Nutritional content per portion of 100 recipes created by television chefs and 100 supermarket ready meals, United Kingdom, 2010
| Nutritional content | Median (interquartile range) | P value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recipes | Ready meals | Total | ||
| Energy (kJ) | 2530 (2027-3240) | 2067 (1716-2563) | 2285 (1776-2817) | <0.01 |
| Protein (g) | 37.5 (26.7-50.0) | 27.9 (23.3-30.0) | 31.6 (24.0-40.2) | <0.01 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 49.5 (23.5-68.1) | 51.1 (41.9-67.4) | 50.8 (34.3-67.6) | 0.06 |
| Sugar (g) | 8.3 (5.0-12.6) | 6.8 (4.2-10.9) | 7.6 (4.5-12.0) | 0.09 |
| Sodium (mg) | 658 (369-1035) | 800 (607-1000) | 780 (508-1000) | 0.05 |
| Fat (g) | 27.1 (16.8-40.4) | 17.2 (12.3-23.7) | 21.6 (14.0-31.0) | <0.01 |
| Saturated fat (g) | 9.2 (4.9-15.9) | 6.8 (3.8-11.6) | 7.9 (4.3-13.6) | <0.01 |
| Fibre (g) | 3.3 (2.0-5.7) | 6.5 (4.8-8.5) | 5.1 (2.9-7.6) | <0.01 |
*Mann-Whitney test comparing recipes with ready meals.