Why is Goûters Chocolat lait Noisettes classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4) and what specific additives does it contain?

The biscuit contains several refined and extracted ingredients such as refined flour, milk‑based chocolate, roasted hazelnuts and added flavors, and it includes additives E414 (acacia gum used as a thickener), E392 (rosemary extract as an antioxidant) and E502 (sodium carbonates used as leavening agents). The combination of these processed components and additives places it in the NOVA 4 ultra‑processed category.

How does the sugar and salt content in this product affect a diabetic or hypertensive diet?

With 28 g of sugar per 100 g, the biscuit can cause a rapid rise in blood glucose, making it unsuitable for strict diabetic control. The salt level of 0.55 g is lower than average biscuits but still contributes to daily sodium intake, so it should be consumed in moderation by people managing hypertension.

Based on the ingredients, is this product suitable for vegan, keto, halal, or gluten‑free diets?

No, the product is not vegan because it contains milk powder and milk‑based chocolate, and it is not gluten‑free due to wheat flour. Its high carbohydrate content (62 g sugars and starch) makes it unsuitable for a keto diet, and while dairy is permissible in halal diets, the product lacks halal certification, so it cannot be considered reliably halal.

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Goûters Chocolat lait Noisettes

Sugary Snacks

Product Insights

The product is a milk‑chocolate hazelnut filled biscuit marketed as a sweet snack, classified in the “Sugary snacks” and “Biscuits and cakes” groups. It carries an organic label and contains no palm oil, but its nutrition profile shows 25 g fat (including 7.6 g saturated), 28 g sugars and 0.55 g salt per 100 g, giving it a Nutri‑Score of E and a NOVA 4 ultra‑processed rating. While it provides 4 g of fiber and 7.9 g of protein, the high fat, sugar and the presence of gluten, milk and nuts may limit its suitability for health‑focused or allergy‑sensitive consumers.

Nutrient Levels

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Fat

high

Saturated Fat

high

Sugars

high

Salt

moderate

Nutritional Values

Values per 100 g

Energy Kcal513 kcal

Fat25 g

Saturated Fat7.6 g

Carbohydrates62 g

Sugars28 g

Comparative Analysis

Compared with the average sweet biscuit (28.98 g sugar, 17.65 g fat, 7.8 g saturated fat, 1.98 g salt, 418 kcal), this product has similar sugar, markedly higher total fat, slightly lower saturated fat, far lower salt, but a substantially higher energy content.

Ingredients

Farine de _blé_* (34%) chocolat au _lait_* (25%) (sucre de canne*, beurre de cacao*, _lait_ en poudre*, pâte de cacao*), farine de _blé_ complet*, tournesol oléique*, _noisettes_ hachées grillées* (50%, pares à lever : carbonates d'ammonium et de sodium, extrait d'algue, sel marin non raffiné, arôme naturel de _noisette_ et autres arômes naturels), _lait_ écrémé en poudre*, épaississant : gomme d'acacia*, antioxydant : extraits de romarin*. *Ingrédients Issus de l'agriculture biologique.

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