For a household managing a food allergy, check the current pack’s ingredients and any precautionary allergen warning before comparing fat per 100g. Some dried-fruit products have little fat yet contain sulphites or carry warnings for other allergens; fruit-and-nut or chocolate mixes need the same pack-level check.
Start with your specific allergen in the current ingredients and any relevant precautionary warning. The Food Standards Agency’s UK guidance includes peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, milk, soya and sulphur dioxide or sulphites among the regulated allergens. Compare fat only after checking the label for allergy suitability.
Check the ingredients and allergy advice on the exact pack, especially for fruit-and-nut or chocolate-containing products. Whitworths’ Berry & White Chocolate SHOTS, for example, lists milk and soya ingredients and a precautionary warning for peanuts, nuts and sesame.
Check for sulphur dioxide or sulphites even when a dried fruit has little fat. Tesco’s Snack Pack Mango and M&S Orchard Fruits Medley both list sulphur dioxide or sulphites in their ingredients.
Screen each product for the relevant allergen first, then compare nutrition figures on the same per-100g basis.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Allergen information | Read the current ingredients and the separate allergy advice. Check whether any precautionary warning names your allergen. | I need to rule out products with my allergen in the ingredients or a relevant cross-contact warning before considering their fat content. |
| Fat comparison | Compare fat per 100g between products that pass your allergy check. M&S lists 0.5g per 100g for Orchard Fruits Medley; Whitworths lists 9.5g per 100g for Berry & White Chocolate SHOTS. These figures describe those products, not every fruit medley or chocolate mix. | Once a product passes my allergy check, I want to compare like-for-like nutrition figures rather than rely on its name or appearance. |
| Sulphites | Look for sulphur dioxide or sulphites in the ingredients. A fruit-based description or a low fat figure does not answer this check. | If sulphites are relevant to my household, I need to check for them separately, including on mango and fruit medleys. |
| Current pack | Use the online listing to narrow your options, then check the delivered or in-store pack before use. Tesco advises that ingredients, nutrition and allergen details may change. | Even when I reorder a familiar product, I want to check the label on the pack I receive. |
Tesco’s Snack Pack Mango lists 1.1g fat per 100g but contains sulphur dioxide and carries precautionary warnings for peanuts, nuts, sesame and soya.
Check ingredients and relevant warnings first. Compare fat per 100g only among products that pass those checks.
M&S Orchard Fruits Medley is marked not suitable for people with nut, peanut or sesame allergy, while Sainsbury’s SO Organic Cranberries carries a manufacturing-method warning for nuts and sesame.
Read the pack’s allergy advice as well as its ingredients; photographs and product names cannot settle cross-contact questions.
Tesco’s dried mango and M&S Orchard Fruits Medley both list sulphur dioxide or sulphites despite their low fat figures of 1.1g and 0.5g per 100g respectively.
If sulphites are your concern, check the ingredient list for their declaration before using the nutrition panel to compare products.
Ingredients and allergy information can change, so an earlier purchase does not establish what the current pack says.
Check each new pack, including the item delivered after an online order, before use.
These examples show why allergy advice must be checked product by product; a brand name alone cannot establish suitability.
Whitworths lists plain dried fruits alongside fruit-and-nut and chocolate-containing mixes.
Tesco product listings provide ingredients, nutrition and allergy information for its own-label dried fruit.
Sainsbury’s own-label range includes dried-fruit snacks such as SO Organic Cranberries.
M&S provides pack-level ingredient and allergy information for dried-fruit products.
These Joybuy listings are for dried fruit, including prunes, dates and longan. Check the current pack’s allergy information before deciding whether any option suits your household; then compare its fat per 100g with other suitable products.
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For a pitted-prune option, check this pack’s ingredients and allergy advice against your household’s needs before comparing its fat per 100g.
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If you are considering dates, check the allergy information for this 300g pack rather than relying on information for another Whitworths product.
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These pitted prunes are another option to screen for your specific allergen. The product information warns that stones, pits or fragments may remain, so take care when serving them.
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If pitted red dates suit the snack you have in mind, check this Original Flavour pack’s ingredients and allergy advice before comparing nutrition figures.
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Consider this dried longan for cooking rather than as a ready-to-eat snack: the product information says it requires washing and cooking before use. Check the current pack for allergy information too.
No. Fat content does not tell you whether an allergen is present. For example, Tesco Snack Pack Mango lists 1.1g fat per 100g but contains sulphur dioxide and carries precautionary warnings for peanuts, nuts, sesame and soya. Check the current pack’s allergy information first.
Check for your household’s specific allergen. Depending on the product, relevant declarations may include sulphur dioxide or sulphites, peanuts, tree nuts, sesame, milk or soya; the Food Standards Agency lists these among the allergens covered by UK ingredient-labelling requirements.
It is precautionary information about possible accidental allergen cross-contact, not an ingredient declaration. GOV.UK gives ‘may contain milk’ and ‘not suitable for people with a nut allergy’ as examples. If the warning names the allergen you need to avoid, do not treat a low fat figure as a reason to overlook it.
Use the listing to screen products, then check the pack you receive before use. Tesco advises that ingredients, nutrition and allergen information may change, and M&S advises checking the label before buying.
Compare the figures for the exact products rather than assuming every mix is alike. Whitworths lists 9.5g fat per 100g for Berry & White Chocolate SHOTS, compared with M&S’s 0.5g per 100g for Orchard Fruits Medley. Neither figure establishes allergy suitability: the Whitworths product has milk and soya ingredients and precautionary warnings, while the M&S medley contains sulphites and has nut, peanut and sesame allergy warnings.