Digestives The ORIGINAL

McVitie's

5000168036755

Processing

4

Ultra-processed

Group 4 of 4 on the NOVA scale

Additives listed

3

None we have assessed

3 of them not yet assessed here

Fat per 100g

21.30g

High

UK FSA front of pack threshold

Three separate readings, kept apart on purpose. This is not a score, and none of it says this product is harmful.

This label lists 2 raising agents and 1 acidity regulator.

Also on the label, not assessed here yet

  • E296 Malic acid acidity regulator
  • E500 Sodium carbonates raising agent
  • E503 Ammonium carbonates raising agent

Names and jobs come from the register of additives permitted in Great Britain, which we have not finished transcribing: a code shown without a name is a gap in our coverage, not a finding that it is unapproved. Naming one is not grading it either. Full detail appears only where we have an assessment against a named authority, so all of this describes our coverage rather than these additives. Most are common and low concern.

Flour (55%) (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oil (Palm), Wholemeal Wheat Flour (16%), Sugar, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Malic Acid, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt. For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May also contain Milk. BY APPOINTMENT TO HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN BISCUIT MANUFACTURERS UNITED BISCUITS (UIO LIMITED, LONDON FOR SUITABLE FEGETARIAN V Suitable for Vegans 360a4

As printed on the pack, in the producer's own order: ingredients are listed by weight, so what comes first is most of what is in it. E numbers link to their assessment where we have one.

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