Horlicks • 500 g
Classic Malt
Product Insights
Classic Malt is a malt‑based instant beverage marketed by Horlicks, packaged in a 500 g PET bottle and labeled vegetarian with a Green Dot certification in India. It falls into the malt‑based beverage family, carries a NOVA 4 classification indicating an ultra‑processed product, and does not have an assigned Nutri‑Score, while delivering 11 g of protein and a range of added vitamins but also 46 g of sugar and 1 g of salt per 100 g. The formulation includes milk solids, wheat‑derived malt, soy protein isolate and several acidity regulators (E500, E500 ii, E501), making it unsuitable for gluten‑free or low‑sugar diets despite its mineral and vitamin enrichment.
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Nutritional Values
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Comparative Analysis
Compared with the average beverage, Classic Malt contains roughly 46 g of sugar per 100 g, about 4.5 times the category average of 10.2 g, while its fat content (2 g) is slightly below the average 3.5 g and its salt level (1 g) exceeds the typical 0.87 g.
Ingredients
Malt (66.7%) [Barley (32%), Wheat Flour (Atta), Wheat, Millet], Milk Solids (14%), Sugar, Wheat Gluten, Minerals, Edible lodized Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Acidity Regulators [INS 501(ii), 500(ii)], Vitamins. Allergen Information: Contains Wheat, Barley, Milk & Soy.
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