TIP TOP UP Omega 3 DHA - White Sandwich

	Nutrients	per 100g	How much?
	Total fat	2.4 g		A little
	Saturated fat	0.5 g		A little
	Sugars	4.2 g		A little
	Sodium	450 mg		OK

What we say

'Omega 3 DHA ... for healthy brain development!' is the claim on the front of the pack of TIP TOP UP Omega 3 DHA bread, under the picture of a young child playing. And on the side of the pack: 'helps to promote healthy brain development and function … helps maintain heart health … helps to develop and maintain our eyesight.'

This bread contains both EPA and DHA, omega-3 fats derived from fish. There’s very good evidence that the omega-3 fats from fish can reduce your risk of heart disease. Expert opinions differ a little, but typical recommendations are 300 to 500 mg per day of EPA/DHA. One serve - two slices - of this bread contains 32.5 mg EPA/DHA, so it can make a real contribution.

There are studies that suggest you might increase your child’s IQ by 0.8 to 1.8 points, but you’d need to increase your intake of DHA by 1 g (1000 mg) per day. To get that much DHA from TIP TOP Up Omega 3 bread you’d need to eat four whole loaves of it. Omega-3s may also assist in the development of good eyesight in babies, but there’s no evidence that they help to maintain good eyesight for the rest of us.

TIP TOP bread makes a real contribution to our omega 3 intake, but a sandwich made with tinned salmon (40 g) and ordinary bread would give you about 600 mg of EPA and DHA, more than a day’s quota in one hit. And there’s little evidence that even that much will make your child brainier.

Additives listed: Emulsifiers (481, 472e, 471).

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