Mantecadas

Mantecadas are lactose‑free madeleine‑style biscuits marketed by Hacendado in Mercadona, classified under sugary snacks and biscuits/cakes. They carry a Nutri‑Score of E and fall into NOVA group 4, indicating an ultra‑processed product with 27.2 g of sugars, 24.9 g of fat and 0.65 g of salt per 100 g, values that exceed the typical sweet‑snack profile in fat and energy while being lower in sugar and salt. The formulation includes wheat flour, sunflower oil, liquid egg‑sugar, glucose‑fructose syrup and several additives such as sorbitol, glycerine, diphosphates, sorbic acid and lactic acid, which may raise concerns for egg and gluten allergens and additive‑sensitive consumers.