Raisins: how much is one of your 5 a day?
1 heaped tbsp (30 g) is one portion. It counts once a day, however much you have.
This one is capped at one portion a day
Juice and smoothies count once a day between them, whatever the volume. Blending and juicing release the sugars, and the fibre is largely lost.
Portion sizes
| Amount | Counts as | Roughly |
|---|---|---|
| 1 heaped tbsp (30 g) | 1 portion | — |
Note that the cap applies whatever the table says: two of these is still one portion towards your five.
What you get from it
Raisins is a fruit in the purple and blue group, and is a useful source of fibre, potassium and iron.
The colour groups are a shorthand for eating a range of plants rather than five of the same thing. 5erday tracks how many distinct plants you eat over a rolling week, so a week of nothing but raisins shows up as one.
Also called: sultanas, dried fruit, currants.
What else to eat this week
Same colour group first, since variety within a colour is easier to remember than variety across the whole shop.
- Banana — 1 medium banana
- Apple — 1 medium apple
- Carrot — 1 medium carrot
- Tomato — 1 medium tomato
- Orange — 1 orange
- Peas — 3 heaped tbsp (80 g)
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Portion guidance follows the NHS 5 A Day advice. 5erday counts portions against that guidance and is not medical advice — see our terms.