# The Healthy Eating in Schools (Nutritional Standards and Requirements) (Wales) Regulations 2013, Paragraph 3

Extent: E+W

The average school lunch must provide—
(a) an amount of energy which must be either the figure shown in Table C or within 5% of that figure;
(b) no more than the maximum amounts of fat, saturated fat, non-milk extrinsic sugars and sodium shown in Table C; and
(c) at least the minimum amount of all other nutrients shown in Table C.
TABLE C
Nutrient
Minimum or Maximum
School lunch provided in primary schools
School lunch provided in secondary schools
Co-educational
Single Sex Girls’
Single Sex Boys’
Energy (kilo calories)
+/- 5%
530
646
577
714
Total fat (grams)
Max
20.6
25.1
22.5
27.8
Saturated fat (grams)
Max
6.5
7.9
7.1
8.7
Total carbohydrate (grams)
Min
70.6
86.1
77
95.2
Non-milk extrinsic sugars (grams)
Max
15.5
18.9
16.9
20.9
Fibre (grams)
Min
4.2
5.2
4.6
5.7
Protein (grams)
Min
7.5
13.3
12.7
13.8
Iron (milligrams)
Min
3
4.4
4.4
3.4
Zinc (milligrams)
Min
2.5
2.8
2.7
2.8
Calcium (milligrams)
Min
193
300
240
300
Vitamin A (micrograms)
Min
175
245
210
245
Vitamin C (milligrams)
Min
10.5
14
14
14
Folate (micrograms)
Min
53
70
70
70
Sodium (milligrams)
Max
499
714
714
714

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2013/1984/schedule/4/paragraph/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/healthy-eating-in-schools-nutritional-standards-and-requirements-wales-regulations-2013/schedule-4/paragraph-3
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