Table 4.
Mean energy and nutrient intake from school lunch as taken and as eaten in 2011 and as eaten in 2004, secondary schools, England, compared with nutrient-based standards
| 2011 | 2004 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As taken | As eaten | As eaten | ||||
| Nutrient | Nutrient-based standard | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | Mean |
| Energy (kJ) | 2569–2837 | 2219 | 1041 | 2083 | 1011 | 2646 |
| Energy (kcal) | 614–678 | 530·3 | 248·9 | 497·9 | 241·6 | 632·5 |
| Protein (g) | 13·3 | 20·6 | 10·9 | 19·2 | 10·5 | 18·5 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 86·1 | 73·2 | 35·6 | 68·6 | 34·4 | 77·5 |
| NMES (g)* | 18·9 | 14·7 | 15·8 | 14·1 | 15·5 | 22·2 |
| Fat (g)* | 25·1 | 19·2 | 12·9 | 18·1 | 12·4 | 29·7 |
| SFA (g)* | 7·9 | 6·8 | 5·3 | 6·5 | 5·2 | 9·1 |
| Fibre (g) | 5·2 | 4·4 | 3·0 | 4·0 | 2·8 | 3·8 |
| Na (mg)* | 714 | 666·2 | 415·0 | 626·5 | 402·8 | 973·9 |
| Vitamin A (μg) | 245 | 188·5 | 261·1 | 175·3 | 241·3 | 117·0 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 14 | 22·7 | 28·6 | 21·2 | 27·3 | 23·0 |
| Folate (μg) | 70 | 55·7 | 37·8 | 51·6 | 35·0 | 62·9 |
| Ca (mg) | 350 | 235·4 | 185·6 | 222·6 | 180·4 | 201·3 |
| Fe (mg) | 5·2 | 2·6 | 1·4 | 2·4 | 1·3 | 2·5 |
| Zn (mg) | 3·3 | 2·2 | 1·5 | 2·0 | 1·4 | 2·1 |
| Percentage of energy from: | ||||||
| Protein | −† | 15·9 | 7·0 | 15·8 | 7·1 | 11·7 |
| Carbohydrate | ≥50 | 53·1 | 13·6 | 53·0 | 13·9 | 46·9 |
| NMES* | ≤11 | 11·3 | 15·0 | 11·6 | 15·3 | 13·5 |
| Fat* | ≤35 | 30·7 | 12·3 | 30·7 | 12·4 | 41·1 |
| SFA* | ≤11 | 10·9 | 6·2 | 11·0 | 6·3 | 13·6 |
NMES, non-milk extrinsic sugars.
Base (pupils): n 5969 in 2011; n 5695 in 2004.
*To meet the standard, mean nutrient content should be below the value shown.
†No standard for percentage of energy to be met from protein.