Digestives Dark Chocolate, McVitie's
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Digestives covered with chocolate · United Kingdom

Digestives Dark Chocolate

by McVitie's · 433 g
United KingdomFrance
NUTRI-SCOREABCDENOVA4
495 kcalper 100 g · 25% of the reference intake
26.6 gof sugars per 100 g
Barcode (EAN-13)5000168208763
GS1 prefix500 · GS1 UK
Additives8: E296, E322, E322i…
AllergensGluten, Milk, Soybeans
5000168208763

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
Energy495 kcal25%
Fat24.3 g35%
of which saturates12.8 g64%
Carbohydrate61.1 g23%
of which sugars26.6 g30%
Fibre4.3 g—
Protein6.0 g12%
Salt0.83 g14%

Open Food Facts, ODbL, record updated 13 March 2026 · Reference intakes: Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex XIII.

Ingredients

As printed on the pack; allergens in bold

Flour (39%) (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Plain Chocolate (30%) [Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Vegetable Fats (Palm, Shea), Butter Oil (Milk), Cocoa Butter, Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring), Vegetable Oil (Palm), Wholemeal Wheat Flour (9%), Sugar, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Malic Acid, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt.

  • E296Malic acid
  • 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 44 “digestives covered with chocolate” products sold in the United Kingdom
Sugars26.6 g · median 27.4 g
Saturates12.8 g · median 12.0 g
Salt0.83 g · median 0.77 g

42% of products in the category contain less sugar than this one. The thin line marks the category median.

See all products in “Digestives covered with chocolate” →

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

Climate impact

7.79kg CO₂e per kg

Reference value for the category “Chocolate-covered biscuits”: 7.79 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 2 countries
FranceUnited Kingdom

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

Sources

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