Instant Mashed Potato

Instant Mashed Potato by Sainsbury's has 62 kcal per 100 g. One serving (100 g) is about 62 kcal.

Instant Mashed Potato contains 1.5 g of protein per 100 g — about 1.5 g per 100 g serving.

Yes — only 0.8 g of sugar per 100 g. Most of its 12 g of carbs come from starch and fiber rather than sugar.

Yes — just 59 mg per 100 g (3% of the daily value), which qualifies as low sodium.

Nutri-Score weighs negatives (calories, sugar, saturated fat, sodium) against positives (fiber, protein) per 100 g. It collects almost no negative points (low sugar, saturated fat and sodium). Overall that places it in band A.

About 161 g of Instant Mashed Potato equals 100 kcal. It is a relatively low energy-density food, so portions can be generous.

Per 100 g it has 0.8 g sugar and 0.7 g fat (0.4 g saturated). Fat provides 10% of its calories, so portion size matters most here.