McVitie's Digestives The Original

Draft scoring, pending APD review. Nothing here is published parent advice yet.

Label dataa public food database

Last updated4 July 2026

Pack size355 g

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Allergens · gluten

The label we read declares: gluten.

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Worth knowing

A sometimes food; the score just picks the least sugary.

Fine

Scored for 2 to 5 years. Turn the dial: the rules change with the age, not the food.

Plain, no added sugars in the ingredients list.

Lower in sugar than most in this aisle for a 2 to 5 year old.

The judgement

each line is one rule the number is built from

Sugar is inside the line14.86g/100gFor 2 to 5 years, under 14g per 100g is the good zone and 30g is the line we hold.

Salt (sodium) is inside the line0mg/100gFor 2 to 5 years, 450mg per 100g is the line we hold.

More saturated fat than the best here10.14g/100gFor 2 to 5 years, under 5g per 100g is the good zone. Lower earns a higher score.

How this scored, rule by rule

needs-panelHas the nutrition data we need to score it.PASS

no-intense-sweetenersNone of the 35 names on this list appear in the ingredients. The pack always wins if it disagrees.PASS

sugar-capInside the line: 14.86g of sugar per 100g, against a cap of 30g.PASS

sodium-capInside the line: 0mg of salt (sodium) per 100g, against a cap of 450mg.PASS

prefer-lower-sugarLower in sugar than most in this aisle: 14.86g per 100g earns 94 of 100 on this preference (weight 3).94/100

prefer-lower-satfatLower in saturated fat: 10.14g per 100g earns 49 of 100 on this preference (weight 1).49/100

prefer-fibreNot counted: fibre was not captured, so this preference neither helps nor hurts.NO DATA

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The label, in our own table

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Nutrition per 100g

McVitie's Digestives The Original

As we read the label, for 2 to 5 years

Energy	299 kJ
Energy (kcal)	482.856183142989 kcal
Protein	6.76 g
Fat	21.62 g
Saturated fat	10.14 g
Carbohydrate	63.51 g
Sugar	14.86 g
Added sugar	0 g
Salt (sodium)	0 mg
Salt	0.185 g
Iron	0 mg

Last updated 4 July 2026, from a public food database. The pack always wins.

Allergens

flags are only ever added, never removed

The label we read declares: gluten.

Check the pack on the day too, including any may contain warning. If the pack and this page disagree, the pack wins.

Ingredients, as we read them

Wheat flour (50%), wholemeal wheat flour (14%), palm oil, sugar, raising agents (500ii, 503ii), salt, acidity regulator (296). contains wheat, gluten. may contain milk, sulphites.

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