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The study for Unilever found that these sandwiches contain 11g more of saturated fat, than the 20g guideline daily amount for women and over a third of the 30g limit for men.

The British Sandwich association reports that Britons buy 11 billion sandwiches a year, or 200 a year for an average individual, with cheese as the most popular filling.

Dietician Sian Porter said: "The sandwich is a daily food for most of us but we don't realise how much saturated fat it can contain."

High levels of saturated fat are particularly a concern when they are added to other daily foods such as two pats of butter on toast( 10.8g), a cappuccino(2.6g), meat, ready means, cakes and biscuits, the report stated.

Ms Porter reports according to her research last month, a Sainsbury's cheese and pickle sandwich contained 13g, a Tesco deep fill ploughman's had 13.7g, a cheddar and Branston mayonnaise sandwich contained 14.6 and a Pret a Manger cheddar ploughman's had 14.3g.

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Other sandwiches with high levels of saturated fat include the All Day Breakfast (8.6g), club sandwiches with bacon and chicken(11.7g) and Egg and Cress(9g).

Analysts TNS Worldpanel report in a study conducted in May, that an average 20 yr old male eats 40g of saturated fat on a typical weekday- 30 per cent more than the guidelines recommend.

High levels of saturated fat can raise blood cholesterol, and particularly low density lipoprotein cholesterol, which is a risk factor for coronary heart disease.

So think twice before you pile the cheddar on your sandwich; sandwiches are only healthy if you make them the right way.


try this low fat breakfast sandwich, all the nutrional information is included.