Tesco • 400 g
Custard Creams
Product Insights
Custard Creams are sandwich biscuits with a vanilla‑flavoured custard filling, sold under the Tesco brand. They belong to the sugary‑snacks and biscuits‑and‑cakes groups, carry a Nutri‑Score of E and fall in the ultra‑processed NOVA 4 category; the biscuits are high in fat (20.5 g), saturated fat (12.8 g) and calories (490 kcal) while providing modest protein (5.7 g) and low fibre (1.1 g). The product contains gluten and milk allergens, 28.3 g of sugar per 100 g, only 0.5 g of salt, and includes additives such as raising agents, mixed carotenes colour and flavouring, which may be a concern for health‑focused consumers.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average snack in its category, Custard Creams deliver more fat (20.5 g vs 17.6 g), substantially more saturated fat (12.8 g vs 7.8 g) and higher energy (490 kcal vs 418 kcal), but contain slightly less sugar (28.3 g vs 29.0 g), much lower salt (0.5 g vs 2.0 g) and less fibre (1.1 g vs 3.1 g).
Ingredients
Wheat Flour (_Wheat_ Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Palm Oil, Whey Powder (_Milk_), Glucose Syrup, _Wheat_ Starch, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Flavouring, Colour (Mixed Carotenes).
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