Mars Food • 158g
Maltesers
Product Insights
Maltesers are a chocolate malt candy marketed as a sweet snack and classified within the Sugary snacks group. The product carries a Nutri-Score of E, belongs to NOVA group 4, and is high in fat (24.6 g/100 g), saturated fat (14.9 g/100 g), sugar (53.2 g/100 g) and contains moderate salt (0.39 g/100 g), while also listing allergens for gluten, milk and soy. Although it bears fair‑trade and vegetarian labels, it contains dairy ingredients and palm‑derived fats, and is sold in a single‑use plastic bag.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average sweet snack, Maltesers have roughly double the fat and saturated fat, slightly more salt, and a comparable sugar level, while delivering considerably higher energy.
Ingredients
Sugar, skimmed milk powder, cocoa butter, glucose syrup, barley malt extract, cocoa mass, palm fat, whey permeate (milk), milk fat, emulsifiers (soya lecithin, E492), palm kernel fat, wheat flour, raising agents (E341, E501, E500), wheat gluten, whey powder (milk), salt, glazing agent (pectins).
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