United Kingdom  ·  Verified Label Data

How Much Sugar
Is In Your Ice Cream?

Sugar content of popular UK ice creams and ice lollies, ranked from highest to lowest per serving. No estimates — all figures sourced directly from UK product nutrition labels.

Data: UK supermarket nutrition labels (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons) & manufacturer data  |  All figures are total sugars per stated serving

⚠️ NHS Daily Recommended Limits for Free Sugars Adults & children aged 11+: no more than 30g per day (≈ 7 teaspoons)  ·  Children aged 7–10: no more than 24g per day (≈ 6 teaspoons)  ·  Children aged 4–6: no more than 19g per day (≈ 5 teaspoons)
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1 level teaspoon of sugar = 4 grams (4g)

Use this as your reference throughout the list below.

22g+ per serving
16–21g per serving
10–15g per serving
Under 10g per serving
NHS Quota Bands (per serving)
Within all limits — ≤ 19g (safe for all ages)
Within child limit (7–10) — 20–24g
Within adult limit — 25–30g
Exceeds adult daily limit — > 30g
18 Products Compared
30g Adult Daily Limit
23g Highest Per Bar
4g Per Teaspoon
🍫 Ice Cream Bars & Sticks
Magnum White
Within child limit (7–10)
1 bar (90ml)
23g
≈ 5.8 tsp
Magnum Classic
Within child limit (7–10)
1 bar (100ml)
20g
≈ 5.0 tsp
Magnum Almond
Within all limits
1 bar (100ml)
19g
≈ 4.8 tsp
Wall's Feast
Within child limit (7–10)
1 bar (90ml)
20g
≈ 5.0 tsp
🍦 Ice Cream Cones
Cornetto Classico
Within all limits
1 cone (120ml)
11.9g
≈ 3.0 tsp
🫙 Tub Ice Cream (per 100ml serving)
Ben & Jerry's Cookie Dough
Within child limit (7–10)
100ml serving from tub
22g
≈ 5.5 tsp
Häagen-Dazs Vanilla
Within child limit (7–10)
100ml serving from tub
21g
≈ 5.3 tsp
🫶 Sharing Desserts
Wall's Viennetta
Within all limits
1 slice (approx 80g / ⅙ of block)
17g
≈ 4.3 tsp
🧊 Ice Lollies
Calippo Cola
Within child limit (7–10)
1 lolly (105ml)
21g
≈ 5.3 tsp
Calippo Orange / Lemon-Lime
Within all limits
1 lolly (105ml)
18g
≈ 4.5 tsp
Wall's Solero Exotic
Within all limits
1 lolly (90ml)
17g
≈ 4.3 tsp
Rowntree's Fruit Pastille Lolly
Within all limits
1 lolly (65ml)
11.6g
≈ 2.9 tsp
Nestlé Fab
Within all limits
1 lolly (58ml)
10g
≈ 2.5 tsp
Wall's Twister
Within all limits
1 lolly (69ml)
9.5g
≈ 2.4 tsp
🍫 Choc Ices
Wall's Classic Choc Ice
Within all limits
1 bar (60ml)
12g
≈ 3.0 tsp
🎠 Kids & Mini Treats
Calippo Mini (Orange / Lemon-Lime)
Within all limits
1 mini lolly (80ml)
13g
≈ 3.3 tsp
Wall's Twister Mini
Within all limits
1 mini lolly
6.5g
≈ 1.6 tsp
Wall's Mini Milk (Vanilla / Strawberry / Chocolate)
Within all limits
1 mini lolly (35ml)
4.7g
≈ 1.2 tsp

All figures are total sugars per stated UK serving size, sourced from UK supermarket nutrition labels (Tesco, Sainsbury's, Waitrose, Morrisons) and manufacturer websites. Sugar figures for tub ice creams are given per 100ml serving as products are not pre-portioned. Manufacturer recipes can change; always check current packaging.

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