McVitie's, McVities • 6 x 25 g
Jaffa cakes
Product Insights
Jaffa cakes are sweet snack biscuits filled with orange fruit paste and coated in chocolate, marketed by McVitie’s. They belong to the Sugary snacks group, carry a Nutri‑Score of E and are classified as ultra‑processed (NOVA 4), with a high sugar content of 50 g per 100 g, while their fat (8.1 g), saturated fat (4 g) and salt (0.27 g) are below average for similar snacks. The product contains nine listed additives, palm oil, and allergens such as eggs, gluten, milk and soy, which may be concerns for health‑aware consumers.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average snack, Jaffa cakes have far more sugar (50 g vs 28.98 g/100 g) but less fat (8.1 g vs 17.65 g), saturated fat (4 g vs 7.8 g) and salt (0.27 g vs 1.98 g).
Ingredients
Sugar, Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Whole Egg, Water, Dextrose, Concentrated Orange Juice, Glucose Syrup, Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Palm), Humectant (Glycerine), Acid (Citric Acid), Gelling Agent (Pectin), Raising Agents (Disodium Diphosphate, Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Dried Whole Egg, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Citrates), Natural Orange Flavouring, Colour (Curcumin), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin),
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