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Biscuits, short or sweet, half coated in chocolate

These are short or sweet biscuits partly coated in milk or plain chocolate. The data cover several types, including shortcake, rich tea and shaped biscuits, as sold. They mainly provide carbohydrate and fat. Per 100g, they contain 70g of carbohydrate, including 36g of sugars, and 24g of fat, including 13g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are points to note for people monitoring their intake. Frequent consumption of foods containing sugar can contribute to tooth decay, while saturated fat can raise blood cholesterol levels. The amount eaten affects the energy, sugar and fat consumed. Full nutritional figures are shown in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

506 kcal

Energy

2124 kJ

Fat

24g

of which saturates

13g

Carbohydrate

70g

of which sugars

36g

Fibre

1.4g

Proteine

6g

Sale

0.62g

Alcol

0g

Acqua

2.2g

Colesterolo

16mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

22µg

Vitamina D

Trace

Vitamina E

1.8mg

Vitamina C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.1mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.08mg

Niacin (B3)

0.9mg

Vitamina B6

0.07mg

Vitamina B12

Trace

Folato

8µg

Calcio

123mg

Ferro

2.4mg

Magnesio

35mg

Phosphorus

123mg

Potassio

260mg

Sodio

249mg

Zinco

0.7mg

Copper

0.27mg

Selenio

4µg

Iodio

8µg

Other types of biscuits

Food

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Biscuits, digestive, half coated in chocolate

488 kcal

6.3g

26g

2.1g

Biscuits, oat based, chocolate, half coated

489 kcal

6.6g

25g

6g

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, short, sweet

479 kcal

5.6g

21g

2.2g

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, semi-sweet

444 kcal

6.4g

15g

2.7g

Biscuits, cheese flavoured

494 kcal

11g

28g

4.5g

Biscuits, digestive, plain

463 kcal

6.2g

21g

3.8g

Biscuits, digestive, with oats, plain

480 kcal

6.4g

23g

7.2g

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, plain, homemade

471 kcal

6.2g

22g

2g

Biscuits, plain, reduced fat

432 kcal

6.6g

14g

4.4g

Biscuits, sandwich, cream

477 kcal

5g

23g

3.1g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (10 samples, 6 products, including milk and plain chocolate, shortcake, rich tea, gems and animal shapes). "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