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Digestive Dark chocolate floavour - McVitie’s - 300g

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Digestive Dark chocolate floavour - McVitie’s - 300g

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Barcode: 0059290455915 (EAN / EAN-13) 059290455915 (UPC / UPC-A)

Quantity: 300g

Packaging: Plastic

Brands: McVitie’s

Categories: Snacks, Sweet snacks, Biscuits and cakes, Biscuits

Origin of ingredients: United Kingdom

Countries where sold: Canada

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Ingredients

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    51 ingredients

    WHEAT FLOUR (39%), DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVOURED COATING (30%) [SUGAR, COCOA MASS, VEGETABLE OIL (SHEA, ILLIPE, SAL, MANGO KERNEL AND KOKUM) AND PALM OIL, COCOA BUTTER, BUTTER OIL, SOYA LECITHIN, POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE (EMULSIFIER), VANILLA FLAVOUR], PALM OIL, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (9%), SUGAR, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, SODIUM BICARBONATE AND TARTARIC ACID AND MALIC ACID AND AMMONIUM BICARBONATE (RAISING AGENTS), SALT. CONTAINS WHEAT, MILK, SOYA. INGRÉDIENTS: FARINE DE BLÉ (39%), ENROBAGE SAVEUR DE CHOCOLAT NOIR (30%) [SUCRE, PATE DE CACÃO, HUILE VÉGÉTALE (KARITE, ILLIPĖ, SAL, NOYAU DE MANGUE ET KOKUM) ET HUILE DE PALME, BEURRE DE CACAO, HUILE DE BEURRE, LÉCITHINE DE SOYA, POLYGLYCÉROL POLYRICINOLÉATE (ÉMULSIFIANT), ARÓME DE VANILLEJ, HUILE DE PALME, FARINE DE BLÈ ENTIER (9%), SUCRE, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, BICARBONATE DE SODIUM ET ACIDE TARTRIQUE ET ACIDE MALIQUE ET BICARBONATE D'AMMONIUM (LEVAINS), SEL. CONTIENT: BLÉ, LAIT, SOYA.
    Allergens: Gluten, Milk, Soybeans

Food processing

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    Ultra processed foods

    Elements that indicate the product is in the 4 - Ultra processed food and drink products group:

    • Additive: E322 - Lecithins
    • Additive: E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate
    • Ingredient: Emulsifier
    • Ingredient: Flavouring
    • Ingredient: Glucose

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    2. Processed culinary ingredients
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Additives

  • E322 - Lecithins

    Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

    Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

    They do not present any known health risks.

  • E322i - Lecithin

    Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

    Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

    They do not present any known health risks.

  • E476 - Polyglycerol polyricinoleate

    Polyglycerol polyricinoleate: Polyglycerol polyricinoleate -PGPR-, E476, is an emulsifier made from glycerol and fatty acids -usually from castor bean, but also from soybean oil-. In chocolate, compound chocolate and similar coatings, PGPR is mainly used with another substance like lecithin to reduce viscosity. It is used at low levels -below 0.5%-, and works by decreasing the friction between the solid particles -e.g. cacao, sugar, milk- in molten chocolate, reducing the yield stress so that it flows more easily, approaching the behaviour of a Newtonian fluid. It can also be used as an emulsifier in spreads and in salad dressings, or to improve the texture of baked goods. It is made up of a short chain of glycerol molecules connected by ether bonds, with ricinoleic acid side chains connected by ester bonds. PGPR is a yellowish, viscous liquid, and is strongly lipophilic: it is soluble in fats and oils and insoluble in water and ethanol.
    Source: Wikipedia

  • E503 - Ammonium carbonates

    Ammonium carbonate: Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula -NH4-2CO3. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
    Source: Wikipedia

  • E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

    Ammonium carbonate: Ammonium carbonate is a salt with the chemical formula -NH4-2CO3. Since it readily degrades to gaseous ammonia and carbon dioxide upon heating, it is used as a leavening agent and also as smelling salt. It is also known as baker's ammonia and was a predecessor to the more modern leavening agents baking soda and baking powder. It is a component of what was formerly known as sal volatile and salt of hartshorn.
    Source: Wikipedia

