese
300
3.1
51.7
Ross Vegetable Recipes Macaroni Cheese
300
3.1
51.7
Safeways Lasagne
400
2.9
48.3
Asda More for Kids Spaghetti and Meatballs
300
2.4
48.0
Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself Lasagne
400
2.8
46.7
Asda More for Kids Shepherds Pie
300
2.3
46.0
Waitrose Perfectly Balanced Lasagne
350
2.7
44.2
Asda More for Kids Macaroni Cheese ^a
600
2.1
42.0
M & S Chicken Korma and Rice
350
2.5
41.7
Heinz Shepherds Pie
340
2.5
41.7
Tesco Healthy Eating Lasagne
340
2.5
41.7
Waitrose Perfectly Balanced Macaroni Cheese
350
2.5
41.7
M & S Lasagne
400
2.4
40.0
Sainsburys Macaroni Cheese
300
2.4
40.0
Tesco Macaroni Cheese
300
2.4
40.0
Asda Shepherds Pie ^b
600
2.3
38.3
Heinz Weightwatchers Lasagne
300
2.3
38.3
Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself Macaroni Cheese
390
2.3
38.3
Heinz Weightwatchers Shepherds Pie
320
2.3
38.3
Sainsburys Blue Parrot Café Shepherds Pie with baked beans
250
1.8
36.0
Asda More for Kids Chicken Nuggets and Chips ^b
528
1.8
36.0
Iceland Chicken Korma and Rice
400
2.0
33.3
Iceland Good Choice Chicken Korma and Rice
400
2.0
33.3
Sainsburys Be Good to Yourself Chicken Korma and Rice
400
2.0
33.3
Tesco Healthy Eating Chicken Korma and Rice
420
2.0
33.3
Safeways Eat Smart Macaroni Cheese
315
2.0
33.3
Waitrose Perfectly Balanced Shepherds Pie
350
2.0
33.3
Tesco Healthy Eating Macaroni Cheese
340
1.9
31.7
Birds Eye Chicken Korma and Rice
500
1.8
30.0
M & S Count on Us Lasagne
360
1.8
30.0
Tesco Kids Shepherds Pie
235
1.5
30.0
Waitrose Shepherds Pie
350
1.6
26.7
M & S Count on Us Chicken Korma and Rice
400
1.6
26.7
Waitrose Perfectly Balanced Chicken Korma and Rice
400
1.6
26.7
Birds Eye Lasagne
375
1.5
25.0
Tesco Kids Spaghetti and Meatballs
250
1.2
24.0
M & S Childrens Shepherds Pie
220
1.1
22.0
Birds Eye Less than 3% Fat Chicken Korma and Rice
350
1.3
21.7
Heinz Weightwatchers Chicken Korma and Rice
320
1.3
21.7
Safeways Eat Smart Lasagne
380
1.3
21.7
Tesco Kids Macaroni Cheese
200
1.0
20.0
M & S Childrens Chicken Nuggets and Chips
200
0.9
18.0
Sainsburys Blue Parrot Café Spaghetti and Bolognese Sauce
300
0.9
18.0
Sainsburys Blue Parrot Café Macaroni Cheese
300
0.8
16.0
Safeways Eat Smart Chicken Korma and Rice
380
0.9
15.0
Tesco Kids Chicken Nuggets and Chips
180
0.7
14.0
M & S Childrens Macaroni Cheese
200
0.6
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