# The Nutritional Requirements for Food and Drink in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2008, Paragraph 3


The average school meal must provide–
(a) an amount of energy which shall be either the figure shown in Table A or within 10% of that figure;
(b) no more than the amounts of fat, saturated fat, non milk extrinsic sugars and sodium shown in Table A; and
(c) as a minimum the amounts of all other nutrients shown in Table A.
Table A
Nutrient
Minimum or maximum value
School meal provided to primary school pupils
School meal provided to secondary school pupils
Energy
(kilo calories)
557
664
(kilojoules)
(2328)
(2776)
Total fat (grams)
Max
21.7
25.8
Saturated fat (grams)
Max
6.8
8.1
Total carbohydrate (grams)
Min
74.3
88.5
Non milk extrinsic sugars (grams)
Max
16.3
19.5
Fibre (grams)
Min
4.5
5.3
Protein (grams)
Min
8.5
13.6
Iron (milligrams)
Min
3
4.4
Calcium (milligrams)
Min
165
300
Vitamin A (micrograms)
Min
150
187
Vitamin C (milligrams)
Min
9
11.0
Folate (micrograms)
Min
45
60
Sodium (milligrams)
Max
745
894
Zinc (milligrams)
Min
2.1
2.8
Table B
Nutrient
Minimum or maximum value
School meal provided to primary school pupils
School meal provided to secondary school pupils
Sodium (milligrams)
Max
686
824

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2008/9780110816456/schedule/3/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-nutritional-requirements-for-food-and-drink-in-schools-scotland-regulations-2008/schedule-3/paragraph-3
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