Product properties
Category of food product :
Biscuits and cakesName of the product :
McVitie’s – Digestive – Original (last validated: Oct 2021)Name of the company :
McVitiesCountries of testing :
- Greece
- Ireland
- Italy
Labelling information of the product
Ireland
Italy
Greece
| Country | Energy Value | Total Fat | Fat Sat | MUFA | PUFA | Total Carb | Sugar | Polyols | Protein | Salt | Fibre |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2025kJ/ 483kcal | 21.3g | 10.1g | / | / | 63.6g | 15.1g | / | 7g | 1.3g | 3.7g |
| Italy | 2023kJ/ 483kcal | 21.8g | 10.3g | / | / | 62.7g | 16.8g | / | 6.9g | 1.5g | 3.4g |
| Greece | 2015kJ/ 481kcal | 21.3g | 10.1g | / | / | 62.9g | 16.5g | / | 7.1g | 1.3g | / |
| Ingredient | Unit | Greece | Ireland | Italy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flour | % | 54 | 55 | 55 |
| Whole Wheat Flour | % | / | 16 | 16 |
| Sunflower Oil | % | 17 | / | / |
| Greece | Ireland | Italy |
|---|---|---|
| Wheat Flour | Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) | Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin) |
| Sunflower Oil | Vegetable oil (Palm) | Palm oil |
| Barley Malt Extract | Whole wheat flour | Whole wheat flour |
| Glucose Syrup | Sugar | Sugar |
| Baking Agents (Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates) | Partially inverted sugar syrup | Inverted Sugar Syrup |
| Salt | Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Malic Acid, Ammonium Bicarbonate) | Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Malic Acid, Ammonium Bicarbonate) |
| Eggs | Salt | Salt |
| Flavouring | ||
| Flour enhancer (Sulphurous) Sulfur |
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Results
The front-of-packs, nutrition values, and lists of ingredients have been compared.
| Ingredients | Front-of-pack | |
|---|---|---|
| Identical | ||
| Similar | ||
| Different |
Medium
The front-of-packs and the nutritional values are similar while the Greek list of ingredients differs from other tested countries. Therefore, the quality of the product is qualified as medium until further data collection.
