UK’s most calorific pies REVEALED – and worst one has virtually triple the saturated fats of a Big Mac

There’s nothing extra comforting than tucking right into a plate of pie, mash and gravy.

But, as with each responsible pleasure in life, that satisfaction comes with a value to your waistline.

A MailOnline audit on British Pie Week has revealed that a few of Britain’s best-loved varities comprise greater than a 3rd of your each day calorie consumption.

The worst-offender, with a staggering 775 energy, is offered by Marks and Spencer’s.

Read our desk beneath to search out out the highest offending pies in the marketplace 

Some of Britain’s best-loved single-portion pies comprise greater than a 3rd of your each day calorie consumption

The chain’s Gastropub Chicken and Leek pie has greater than double the energy of a Greggs sausage roll (329).

It additionally has 30g of saturated fats — virtually triple the quantity present in a McDonalds Big Mac.

Vegetarian and vegan pies made up 4 of the ten most calorific pies.

MailOnline carried out an audit of pies purchased by Brits from supermarkets throughout the nation, together with Tesco, Asda and M&S. 

Several of the unhealthiest pies comprise greater than a lady’s advisable consumption of saturated fats for the entire day.

NHS tips say girls shouldn’t have any greater than 20g of saturated fats every day and males not more than 30g.

And a lady’s each day advisable calorie consumption is 2,000 energy, whereas a person’s is 2,500. 

After the M&S pie, the second most calorific offered in UK shops is the Charlie Bigham’s Chicken, Ham and Leek (733 energy).

And Pieminister’s Tikka to Ride Chicken Tikka pie, which has a whopping 725 energy in a 270g single-serving, is available in third.

And the worst offending pies by way of saturated fats content material are the M&S Chicken and Leek (30g), Higgidy’s Free Range Chicken and Ham Hock (23.5g) and Higgidy’s Spinach, Feta and Pine Nut (23.4g).

This compares to only 3.8g of saturated fats in a Krispy Kreme ring doughnut, 11g in a Big Mac and 12g in a Greggs sausage roll. 

Sarah Almond Bushell, a registered dietitian and feeding therapist at Children’s Nutrition, stated: ‘Saturated fats will increase LDL levels of cholesterol within the physique, which is usually referred to as the “dangerous ldl cholesterol” and that is what’s linked to coronary heart illness and stroke.’

Dr Bushell added: ‘Fat comprises extra energy than every other nutrient and so after we eat an excessive amount of of it we eat extra energy. And too many energy trigger weight acquire.’

Melissa Snover, a registered nutritionist, and founding father of 3D-printed personalised vitamin model Nourished, stated it will depend on a person’s weight whether or not a excessive calorie food regimen is sweet or dangerous for them.

But she stated: ‘Generally talking, a high-calorie food regimen is without doubt one of the fundamental dangers for the event of weight problems.’

Ms Snover added: ‘Women are suggested to not devour greater than 20g of saturated fats per day. 

‘If you need to decrease your ldl cholesterol and the chance of coronary heart illness, then the NHS recommends you devour much less fats altogether and swap saturated fat for unsaturated fat.’

Examples of unsaturated fat are oils present in crops or fish, together with mackerel, olive oil, nuts, avocados and rapeseed oil.