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Corn and starch snacks

Corn and starch snacks are ready-to-eat savoury snack foods made from corn or other starches. They mainly provide carbohydrate and fat. Per 100g, they contain 56g of carbohydrate and 31g of fat, including 14g of saturated fat. The salt content is 3.3g. These figures represent samples from several brands.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The saturated fat and salt contents are worth noting for people monitoring these in their diet. Salt contributes to sodium intake, which affects fluid balance and blood pressure. The amount eaten determines how much energy, fat and salt is consumed. Full nutritional figures are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

505 kcal

Energy

2112 kJ

Gordura

31g

of which saturates

14g

Carbohydrate

56g

of which sugars

4.2g

Proteína

3.8g

Sal

3.3g

Álcool

0g

Água

2.6g

Colesterol

0mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamina D

0µg

Vitamina C

Trace

Thiamin (B1)

0.27mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.1mg

Niacin (B3)

1.2mg

Vitamina B6

0.11mg

Vitamina B12

0µg

Ácido Fólico

35µg

Cálcio

30mg

Ferro

1.3mg

Magnésio

18mg

Phosphorus

82mg

Potássio

130mg

Sódio

1320mg

Zinco

0.4mg

Copper

0.05mg

Selenium

3µg

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (20 samples, 6 brands including Skips). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

These figures come from an older part of the dataset that is no longer updated. Original source: LGC, Survey of the Nutritional Composition of savoury snacks and nuts, 1993; fatty acids calculated from Fatty Acid Supplement, 1998 (17-429) proportions.

Leitura adicional e referências

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

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  • 4 Nov 2026 | Última versão
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Publicado originalmente