Ingredients analysis

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    Palm oil

    Ingredients that contain palm oil: Palm oil, Palm oil
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    Non-vegan

    Non-vegan ingredients: Butterfat

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    Vegetarian status unknown

    Unrecognized ingredients: Dark-chocolate-flavoured-coating, Mango-kernel-and-kokum, Sodium-bicarbonate-and-tartaric-acid-and-malic-acid-and-ammonium-bicarbonate, Ingredients, Farine-de-ble, Enrobage-saveur-de-chocolat-noir, Sucre, Pate-de-cacao, Huile-vegetale, Karite, Illipė, Noyau-de-mangue-et-kokum, Et-huile-de-palme, Beurre-de-cacao, Huile-de-beurre, Lecithine-de-soya, Emulsifiant, Arome-de-vanillej, Huile-de-palme, Farine-de-ble-entier, Sucre, Bicarbonate-de-sodium-et-acide-tartrique-et-acide-malique-et-bicarbonate-d-ammonium, Levains, Sel, Contient, Ble, Lait

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    : WHEAT FLOUR 39%, DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVOURED COATING 30% (SUGAR, COCOA MASS, VEGETABLE OIL (SHEA, ILLIPE, SAL, MANGO KERNEL and KOKUM), PALM OIL, COCOA BUTTER, BUTTER OIL, SOYA LECITHIN, POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE (EMULSIFIER), VANILLA FLAVOUR), PALM OIL, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR 9%, SUGAR, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, SODIUM BICARBONATE and TARTARIC ACID and MALIC ACID and AMMONIUM BICARBONATE (RAISING AGENTS), SALT, INGRÉDIENTS (FARINE DE BLÉ 39%), ENROBAGE SAVEUR DE CHOCOLAT NOIR 30%, SUCRE, PATE DE CACÃO, HUILE VÉGÉTALE (KARITE, ILLIPĖ, SAL, NOYAU DE MANGUE ET KOKUM), ET HUILE DE PALME, BEURRE DE CACAO, HUILE DE BEURRE, LÉCITHINE DE SOYA, POLYGLYCÉROL POLYRICINOLÉATE (ÉMULSIFIANT), ARÓME DE VANILLEJ, HUILE DE PALME, FARINE DE BLÈ ENTIER 9%, SUCRE, GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, BICARBONATE DE SODIUM ET ACIDE TARTRIQUE ET ACIDE MALIQUE ET BICARBONATE D'AMMONIUM (LEVAINS), SEL, CONTIENT (BLÉ), LAIT, SOYA
    1. WHEAT FLOUR -> en:wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent: 39
    2. DARK CHOCOLATE FLAVOURED COATING -> en:dark-chocolate-flavoured-coating - percent: 30
      1. SUGAR -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016
      2. COCOA MASS -> en:cocoa-paste - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 16030
      3. VEGETABLE OIL -> en:vegetable-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe
        1. SHEA -> en:shea-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no
        2. ILLIPE -> en:illipe-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: no
        3. SAL -> en:sal-tree - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes
        4. MANGO KERNEL and KOKUM -> en:mango-kernel-and-kokum
      4. PALM OIL -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129
      5. COCOA BUTTER -> en:cocoa-butter - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16030
      6. BUTTER OIL -> en:butterfat - vegan: no - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: maybe - ciqual_food_code: 16401
      7. SOYA LECITHIN -> en:soya-lecithin - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 42200
      8. POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE -> en:e476 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes
        1. EMULSIFIER -> en:emulsifier
      9. VANILLA FLAVOUR -> en:vanilla-flavouring - vegan: maybe - vegetarian: maybe
    3. PALM OIL -> en:palm-oil - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - from_palm_oil: yes - ciqual_food_code: 16129
    4. WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR -> en:whole-wheat-flour - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 9410 - percent: 9
    5. SUGAR -> en:sugar - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_proxy_food_code: 31016
    6. GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE -> en:glucose-fructose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31077
    7. SODIUM BICARBONATE and TARTARIC ACID and MALIC ACID and AMMONIUM BICARBONATE -> en:sodium-bicarbonate-and-tartaric-acid-and-malic-acid-and-ammonium-bicarbonate
      1. RAISING AGENTS -> en:raising-agent
    8. SALT -> en:salt - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 11058
    9. INGRÉDIENTS -> en:ingredients
      1. FARINE DE BLÉ -> en:farine-de-ble - percent: 39
    10. ENROBAGE SAVEUR DE CHOCOLAT NOIR -> en:enrobage-saveur-de-chocolat-noir - percent: 30
    11. SUCRE -> en:sucre
    12. PATE DE CACÃO -> en:pate-de-cacao
    13. HUILE VÉGÉTALE -> en:huile-vegetale
      1. KARITE -> en:karite
      2. ILLIPĖ -> en:illipė
      3. SAL -> en:sal-tree - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes
      4. NOYAU DE MANGUE ET KOKUM -> en:noyau-de-mangue-et-kokum
    14. ET HUILE DE PALME -> en:et-huile-de-palme
    15. BEURRE DE CACAO -> en:beurre-de-cacao
    16. HUILE DE BEURRE -> en:huile-de-beurre
    17. LÉCITHINE DE SOYA -> en:lecithine-de-soya
    18. POLYGLYCÉROL POLYRICINOLÉATE -> en:e476 - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes
      1. ÉMULSIFIANT -> en:emulsifiant
    19. ARÓME DE VANILLEJ -> en:arome-de-vanillej
    20. HUILE DE PALME -> en:huile-de-palme
    21. FARINE DE BLÈ ENTIER -> en:farine-de-ble-entier - percent: 9
    22. SUCRE -> en:sucre
    23. GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE -> en:glucose-fructose - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes - ciqual_food_code: 31077
    24. BICARBONATE DE SODIUM ET ACIDE TARTRIQUE ET ACIDE MALIQUE ET BICARBONATE D'AMMONIUM -> en:bicarbonate-de-sodium-et-acide-tartrique-et-acide-malique-et-bicarbonate-d-ammonium
      1. LEVAINS -> en:levains
    25. SEL -> en:sel
    26. CONTIENT -> en:contient
      1. BLÉ -> en:ble
    27. LAIT -> en:lait
    28. SOYA -> en:soya - vegan: yes - vegetarian: yes

