The three pie charts compare the average proportions of sodium, saturated fat and added sugar contained in four typical meals eaten during the day: breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
Overall, dinner contributes the largest share of both sodium and saturated fat intake, whereas snacks are the main source of added sugar. By contrast, breakfast consistently accounts for the smallest proportions of all three nutrients.
Looking first at sodium, dinner makes up the highest percentage at 43%, followed by lunch at 29%. Breakfast and snacks each contribute only 14%. A similar pattern can be seen for saturated fat. Dinner again represents the largest proportion, at 37%, while lunch accounts for 26%. Snacks contain 21% of saturated fat intake, and breakfast has the lowest figure, at 16%.
The distribution of added sugar differs noticeably from the other two nutrients. Snacks are responsible for the greatest share, at 42%, which is almost double the proportion found in dinner meals (23%). Lunch contributes 19%, while breakfast once again records the lowest percentage, at 16%.
