Penguin, McVitie's
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Biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling · United Kingdom

Penguin

United Kingdom
NUTRI-SCOREABCDENOVA4
521 kcalper 100 g · 26% of the reference intake
40.6 gof sugars per 100 g
Barcode (EAN-13)5000168034324
GS1 prefix500 · GS1 UK
Additives7: E322, E322i, E476…
AllergensGluten, Milk, Soybeans
5000168034324

Prefix 500 was issued by GS1 UK. It tells you where the code was registered, not where the product was made.

Nutrition

Per 100 g, with the share of an adult’s reference intake (8,400 kJ / 2,000 kcal)
Nutrient100 gReference intake
Energy521 kcal26%
Fat27.0 g39%
of which saturates15.3 g77%
Carbohydrate62.7 g24%
of which sugars40.6 g45%
Fibre2.5 g—
Protein5.2 g10%
Salt0.17 g3%

Open Food Facts, ODbL, record updated 27 March 2026 · Reference intakes: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex XIII.

Ingredients

As printed on the pack; allergens in bold

milk chocolate (29%) [sugar, cocoa butter, cocoa mass, dried skimmed milk, dried whey (milk), butter oil (milk), vegetable fats (palm, shea), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, e476), natural flavouring), flour (wheat flour, calcium, iron, niacin, thiamin), sugar, vegetable oil (palm), glucose-fructose syrup, fat reduced cocoa powder, raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate), natural flavouring, salt. for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold

  • E322LecithinsAntioxidant · Emulsifier
  • E322iLecithinAntioxidant · Emulsifier
  • E476Polyglycerol polyricinoleateEmulsifier
  • E500Sodium carbonatesStabiliser · Thickener
  • E500iiSodium hydrogen carbonateStabiliser · Thickener
  • E503Ammonium carbonates
  • E503iiAmmonium hydrogen carbonate

Source: Open Food Facts, ODbL · additive names and functions: Open Food Facts taxonomy.

In its category

Position among 37 “biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling” products sold in the United Kingdom
Sugars40.6 g · median 28.0 g
Saturates15.3 g · median 12.6 g
Salt0.17 g · median 0.47 g

92% of products in the category contain less sugar than this one. The thin line marks the category median.

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Shelfpedia calculation from Open Food Facts (ODbL), products in the same category sold in the United Kingdom, values per 100 g.

Climate impact

6.60kg CO₂e per kg

Reference value for the category “Biscuit (cookie) snack w chocolate filling”: 6.60 kg CO₂e per kg of product.

Calculated by ADEME for the average product consumed in France, from field to plate. It describes the category, not this exact product.

Source: Agribalyse 3.1 (ADEME), Licence Ouverte, update of 30 June 2026 · category match: Open Food Facts taxonomy.

Countries of sale

Sold under this barcode in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom

Source: Open Food Facts, countries of sale reported by contributors.

Sources

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