McVitie's • 400 g
Digestives
Product Insights
Digestives are a shortbread-style biscuit classified as a sugary snack and biscuit-and-cake product. They carry a Nutri-Score of E and belong to NOVA group 4, reflecting an ultra-processed status with added sugars, saturated fat and three food additives (E296, E500/E500ii, E503/E503ii). While the biscuit provides 7 g of protein per 100 g and a modest fiber amount, it also contains 16.5 g of sugars, 21.3 g of fat (10.1 g saturated) and 0.53 g of salt, making it high in energy (481 kcal) and less suitable for low-sugar or low-fat diets.
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average snack, this biscuit contains about half the sugar (16.5 g vs 28.98 g) but more fat (21.3 g vs 17.65 g) and saturated fat (10.1 g vs 7.8 g), while its salt level (0.53 g) is lower than the typical 1.98 g.
Ingredients
Wheat Flour (55%), Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil (Palm), Wholemeal Wheat Flour (16%), Sugar, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Malic Acid, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt. Contains: Gluten, May also contain Milk.
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