Jammy Shortbread

2 g protein · 238 cals · 50 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Concentrated sugar, with little protein or fiber to slow it down; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

3% of kcal

6% water

0 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

68%

63%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 238
Protein: (3%); 2 g
Fat: (38%); 10 g
Carbohydrates: (59%); 35 g
of which sugar: 14 g
Fiber: 0 g
Sodium: 120 mg

Percentages are the share of calories from each macronutrient.

Alternatives

Costa Coffee

Higher-scoring, from Costa Coffee’s own “Snacks” in United Kingdom.

Ingredients

Wheat Flour (WHEAT Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Salted Butter (25%) (Butter (MILK), Salt), Strawberry Jam (20%) (Fructose, Glycerine, Dried Glucose Syrup, Strawberry Puree Concentrate, Acidity Regulators (Citric Acid, E 331), Gelling Agent (Pectins), Colours (Anthocyanins, Paprica Extract), Natural Flavouring), Sugar.

Nutrition as published by Costa Coffee — check it yourself. Product photograph © Costa Coffee, shown to identify the item. The score measures satiety per calorie. It is not a virtue scale, and no food here is forbidden. How the score works.

All 134 items on the United Kingdom Costa Coffee menu