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Your daily nutritional requirements*

Here's a handy guide.

	MEN	WOMEN
Calories	2,500 kcals	1,940 kcals
Fat	Less than 95g	Less than 70g
Saturated fat	Less than 30g	Less than 20g
Protein	55g	45g
Carbohydrate	300g	230g
Salt	Less than 6g	Less than 6

* Figures based on the Department of Health's Dietary Reference Values for adults aged 19-50.

LOW FAT HIGH FAT	Less than 3g per 100g More than 20g per 100g
LOW SATURATED FATS HIGH SATURATED FATS	Less than 1.5g per 100g More than 5g per 100g
LOW SUGAR HIGH SUGAR	Less than 5g per 100g More than 15g per 100g
LOW SALT HIGH SALT	Less than 0.3g per 100g More than 1.5g per 100g

Always check food labels or nutritional information provided. Use the following guidelines from the Food Standards Agency.

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