HFSS Drinks Calculator

Nutrient Profiling Model (2004/2005, DH/Ofcom) for drinks. Enter values per 100ml as sold or as reconstituted. A drink scoring 1 point or more is classified HFSS ('less healthy').

Product

Product name Product code

'A' Nutrients (per 100ml)

Energy (kJ) Saturated fat (g) Total sugars (g) Sodium (mg)

Fruit Juice Content

% of the product that is 100% fruit juice. Add together all juice components, e.g. 10% cranberry juice from concentrate + 5% raspberry juice from concentrate = 15%.

Juice content (% of product)

Remaining 'C' Nutrients (per 100ml)

Leave fibre at 0 if it isn't declared on the label — not required on most drinks, and 0g scores no points either way.

Fibre (g, AOAC) Protein (g)

Based on the DH Nutrient Profiling Technical Guidance, January 2011 (2004/2005 FSA/Ofcom model). For guidance only — verify borderline products against the official worked examples.

HFSS Drinks Score

Nutrient Profiling Model — step-by-step calculation

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Step 1 — 'A' Points

Nutrient	Value	Points
Total 'A' points		0

Step 2 — Fruit Juice Content

100% fruit juice content, as % of product (fresh or from concentrate)

Step 3 — 'C' Points

Component	Value	Points
Total 'C' points		0

Final Score

A − C = 0

Not HFSS

Score = Total A points − Total C points