Table 1.
Nutrition analysis of meal kits (30 % NRV)
| Macronutrients | Total NRV (30 %) | HelloFresh (actual) | Marley spoon (actual) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | Mean | sd | Mean | sd | |
| Energy (kJ) | – | 3676 | 696 | 2678 | 760 | |
| Protein (g) | 64 | 19·2‖ | 48 | 6 | 44 | 9 |
| Total fat (g) | – | 46 | 13 | 29 | 19 | |
| Saturated fat (g) | – | 15 | 7 | 8 | 4 | |
| Polyunsaturated (g) | – | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | |
| Monounsaturated (g) | – | 21 | 8 | 12 | 10 | |
| Carbohydrate (g) | – | 64 | 25 | 46 | 23 | |
| Sugars (g) | – | 17 | 8 | 12 | 6 | |
| Dietary fibre (g) | 30 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| Minerals | ||||||
| Na (mg) | 2000 | 600** | 1256 | 568 | 741 | 590 |
| K (mg) | 3800 | 1140 | 1577 | 366 | 1472 | 343 |
| Mg (mg) | 420 | 126 | 131 | 28 | 120 | 19 |
| Ca (mg) | 1000 | 300 | 265 | 110 | 191 | 85 |
| P (mg) | 1000 | 300 | 614 | 103 | 582 | 115 |
| Zn (mg) | 14 | 4·2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Fe (mg) | 8 | 2·4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Vitamins | ||||||
| Thiamine (mg) | 1·2 | 0·36‖ | 0·6 | 0·4 | 0·6 | 0·4 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 1·3 | 0·39‖ | 0·5 | 0·2 | 0·5 | 0·2 |
| Niacin (mg)* | 16 | 4·8‖ | 22·8 | 8·6 | 22·1 | 8·7 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 45 | 13·5‖ | 66·0 | 54·4 | 80·5 | 33·0 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 10 | 3¶ | 8·4 | 5·6 | 7·1 | 4·2 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg)† | 1·3 | 0·39‖ | 1·1 | 0·7 | 1·2 | 0·6 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 2·4 | 0·72‖ | 1·8 | 1·6 | 1·4 | 0·8 |
| Vitamin A (µg)‡ | 900 | 300‖ | 1840 | 1574 | 980 | 871 |
| Food groups (No. of serves)§ | ||||||
| Grains | – | 2·01 | 1·64 | 1·76 | 1·67 | |
| Refined | – | 2·01 | 1·64 | 1·70 | 1·71 | |
| Vegetable | – | 3·85 | 2·09 | 3·2 | 1·78 | |
| Dark green vegetables | – | 0·35 | 0·61 | 0·36 | 0·44 | |
| Red and orange vegetables | – | 2·14 | 2·49 | 0·68 | 0·78 | |
| Starchy | – | 0·41 | 0·68 | 0·57 | 0·88 | |
| Legumes | – | 0·03 | 0·11 | 0·01 | 0·05 | |
| Other veg | – | 0·92 | 0·76 | 1·58 | 1·01 | |
| Protein | – | 1·6 | 0·45 | 1·58 | 0·26 | |
| Dairy | – | 0·34 | 0·30 | 0·1 | 0·22 | |
NRV, Nutrient Reference Value.
*
Niacin equivalent.
†
By analysis.
‡
Total vitamin A equivalents.
§
The FoodWorks software provides analysis based on serves of food groups based on the Australian Guide to Healthy Eating, please see https://xyris.com.au/ for more detail.
‖
Recommended dietary intake.
¶
Adequate intake.
**
Suggested dietary target.