Shock study reveals popular UK sandwich contains more salt than five cheeseburgers

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546 sandwiches, wraps, rolls, and baguettes sold across supermarkets and high street chains were analysed as part of the study

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ladel@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

The “worst offender” identified was the Smoked Chicken Caesar Club sold by upmarket cafe chain Gail’s, which contained a “staggering” 6.88g of salt. This amount is equivalent to nearly 10 rashers of bacon or five McDonald’s cheeseburgers. UK health guidelines recommend adults consume no more than 6g of salt a day – roughly one level teaspoon.

Furthermore, this sandwich also packed 1,067 calories and 90 per cent of an adult’s maximum daily saturated fat limit, while providing only 20 per cent of the recommended fibre intake.

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- zwerg@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  Shit, I had that chicken club sandwich at Gail’s last week. Ages ago I read that the reason fancy food tastes so nice compared to home cooking is because restaurants use huge amounts of butter and salt in their recipes. I’ve a feeling it was Anthony Bourdain?
  
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- monkeyFromTheLake@programming.dev ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  This thing mustbe massiv. Not because of Salt or fat content but because of the fiber. Recommended is about 30g of fiber a day. 20% would amount to a medium sized apple and s medium sized banana according to this website: www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/321993#meal-pla…
  
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Swaus01@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
That’s why i eat burgers for lunch instead of meal deals 😋

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