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Performance

· 14 checks — Lighthouse + waterfall + sustainability rolled into one auditable list.
SCORE
90
GRADE
A
FIX
2
REVIEW
0
PASS
11
INFO
1

Performance-focused optimization plan with CWV assessment, top offenders, and time estimates

Mobile Desktop
100
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
90
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
96
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
40
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

284 ms

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

816 ms

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

6 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.001

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

376 ms

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

816 ms

Page Load Progression

375 ms
750 ms
1.1 s
1.5 s
1.9 s
2.2 s
2.6 s
3.0 s
Checks
14
11 PASS 2 FIX
D
Third-Party Impact
Action
81% third-party, 0 ms blocking
FIX
81% third-party, 0 ms blocking
Warning::
Third-party code accounts for 81% of page weight (413.0 KiB of 509.0 KiB)
Info::
Third-party blocking time is low (0 ms)
19%
81%
First-party Third-party
F
HTTP Caching
Action
No cache headers
FIX
No cache headers
Warning::
No Cache-Control header found
Browsers will use heuristic caching, which can be unpredictable. Set explicit cache headers.

No Cache-Control header

Adding a Cache-Control header can significantly improve repeat-visit performance.

A+
Page Weight Budget
509 KB transferred, 19 requests
PASS
509 KB transferred, 19 requests
Info::
Page weighs 908 KB (509 KB transferred)
Info::
19 HTTP requests
Info::
Estimated 0.10 g CO2 per page load
509 KB / 2.4 MB budget
509 KB transferred
19 requests
0.10 g CO2 per page load
Other 307.9 KiB 60%
HTML 99.5 KiB 20%
JavaScript 88.3 KiB 17%
Images 8.5 KiB 2%
Other 3.2 KiB 1%
Other 1.7 KiB 0%
0 2.4 MB 4.9 MB
Under budget
A+
Text Compression
All text resources are compressed
PASS
All text resources are compressed
Info::
All text resources are compressed
All text resources are properly compressed.
A
Image Optimization
3 images, 0 KB saveable
PASS
3 images, 0 KB saveable
Info::
All images are well-optimized
3 images 9 KB
0 oversized -0 KB
3 legacy format
0 missing dimensions CLS risk
A+
JS Execution Cost
221ms total JS execution
PASS
221ms total JS execution
Info::
https://food.gov.uk/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b...: 221ms CPU time

Main Thread Breakdown

Script Evaluation 78% Other 13% Script Parsing & Compilation 3% Style & Layout 3%
ScriptTotalScriptingParse/CompileParty
https://food.gov.uk/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=9f086e12ed68a289221ms211ms4ms1st
A+
Font Loading
No web fonts (system fonts)
PASS
No web fonts (system fonts)
Info::
No web fonts loaded — system fonts are fastest
No web fonts loaded — system fonts are optimal.
A+
JS Bundles
8 scripts, 0 KB unused
PASS
8 scripts, 0 KB unused
0 KB unused JavaScript

Downloaded but never executed on this page.

ScriptSizeUnusedMinifiedParty
https://food.gov.uk/cdn-cgi/challenge-platform/h/b/orchestrate/chl_page/v1?ray=9f086e12ed68a28971 KB—✓1st
blob:https://food.gov.uk/b775351e-769e-4e23-8315-ff97088658480 KB—✓3rd
https://challenges.cloudflare.com/turnstile/v0/b/0b8fb825cb67/api.js?onload=cFRiY3&render=explicit17 KB—✓3rd
blob:https://food.gov.uk/09108196-ed15-436b-8450-54a952641dfc-0 KB—✓3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/eab44650-e063-426a-869a-b28906f8aa2f0 KB—✓3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/0273cb9b-ea83-4000-82f9-974d4bbab2ff-0 KB—✓3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/0273cb9b-ea83-4000-82f9-974d4bbab2ff-0 KB—✓3rd
blob:https://challenges.cloudflare.com/fd5230e4-fc3e-4300-a6a7-70586e6a481d-0 KB—✓3rd
A+
Resource Caching
All resources properly cached
PASS
All resources properly cached
Info::
No caching issues found
All static resources have appropriate caching headers.
A+
Critical Rendering Path
No render-blocking resources
PASS
No render-blocking resources
Info::
No render-blocking resources detected
A+
Resource Hints
No optimization needed
PASS
No optimization needed
Info::
No resource hint issues
A
Page Weight Inventory
19 resources · 509 KB · 0 KB savings available
PASS
19 resources · 509 KB · 0 KB savings available
Info::
Within 1MB page-weight target
Got: 509 KB
Warning::
13 third-party resources (81% of weight)
Info::
1 resources over 200KB
19 resources · 509.0 KiB · 13 third-party Within 1MB page-weight target
Other 61% · 309.6 KiB
Document 20% · 102.6 KiB
JavaScript 17% · 88.3 KiB
Image 2% · 8.5 KiB
A+
Green Hosting
Whether the site is served from green-energy infrastructure
PASS

Green Hosting

This site is hosted on green energy infrastructure

Provider: Cloudflare

Network Waterfall
19 requests over 1935ms
INFO
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