Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Healthiest Custards And Pastry Creams by Nutri-Score

10 of the top 10 custards and pastry creams products carry Nutri-Score B; the rest score B or better. The custards and pastry creams with the best Nutri-Score grades. Among products with the same grade, the one with the better nutrition score ranks higher. We checked 56 custards and pastry creams with complete data.

1

Original Custard powder

Birds · 350 g

b NOVA 4 83 kcal 9.5 g sugar 3.1 g protein 1.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · Vegetarian
2

Ambrosia Light Custard

Ambrosia · 1kg

b NOVA 4 78 kcal 7.4 g sugar 2.9 g protein 2 g fat
3

Light Devon Custard

Ambrosia · 4 x 120 g

b NOVA 4 78 kcal 7.4 g sugar 2.9 g protein 2 g fat
4

Custard powder

b NOVA 4 79 kcal 6.2 g sugar 3.7 g protein 1.7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
5

Devon custard light

Ambrosia · 500g

b NOVA 4 78 kcal 7.4 g sugar 2.9 g protein 2 g fat
6

Custard

Tesco · 385 g

b NOVA 4 68 kcal 7.9 g sugar 2.6 g protein 0.9 g fat
7

Crème patissiere

Dr. Oetker

b 146 kcal 0 g sugar 2.3 g protein 15.2 g fat
8

U

y · 100 g

b NOVA 4 67 kcal 7.8 g sugar 4 g protein 1.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
9

Custard

· 385 g

b NOVA 4 73 kcal 10.9 g sugar 2.7 g protein 0.7 g fat
10

Instant Custard

Birds · 3 x 75g

b NOVA 4 75 kcal 9.2 g sugar 0.6 g protein 1.8 g fat

How we built this list

We ranked all published custards and pastry creams on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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