Know our signs

On some of our own-label packaging we use icons, for instance to show a product contains wholegrain, or is rich in Omega 3. Read on to find out what each of these icons symbolise.

Nutrition icon	The benefit	Nutritional criteria	Examples of foods where you might see the icon displayed
5 a day	Enjoy 5 portions of fruit and vegetable a day as part of a healthy lifestyle. (Each white dot on icon represents 1 portion of fruit or vegetables.)	80g of fresh, frozen or canned fruit or vegetable constitutes 1 portion. 25g dried fruit constitutes one portion.	Fruit and vegetables (fresh, frozen and canned), prepared vegetables, prepared fruit, fruit Juices, dried fruit, fresh vegetable soups
Omega 3	Omega 3 fats are essential to health and well-being.	Must contain Omega 3 at one of the following levels: 1.5g Omega 3 per serving weekly (rich) 0.5g Omega 3 per serving weekly (source)	Fresh oil-rich fish: trout, salmon, mackerel, sardines and tuna. Canned fish in oils (excludes tuna); fortified products such as eggs, milk, yogurt
Wholegrain	Enjoy wholegrain foods as part of a healthy lifestyle.	51% of the ingredients consist of wholegrains	Bread and home baking, breakfast cereals (non sugar-coated)

Nutrition icon

The benefit

Nutritional criteria

Examples of foods where you might see the icon displayed

5 a day

Enjoy 5 portions of fruit and vegetable a day as part of a healthy lifestyle. (Each white dot on icon represents 1 portion of fruit or vegetables.)

80g of fresh, frozen or canned fruit or vegetable constitutes 1 portion. 25g dried fruit constitutes one portion.

Fruit and vegetables (fresh, frozen and canned), prepared vegetables, prepared fruit, fruit Juices, dried fruit, fresh vegetable soups

Omega 3

Omega 3 fats are essential to health and well-being.

Must contain Omega 3 at one of the following levels:

1.5g Omega 3 per serving weekly (rich)
0.5g Omega 3 per serving weekly (source)

Fresh oil-rich fish: trout, salmon, mackerel, sardines and tuna. Canned fish in oils (excludes tuna); fortified products such as eggs, milk, yogurt

Wholegrain

Enjoy wholegrain foods as part of a healthy lifestyle.

51% of the ingredients consist of wholegrains

Bread and home baking, breakfast cereals (non sugar-coated)

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