Carbs

per 100g

(from the label)

Weight of food portion in grams

(food you have weighed using the scales)

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

5

Milk

0

1

1

1

1

2

2

2

2

3

3

3

3

4

4

4

4

5

5

5

10

1

1

2

2

3

3

4

4

5

5

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

10

10

15

Boiled potato

1

2

2

3

4

5

5

6

7

8

8

9

10

11

11

12

13

14

14

15

20

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

25

Cooked pasta

Roast potato

1

3

4

5

6

8

9

10

11

13

14

15

16

18

19

20

21

23

24

25

30

Cooked rice

2

3

5

6

8

9

11

12

14

15

17

18

20

21

23

24

26

27

29

30

35

Chips

2

4

5

7

9

11

12

14

16

18

19

21

23

25

26

28

30

32

33

35

40

2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

45

2

5

7

9

11

14

16

18

20

23

25

27

29

32

34

36

38

41

43

45

50

Bread (all types)

3

5

8

10

13

15

18

20

23

25

28

30

33

35

38

40

43

45

48

50

55

3

6

8

11

14

17

19

22

25

28

30

33

36

39

41

44

47

50

52

55

60

3

6

9

12

15

18

21

24

27

30

33

36

39

42

45

48

51

54

57

60

65

3

7

10

13

16

20

23

26

29

33

36

39

42

46

49

52

55

59

62

65

70

4

7

11

14

18

21

25

28

32

35

39

42

46

49

53

56

60

63

67

70

75

4

8

11

15

19

23

26

30

34

38

41

45

49

53

56

60

64

68

71

75

80

4

8

12

16

20

24

28

32

36

40

44

48

52

56

60

64

68

72

76

80

85

4

9

13

17

21

26

30

34

38

43

47

51

55

60

64

68

72

77

81

85

90

5

9

14

18

23

27

32

36

41

45

50

54

59

63

68

72

77

81

86

90

95

5

10

14

19

24

29

33

38

43

48

52

57

62

67

71

76

81

88

90

95

100

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

 

Carbs per 100g

(from the label)

Weight of food portion in grams

(food you have weighed using the scales)

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

5

Milk

6

6

7

7

8

8

9

9

10

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

15

Boiled potato

17

18

20

21

23

24

26

27

29

30

33

36

39

42

45

48

51

54

57

60

20

22

24

26

28

30

32

34

36

38

40

44

48

52

56

60

64

68

72

76

80

25

Cooked pasta

Roast potato

28

30

33

35

38

40

43

45

48

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

30

Cooked rice

33

36

39

42

45

48

51

54

57

60

66

72

78

84

90

96

102

108

114

120

35

Chips

39

42

46

49

53

56

60

63

67

70

77

84

91

98

105

112

119

126

133

140

40

44

48

52

56

60

64

68

72

76

80

88

96

104

112

120

128

136

144

152

160

45

50

54

59

63

68

72

77

81

86

90

99

108

117

126

135

144

153

162

171

180

50

Bread (all types)

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

55

61

66

72

77

83

88

94

99

105

110

121

132

143

154

165

176

187

198

209

220

60

66

72

78

84

90

96

102

108

114

120

132

144

156

168

180

192

204

216

228

240

65

72

78

85

91

98

104

111

117

124

130

143

156

169

182

195

208

221

234

247

260

70

77

84

91

98

105

112

119

126

133

140

154

168

182

196

210

224

238

252

266

280

75

83

90

98

105

113

120

128

135

143

150

165

180

195

210

225

240

255

270

285

300

80

88

96

104

112

120

128

136

144

152

160

176

192

208

224

240

256

272

288

304

320

85

94

102

111

119

128

136

145

153

162

170

187

204

221

238

255

272

289

306

323

340

90

99

108

117

126

135

144

153

162

171

180

198

216

234

252

270

288

306

324

342

360

95

105

114

124

133

143

152

162

171

181

190

209

228

247

266

285

304

323

342

361

380

100

110

120

130

140

150

160

170

180

190

200

220

240

260

280

300

320

340

360

380

400

 

 

 

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About this information

Service:
Dietetics

Reference:
DT/072

Approval date:
21 May 2026

Review date:
1 May 2029

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