McVitie's • 250 g
Ginger Nuts
Product Insights
Ginger Nuts are ginger‑flavoured biscuits marketed as a sweet snack, sold across the United Kingdom and Ireland and classified in the sugary snacks group. Per 100 g they provide 505 kcal, 23 g of fat (8.3 g saturated), 37 g of sugars and 0.93 g of salt, giving them a Nutri‑Score of E and a NOVA rating of 4, which marks them as ultra‑processed. While they are vegetarian, contain no artificial colours or flavours and include ginger, they also contain gluten, palm oil and several additives, which may be concerns for some consumers.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average sweet biscuit, Ginger Nuts contain considerably more sugar (37 g vs 28.98 g) and fat (23 g vs 17.65 g) but about half the amount of salt (0.93 g vs 1.98 g).
Ingredients
Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Vegetable Oil (Palm), Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Molasses, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Disodium Diphosphate), Ground Ginger, Salt, Natural Lemon and Ginger Flavouring.
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