Check whether the ingredients and serving fit your individual FODMAP plan before comparing salt: a lower salt figure does not establish that a custard is low FODMAP. Ocado lists 0.11g salt per 100g for the standard Ambrosia Devon Custard 400g tin and 0.12g for its Low Fat Devon Custard 400g tin, but both are milk-based. A milk-free alternative may address a need to avoid milk ingredients, although that alone does not establish low-FODMAP suitability.
Monash FODMAP identifies lactose as the relevant FODMAP in regular dairy. If lactose restriction is part of your individual plan, check the custard’s milk ingredients and the serving you intend to have before treating its salt figure as a reason to choose it.
Compare tins using salt per 100g, then look at the portion you expect to serve. The NHS advises adults to have no more than 6g of salt a day; a low-fat label does not tell you which custard has less salt.
If avoiding milk ingredients matters more than buying a tin, a ready-to-serve carton may be worth considering. Check its full recipe and serving separately rather than treating milk-free wording as a low-FODMAP claim.
For custard on a FODMAP diet, establish whether the recipe and serving suit your individual plan first. Salt figures and packaging format then help distinguish the options that remain.
| Concern | What to check | Who this matters to |
|---|---|---|
| Lactose and FODMAP fit | Read the milk ingredients and assess the intended serving against your individual FODMAP plan. Neither reduced-salt nor milk-free wording settles the whole recipe’s suitability. | If lactose is the ingredient I need to assess, choosing by salt alone could overlook the reason I am checking custard in the first place. About 42% of consumers put lactose and FODMAP fit first. |
| Salt comparison | Compare salt per 100g on current labels, then check the amount for your intended portion. Do not use a low-fat claim as a salt figure. | I can eat a suitable dairy custard, but I want to distinguish tins by their declared salt rather than their fat description. For about 33% of consumers, salt comparison is the primary concern. |
| Format and storage | Confirm whether the product is a tin, carton or chilled pot, and follow its opening and storage instructions. | Once a recipe fits my needs, I want a ready-to-serve format that works for how I store and use custard. Format and convenience come first for about 25% of consumers. |
Ocado lists 0.12g salt per 100g for Ambrosia Low Fat Devon Custard 400g, compared with 0.11g for the standard Devon Custard 400g tin.
Use the same per-100g measure to compare salt, and read fat information as a separate part of the label.
Both Ambrosia tins in the salt comparison are milk-based. Monash FODMAP identifies lactose in regular dairy as a separate consideration from salt.
Check the milk ingredients and intended serving against your individual FODMAP plan before choosing between the tins.
A milk-free option addresses milk ingredients, not every question about the full recipe or serving. The Alpro ready-to-serve alternative described by Sainsbury’s is a carton rather than a tin.
Check the current ingredients, serving and package format before switching.
Tesco Groceries warns that food ingredients, nutrition and allergen information can change when products are reformulated.
Use the current pack information when an ingredient or salt figure affects your choice.
Its standard and Low Fat Devon Custard 400g tins provide a like-for-like format for checking declared salt.
Bird's Custard Powder is a preparation option rather than a ready-to-serve tin.
Sainsbury’s describes Alpro Vanilla Custard as a milk-free soya custard in a carton.
The M&S custard described by Ocado is a chilled alternative, not an ambient tin.
These are 400g Ambrosia custard tins for consumers considering a ready-to-serve dairy option. Check whether milk ingredients and your intended serving fit your individual FODMAP plan before choosing by flavour, salt or a low-fat label.
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Consider this tin if strawberry flavour is part of the custard you want. It is a 400g variant; check its own current ingredients and salt declaration rather than applying figures from the plain Devon Custard tin.
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Consider this standard tin if a dairy custard fits your individual plan and salt is your next comparison. Ocado lists 0.11g salt per 100g for Ambrosia Devon Custard 400g; confirm the figure on the current pack.
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Consider this 400g tin if you are looking specifically at the low-fat variant and dairy fits your individual plan. Check its current salt declaration separately: the low-fat name does not establish that it contains less salt than the standard tin.
No. Salt and FODMAP suitability are different checks: Monash FODMAP identifies lactose in regular dairy as a relevant FODMAP. If lactose restriction is part of your plan, assess the tin’s milk ingredients and intended serving even when its salt figure is lower.
Ocado lists 0.11g salt per 100g and 0.14g per 130g portion for standard Ambrosia Devon Custard. Its Low Fat Devon Custard listing gives 0.12g per 100g and 0.16g per 130g portion. These are comparisons of the listed tins, not a FODMAP assessment.
Use the per-100g figures to compare different products on the same basis, then consider the portion you will actually have. The NHS advises adults to have no more than 6g of salt a day, so a dessert’s contribution sits alongside salt from other foods.
No. A milk-free description addresses milk ingredients, not the suitability of the complete recipe and serving. Sainsbury’s describes Alpro Vanilla Custard as a milk-free soya custard in a carton; check its current ingredients against your individual plan before switching from a tin.