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Biscuits, digestive, plain

Plain digestive biscuits are baked cereal products, described here in their plain form. They mainly provide carbohydrate and fat, with smaller amounts of protein and fibre. Per 100g, they contain 66g of carbohydrate and 21g of fat. This includes 18g of sugars within the carbohydrate total and 7.7g of saturated fat within the fat total.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content may be relevant to people monitoring these in their diet. These biscuits also contain salt, which is worth noting when watching overall salt intake. Full nutrient figures, including energy, fibre, vitamins and minerals, are in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

463 kcal

Energy

1943 kJ

Fat

21g

of which saturates

7.7g

Carbohydrate

66g

of which sugars

18g

Fibre

3.8g

Proteine

6.2g

Sale

1.4g

Alcol

0g

Acqua

2.8g

Colesterolo

2.4mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

0µg

Vitamina D

0µg

Vitamina E

5.3mg

Vitamin K1

1.5µg

Vitamina C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.12mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.02mg

Niacin (B3)

1.9mg

Vitamina B6

0.07mg

Vitamina B12

0µg

Folato

11µg

Calcio

95mg

Ferro

1.8mg

Magnesio

31mg

Phosphorus

119mg

Potassio

215mg

Sodio

561mg

Zinco

0.9mg

Copper

0.21mg

Selenio

4µg

Iodio

Trace

Other types of biscuits

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Biscuits, digestive, with oats, plain

480 kcal

6.4g

23g

7.2g

Biscuits, digestive, half coated in chocolate

488 kcal

6.3g

26g

2.1g

Biscuits, plain, homemade

471 kcal

6.2g

22g

2g

Biscuits, plain, reduced fat

432 kcal

6.6g

14g

4.4g

Biscuits, cheese flavoured

494 kcal

11g

28g

4.5g

Biscuits, cookies, chocolate chip, American style

440 kcal

5.2g

21g

2.5g

Biscuits, cookies, chocolate chip, standard

471 kcal

5.4g

25g

3g

Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate

506 kcal

6.4g

27g

1.7g

Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate, with cream

496 kcal

5.2g

28g

3.1g

Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate, with marshmallow

413 kcal

4.5g

19g

2.7g

Biscuits, ginger nuts

443 kcal

4.8g

16g

2.2g

Biscuits, gingernut, homemade

459 kcal

4.5g

20g

2.1g

Biscuits, iced

406 kcal

4.8g

11g

0.6g

Biscuits, jam filled

428 kcal

5.2g

14g

1.2g

Biscuits, melting moments, homemade

564 kcal

3.4g

37g

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Biscuits, oat based, chocolate, half coated

489 kcal

6.6g

25g

6g

Biscuits, sandwich, cream

477 kcal

5g

23g

3.1g

Biscuits, semi-sweet

444 kcal

6.4g

15g

2.7g

Biscuits, short or sweet, half coated in chocolate

506 kcal

6g

24g

1.4g

Biscuits, short, sweet

479 kcal

5.6g

21g

2.2g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (10 samples, 7 products). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Ulteriori letture e riferimenti

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

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  • 3 Nov 2026 | Ultima versione
  • 3 Nov 2026 | Pubblicato originariamente