McVitie's • 400 grams
Digestives
Product Insights
Digestives are a classic British-style sweet biscuit marketed as a snack and belong to the Sugary snacks and Biscuits and cakes groups. They carry a Nutri‑Score of E and are classified in NOVA group 4, reflecting a high level of processing and the presence of additives such as E296, E500/E500ii and E503/E503ii, while also offering 3.4 g of fiber per 100 g and containing no artificial flavors or colors. However, the biscuit is relatively high in fat (19.8 g), saturated fat (9.3 g), sugar (14.1 g) and calories (486 kcal per 100 g), and it contains wheat gluten, which may be problematic for gluten‑sensitive consumers.
Nutrient Levels
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Nutritional Values
Values per 100 g
Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average sweet biscuit, Digestives contain roughly half the sugar and less salt, but more total fat, saturated fat, calories, carbohydrates, protein and fiber per 100 g.
Ingredients
Wheat flour (55%), vegetable fat (palm), wholemeal wheat flour (15%), sugar, inverted sugar syrup, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, malic acid, ammonium bicarbonate), salt
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