The Food Standards Agency (FSA) recommends that manufacturers use a traffic light system to display the amount of fat, saturated fat,
sugar and salt contained in a product. mySupermarket.co.uk has also adopted the traffic light system to help you get at-a-glance
information about the nutritional content of the products you are considering buying.
The traffic light colours are used to indicate whether the product contains high, medium or low levels of fat, saturated fat, sugar or salt.
Red – content level is high
Amber – content level is medium
Green – content level is low
Traffic light colours are determined by the number of grams of fat, saturated fat, sugar or salt per 100 grams of the product.
Click here for more details about our
health display policy.
When you are shopping with mySupermarket.co.uk, you can click on any product to view its traffic light details.
In addition, above each product you'll find a Counter - simply click on this link to reveal the Traffic Lights.
This way you can view and compare the calories, fat, saturated fat, sugar and salt in all your favourite items.
In order to achieve a healthy diet, it is important that you try to keep the levels of saturated fat, sugar and salt
content in your food down. It is fine to enjoy items which are high in these areas occasionally but a balance should
be maintained. Traffic light labelling helps you do this easily.
Why eat less saturated fat?
Having some fat in our diet can help the body absorb vitamins and can be a good source of energy but eating a lot can
make you more likely to put on weight. This is because fat is also high in calories. By cutting the saturated fat in
your shopping, you'll also be helping to reduce your chances of developing heart disease.Eating a diet that is high in
saturated fat can raise the level of cholesterol in your blood, which over time increases the risk of heart disease.
By swapping to foods that are lower in saturated fats you can help to reduce your intake of saturated fat.
Learn how to swap to healthier choices with mySupermarket.co.uk.
The average man should have no more than 30g saturated fat a day and the average woman should have no more than 20g.
Why eat less salt?
Eating too much salt can raise your blood pressure. People with high blood pressure are three times more likely to develop heart disease or have a
stroke than people with normal blood pressure. Adults should eat no more than 6g of salt a day.
Why eat less sugar?
Food and drinks containing lots of added sugars contain calories but often have few other nutrients, so we should try to eat these types of
foods only occasionally. Sugar is added to many types of food such as cereals, sweets, drinks, cakes and biscuits. A diet which is too high in
sugar can lead to increased risk of diseases such as diabetes and heart disease.
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