McVitie's • 200 g
mcvities fruit shortcake
Product Insights
McVitie's Fruit Shortcake is a sweet biscuit snack that combines wheat flour, fruit currants and a blend of vegetable oils. It belongs to the Sugary snacks and Biscuits and cakes families, carries a Nutri‑Score of E and is classified as a NOVA 4 ultra‑processed product, featuring high sugar (25.9 g) and saturated fat (8.6 g) per 100 g but very low salt and a modest fiber content. The biscuit contains gluten, several food additives such as raising agents, a colour and natural flavouring, making it unsuitable for low‑sugar or gluten‑free diets.
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the typical snack average of 28.98 g sugar, 17.65 g fat and 1.98 g salt per 100 g, this shortcake has slightly less sugar (25.9 g), a marginally higher fat content (18.5 g) and dramatically lower salt (0.002 g).
Ingredients
Wheat Flour (With Calcium, Iront Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oils (Palme Sunflower), Sugar, Currants (12%), Oatmeal, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents (Ammonium Brcarbnnate, Sodium Bicarbonate, nisodium Liphosphate)t Partialiy Inverted Sugar Syrup, Salt, Natural Flavouring, Colour For allergens, including cereals containing lutenr see ingredien,ts in aiss contain
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