Asda • 250g
Ginger nuts
Product Insights
Ginger nuts are sweet biscuits classified under the Sugary snacks family and fall within the biscuits and cakes category. Compared with typical sugary snack averages, they contain less sugar, fat, saturated fat and salt, but they are higher in calories and provide less dietary fiber, while also being an ultra‑processed product that includes palm oil, added sugars and the food additives E450 and E500. The product carries a Nutri‑Score of E and a NOVA group of 4, and it contains gluten, making it unsuitable for gluten‑free diets.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average sugary snack, Ginger nuts have lower sugar (27 g vs 28.98 g), fat (14 g vs 17.65 g), saturated fat (6.7 g vs 7.8 g) and salt (0.94 g vs 1.98 g), but they are higher in energy (456 kcal vs 418 kcal) and lower in fiber (1.6 g vs 3.07 g).
Ingredients
Fortified wheat flour (Wheat flour, Calcium carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Sugar, Glucose-fructose syrup, Palm oil, Wheat semolina, Ground ginger, Raising agent (Sodium carbonates, Diphosphates), Salt, Lemon oil
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