Chocolate candies · United States

Penguin Bar, Original

by Mcvitie's · brand owner: MCVITIE'S
United States
NUTRI-SCOREABCDENOVA4
520 kcalper 100 g · 26% of the reference intake
40.0 gof sugars per 100 g
Barcode (EAN-13)0059290312577
GS1 prefix005 · GS1 US
Additives6: E322, E322i, E500…
AllergensGluten, Milk, Soybeans
0059290312577

Prefix 005 was issued by GS1 US. It tells you where the code was registered, not where the product was made.

Nutrition

Per 100 g, with the % Daily Value (2,000-calorie diet)
Nutrient100 gDaily Value
Calories520 kcal26%
Total fat28.0 g36%
Saturated fat16.0 g80%
Total carbohydrate64.0 g23%
Total sugars40.0 g—
Dietary fiber4.0 g14%
Protein4.0 g8%
Sodium0.08 g3%

Open Food Facts, ODbL, record updated June 19, 2021 · Daily Values: 21 CFR 101.9 (FDA).

Ingredients

As printed on the pack; allergens in bold

Compound coating [sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, skim milk, whey, butter oil, vegetable shortening (contains one or more of the following: shea oil, sal oil, palm oil), soy lecithin, natural flavor], wheat flour, sugar, palm oil, glucose syrup, cocoa processed with alkali, leavening (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate), natural flavor, salt, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, reduced iron, nicotinamide, thiamine hydrochloride.

  • E322LecithinsAntioxidant · Emulsifier
  • E322iLecithinAntioxidant · Emulsifier
  • E500Sodium carbonatesStabilizer · Thickener
  • E500iiSodium hydrogen carbonateStabilizer · Thickener
  • E503Ammonium carbonates
  • E503iiAmmonium hydrogen carbonate

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

USDA label data

Serving size 1 bar (25 g), as declared by the brand to USDA FoodData Central
NutrientPer serving% Daily Value
Calories130 kcal—
Total fat7.0 g9%
Saturated fat4.0 g20%
Sodium20 mg1%
Total carbohydrate16 g6%
Dietary fiber1.0 g4%
Total sugars10 g—
Protein1.0 g—
USDA food category
Chocolate
Data provider
Label Insight
In FoodData Central
Since April 1, 2019 · label data updated July 14, 2017
FDC ID
426641

Per-serving amounts are calculated by Shelfpedia from USDA’s per-100 g (or per-100 mL) figures, so they can differ from the rounded numbers printed on the package. % Daily Value uses the FDA Daily Values (21 CFR 101.9).

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2026 (Branded Foods, October 2026 release) · public domain (CC0 1.0).

Who makes it

Brand owner

MCVITIE'S

Open Food Facts, ODbL

In its category

Position among 5,465 “chocolate candies” products sold in the United States
Sugars40.0 g · median 48.0 g
Saturated fat16.0 g · median 17.9 g
Salt0.20 g · median 0.19 g

26% 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) and USDA FoodData Central (CC0) records in the same category sold in the United States, values per 100 g.

Countries of sale

Sold under this barcode in the United States
United States

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

Sources

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