{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1169/annex-XIV",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1169/annex-XIV.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2011/1169",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC, Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive 2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives 2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2011-1169",
  "path": "annex/XIV",
  "kind": "annex",
  "number": "XIV",
  "heading": "CONVERSION FACTORS",
  "text": "The energy value to be declared shall be calculated using the following conversion factors:\n—\ncarbohydrate (except polyols),\n17 kJ/g — 4 kcal/g\n—\npolyols,\n10 kJ/g — 2,4 kcal/g\n—\nprotein,\n17 kJ/g — 4 kcal/g\n—\nfat,\n37 kJ/g — 9 kcal/g\n—\nsalatrims,\n25 kJ/g — 6 kcal/g\n—\nalcohol (ethanol),\n29 kJ/g — 7 kcal/g\n—\norganic acid,\n13 kJ/g — 3 kcal/g\n—\nfibre,\n8 kJ/g — 2 kcal/g\n—\nerythritol,\n0 kJ/g — 0 kcal/g",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2011/1169/annex/XIV",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:49:47.564047+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}