The three pie charts compare the average proportions of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar contained in four typical meals.
Overall, dinner accounted for the largest proportions of sodium and saturated fat, whereas added sugar was mainly consumed in snacks. By contrast, breakfast made up the smallest or joint-smallest share of all three nutrients.
Sodium and saturated fat followed quite similar patterns. Dinner represented the largest proportion of sodium, at 43%, followed by lunch at 29%. By contrast, breakfast and snacks each accounted for only 14%. Similarly, saturated fat was most commonly consumed at dinner. which stood at 37% of the total, while lunch represented 26%. The figures for snacks and breakfast, were lower, at 21% and 16% respectively.
The pattern for added sugar was noticeably different. Snacks accounted for 42% of the total, almost twice the proportion consumed at dinner, with 23%. Lunch stood at 19%, while breakfast had the lowest figure, accounting for only 16%.
