Table 2.

Weight (g) of suggested portion sizes from UK schemes

	General advice portion sizes (g)						Weight-loss advice portion sizes (g)
	Industry				NGO						HCP
	Retailer		CIAA		WCRF		Diabetes UK		BHF		BDA		DOM UK
Food category/food	Median or midpoint	Range	Median or midpoint	Range	Median or midpoint	Range	Median or midpoint	Range	Median or midpoint	Range	Median or midpoint	Range	Median or midpoint
Fruit and vegetables
Vegetables	100	50–250			90*		90*		90*		90*		90*
Salad vegetables	42	30–125			98*		98*		98*		85*		85*
Fruit – berries/grapes	80	80–100			72*		72*		72*		103*		65*
Fruit – small					110*		110*		110*		138*	110–165	153*
Fruit – medium	80	80–85			110*		110*		110*		110*		110*
Fruit – large	200	80–400			125*		125*		125*		100*		40*
Fruit – dried	30	14–50			30*				30*		30*		26*
Fruit juice	250	200–330					156		156		156		156
Starchy carbohydrates
Cereal – muesli	50		45		105*†	90–120	90*†	60–120	60*†		90*†		90*†
Cereal – flakes	30	30–45	35	30–40	42*†	36–48	36*†	24–48	36*†		36*†		36*†
Cereal – crunchy	50		45		70*†	60–80	60*†	40–80			60*†		60*†
Cereal – puffed rice	30		35	30–40	28*†	24–32	24*†	16–32	24*†		24*†		24*†
Cereal – biscuits	38	30–38	42*						42*†
Bread	44	23–145			80†		72*†		72*†		72*†		72*†
Rice	208	125–208			200*†	160–240	160*†		160*†		160*†		160*†
Pasta	167	114–380	200	180–220	185*†	148–222	148*†		222*†		222*†		148*†
Potatoes	125	50–250			240*†		160*†		160*†		160*†		160*†
Meat, fish, legumes, nuts and seeds
Meat	47	8–200	100		80		73	60–85	75	60–90	75	60–90	50
Poultry	100	8–210	100		80		73	60–85	75	60–90	75	60–90	50
Fish – oily	75	16–171			80		130	120–140	140		75	60–90	50
Fish – white	124	101–157			150		130	120–140	150		150		125
Pulses	128	80–210			150*		53*		120*		120*		150*
Nuts	25	25–30	30		50*		50*		50*				40*
Seeds	25	25–30			24*								40*
Dairy
Milk	200				259	207–310	197		207		207		207
Yoghurt/fromage frais	150	100–150			162		135		150		100*		125
Cheese	30	13–33			30				30		30		25
Fats
Oil	15				3*		6*		3*		3*		3*
Butter	10				5*		10*		5*		5*		5*
Fat spreads	10		10		5*		10*		5*		5*		5*
Foods HFSS
Biscuits	17	5–28			10*						10*		10*
Ice cream	53	40–69	50				60*
			(2 scoops)				(1 scoop)
Crisps/savoury snacks	25	8–50	30				20*
Chocolate	25	16–40	25				9*

NGO, non-governmental organisation; HCP, health-care professional; CIAA, Confederation of the Food and Drink Industries of the EU; WCRF, World Cancer Research Fund; BHF, British Heart Foundation; BDA, British Dietetic Association; DOM UK: Dietitians in Obesity Management UK; HFSS, high in fat, sugar or salt.

*Converted from a household measure or number of items into a weight.

†Starchy carbohydrate food portion size given in scheme was doubled to give true portion size.