Stem Ginger Biscuits

3 g protein · 234 cals · 48 g

Why this score

engineered against fullness

Fat and refined carbohydrate converging the way engineered food does; dense calories with little protein, volume or fiber to fill you up.

Three routes to fullness — one is enough

5% of kcal

5% water

10 g/Mcal

What pulls it down

42%

56%

How scores work

Per

Calories: 234
Protein: (5%); 3 g
Fat: (38%); 10 g
Carbohydrates: (57%); 33 g
of which sugar: 13 g
Fiber: 2 g
Sodium: 80 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), Sugar, OATMEAL, Palm Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Stem Ginger (8%) (Ginger, Sugar), Ground Ginger (1%), Salt, Raising Agents (E500(ii), E501(ii)), Skimmed MILK Powder, Colours (Annatto Bixin, Curcumin), Natural Flavouring.

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.

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