McVitie's Dutch Shortcake

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

Label dataa public food database

Last updated4 July 2026

Pack size150 g

The pack always wins if it disagrees with this page.

Allergens · gluten, milk +

The label we read declares: gluten, milk, soybeans.

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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.

1.2g fibre, 29.9g fat.

A reasonable choice for a 2 to 5 year old.

The judgement

each line is one rule the number is built from

Sugar is inside the line29.3413173652695g/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 line251mg/100gFor 2 to 5 years, 450mg per 100g is the line we hold.

More saturated fat than the best here14.9700598802395g/100gFor 2 to 5 years, under 5g per 100g is the good zone. Lower earns a higher score.

Less fibre than the best here1.19760479041916g/100gFor 2 to 5 years, 4g per 100g or more earns full marks on this preference.

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: 29.3413173652695g of sugar per 100g, against a cap of 30g.PASS

sodium-capInside the line: 251mg of salt (sodium) per 100g, against a cap of 450mg.PASS

prefer-lower-sugarLower in sugar than most in this aisle: 29.3413173652695g per 100g earns 48 of 100 on this preference (weight 3).48/100

prefer-lower-satfatLower in saturated fat: 14.9700598802395g per 100g earns 33 of 100 on this preference (weight 1).33/100

prefer-fibreMore wholegrain than most here: 1.19760479041916g per 100g earns 30 of 100 on this preference (weight 1).30/100

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The label, in our own table

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Nutrition per 100g

McVitie's Dutch Shortcake

As we read the label, for 2 to 5 years

Energy	2237.12574850299 kJ
Energy (kcal)	535.25835518256 kcal
Protein	4.79041916167665 g
Fat	29.940119760479 g
Saturated fat	14.9700598802395 g
Carbohydrate	61.0778443113772 g
Sugar	29.3413173652695 g
Added sugar	28.61 g
Fibre	1.19760479041916 g
Salt (sodium)	251 mg
Salt	0.62874251497006 g

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, milk, soybeans.

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

Your egg flag: we could not match it against the declared names above, so do not rely on this page for it. Read the pack's own allergen statement; the pack is the truth.

Ingredients, as we read them

Wheat flour, vegetable oils (palm, rapeseed), sugar, milk chocolate (15%) [sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, milk solids, emulsifier (soy lecithin), natural flavouring], milk solids, salt, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, 450 (i)), dried lemon peel, thickener (modified starch 1414), natural flavouring. contains: wheat, gluten, milk, soy.

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How we decide, including every check these numbers run through.