# The Education (Nutritional Standards and Requirements for School Food) (England) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 14


The average school lunch must provide –
(a) an amount of energy which shall be either the figure shown in the table below or within 5% of that figure;
(b) no more than the amounts of fat, saturated fat, non-milk extrinsic sugars and sodium shown in the table below; and
(c) at least the amounts of other nutrients shown in the table below.
Energy or Nutrient and amount of measurement
Maximum or minimum value
Primary Schools
Secondary Schools
Energy in kilojoules (kilocalories)
-
2215 (530)
2700 (646)
Fat (grams)
Max
20.6
25.1
Saturated fat (grams)
Max
6.5
7.9
Non-milk extrinsic sugars (grams)
Max
15.5
18.9
Sodium (milligrams)
Max
499
714
Total carbohydrate (grams)
Min
70.6
86.1
Fibre (grams)
Min
4.2
5.2
Protein (grams)
Min
7.5
13.3
Iron (milligrams)
Min
3
5.2
Zinc (milligrams)
Min
2.5
3.3
Calcium (milligrams)
Min
193
350
Vitamin A (micrograms)
Min
175
245
Vitamin C (milligrams)
Min
10.5
14
Folate (micrograms)
Min
53
70

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2007/2359/schedule/3/paragraph/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/education-nutritional-standards-and-requirements-for-school-food-england-regulations-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-14
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