Nutrition

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    Bad nutritional quality

    ⚠ ️Warning: the amount of fruits, vegetables and nuts is not specified on the label, it was estimated from the list of ingredients: 0

    This product is not considered a beverage for the calculation of the Nutri-Score.

    Positive points: 3

    • Proteins: 3 / 5 (value: 6.0606060606061, rounded value: 6.06)
    • Fiber: 3 / 5 (value: 3.030303030303, rounded value: 3.03)
    • Fruits, vegetables, nuts, and colza/walnut/olive oils: 0 / 5 (value: 0, rounded value: 0)

    Negative points: 25

    • Energy: 6 / 10 (value: 2029, rounded value: 2029)
    • Sugars: 6 / 10 (value: 30.30303030303, rounded value: 30.3)
    • Saturated fat: 10 / 10 (value: 12.121212121212, rounded value: 12.1)
    • Sodium: 3 / 10 (value: 333.333333333332, rounded value: 333.3)

    The points for proteins are not counted because the negative points are greater or equal to 11.

    Nutritional score: (25 - 3)

    Nutri-Score:

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    Nutrition facts

    Nutrition facts As sold
    for 100 g / 100 ml     		As sold
    per serving (2 biscuits (35g))     		Compared to: Biscuits
    Energy 2,029 kj
    (484 kcal)     		710 kj
    (170 kcal)     		+4%
    Fat 24.242 g 8.48 g +21%
    Saturated fat 12.121 g 4.24 g +33%
    Carbohydrates 63.636 g 22.3 g -1%
    Sugars 30.303 g 10.6 g +5%
    Fiber 3.03 g 1.06 g +6%
    Proteins 6.061 g 2.12 g -3%
    Salt 0.833 g 0.292 g +38%
    Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (estimate from ingredients list analysis) 0 % 0 %
Serving size: 2 biscuits (35g)

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