Nutrient or food type | Government school meal standards for England | Control | Intervention | |||
Primary school nutrient standard | Description | Per cent meeting standard | 95% CI | Per cent meeting standard | 95% CI | |
Starchy food | 1 portion | Low-fat starch, fried food no more than 2 per week | 89.1 | 86.1 to 91.6 | 88.4 | 84.9 to 91.2 |
Protein food | 1 portion | Good-quality meat or fish | 71.6 | 67.3 to 75.5 | 75.1 | 70.5 to 79.2 |
Dairy food | 1 portion | As part of main course or dessert | 52.1 | 46.7 to 57.5 | 60.6 | 54.8 to 66.1 |
Cheese | 16.2 | 12.9 to 20.2 | 22.7 | 18.4 to 27.8 | ||
Milk-based desserts | 44.3 | 39.2 to 49.4 | 50.5 | 44.9 to 56.1 | ||
Fruit | 1 portion | Fresh or tinned in juice | 53.7 | 47.1 to 60.1 | 58.9 | 51.9 to 65.5 |
Vegetables | 1 portion | Salad or cooked | 15.7 | 11.9 to 20.2 | 27.0 | 21.4 to 33.3 |
Drinks | Permitted | Water, fruit juice and milk permitted | 26.3 | 21.1 to 32.2 | 28.0 | 22.3 to 34.5 |
Desserts | Permitted | Can contain cocoa powder as flavouring | 11.0 | 8 to 14.8 | 13.7 | 10 to 18.5 |
Sweetened drinks | Restricted | No sweetened or low-calorie flavoured drinks permitted | 39.7 | 33.1 to 46.3 | 39.6 | 32.5 to 46.7 |
Savoury snacks | Restricted | No crisps permitted | 38.1 | 31.8 to 44.5 | 51.6 | 44.5 to 58.7 |
Confectionery | Restricted | No chocolate, cereal bars or sweets permitted | 36.6 | 31.7 to 41.6 | 44.3 | 38.7 to 49.9 |
Energy (E) (kcal) | 530 (±5%) | Mean over a week | 13.8 | 11 to 17.3 | 12.5 | 9.5 to 16.2 |
Protein (g) | 7.5 | Minimum | 92.9 | 89.5 to 95.2 | 94.9 | 91.7 to 96.9 |
Total fat (g) | 20.6 | Maximum | 56.6 | 51.7 to 61.3 | 55.9 | 50.6 to 61.1 |
Saturated fat (g) | 6.5 | Maximum | 44.0 | 39.8 to 48.2 | 44.4 | 39.8 to 49.2 |
Total carbohydrate (g) | 70.6 | Minimum | 71.2 | 65.7 to 76.1 | 75.8 | 70.3 to 80.6 |
Non-milk extrinsic sugars (g) | 15.5 | Maximum | 20.4 | 16.3 to 25.3 | 17.1 | 13.1 to 22 |
Fibre (NSP) (g) | 4.2 | Minimum | 31.3 | 25.9 to 37.3 | 37.2 | 31 to 43.9 |
Vitamin A (μg) | 175 | Minimum | 22.8 | 18.6 to 27.6 | 28.9 | 23.8 to 34.6 |
Vitamin C (mg) | 10.5 | Minimum | 80.6 | 76 to 84.5 | 83.7 | 79 to 87.5 |
Sodium (mg) | 499 | Maximum | 18.9 | 15.1 to 23.4 | 19.5 | 15.3 to 24.5 |
Calcium (mg) | 193 | Minimum | 61.4 | 55.9 to 66.6 | 63.1 | 57.2 to 68.6 |
Folate (μg) | 53 | Minimum | 41.2 | 35.5 to 47.1 | 44.8 | 38.6 to 51.2 |
Iron (mg) | 3.0 | Minimum | 22.7 | 18.4 to 27.5 | 26.1 | 21.2 to 31.7 |
Zinc (mg) | 2.5 | Minimum | 27.8 | 24.2 to 31.8 | 34.5 | 30.2 to 39.1 |
NSP, non-starch polysaccharides.