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Biscuits, short, sweet

Short sweet biscuits are baked cereal products eaten ready to eat, including types such as malted milk, shortcake and Nice biscuits. They mainly provide carbohydrate and fat. Per 100g, they contain 72g of carbohydrate, including 24g of sugars, and 21g of fat, including 10g of saturated fat.

Carbohydrate and fat provide energy for the body. The sugar and saturated fat content are relevant for people monitoring their intake of these nutrients, while the amount eaten affects overall energy intake. These biscuits also contain salt, which is worth noting when watching salt intake. Full nutrient figures are provided in the tables below.

Nutrition per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Energy

479 kcal

Energy

2016 kJ

Gordura

21g

of which saturates

10g

Carbohydrate

72g

of which sugars

24g

Fibra

2.2g

Proteína

5.6g

Sal

1g

Álcool

0g

Água

2.9g

Colesterol

10mg

Vitamins and minerals per 100g

Nutrient

Per 100g

Vitamin A (retinol equivalent)

0µg

Vitamina D

0µg

Vitamina E

2.7mg

Vitamin K1

4µg

Vitamina C

0mg

Thiamin (B1)

0.17mg

Riboflavin (B2)

0.02mg

Niacin (B3)

1.3mg

Vitamina B6

0.05mg

Vitamina B12

0µg

Ácido Fólico

9µg

Cálcio

95mg

Ferro

1.6mg

Magnésio

20mg

Phosphorus

106mg

Potássio

155mg

Sódio

403mg

Zinco

0.7mg

Copper

0.12mg

Selenium

3µg

Iodo

Trace

Other types of biscuits

Alimentos

Calories per 100g

Protein per 100g

Fat per 100g

Fibre per 100g

Biscuits, short or sweet, half coated in chocolate

506 kcal

6g

24g

1.4g

Biscuits, semi-sweet

444 kcal

6.4g

15g

2.7g

Biscuits, cheese flavoured

494 kcal

11g

28g

4.5g

Biscuits, cookies, chocolate chip, American style

440 kcal

5.2g

21g

2.5g

Biscuits, cookies, chocolate chip, standard

471 kcal

5.4g

25g

3g

Biscuits, digestive, half coated in chocolate

488 kcal

6.3g

26g

2.1g

Biscuits, digestive, plain

463 kcal

6.2g

21g

3.8g

Biscuits, digestive, with oats, plain

480 kcal

6.4g

23g

7.2g

Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate

506 kcal

6.4g

27g

1.7g

Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate, with cream

496 kcal

5.2g

28g

3.1g

Biscuits, fully coated with chocolate, with marshmallow

413 kcal

4.5g

19g

2.7g

Biscuits, ginger nuts

443 kcal

4.8g

16g

2.2g

Biscuits, gingernut, homemade

459 kcal

4.5g

20g

2.1g

Biscuits, iced

406 kcal

4.8g

11g

0.6g

Biscuits, jam filled

428 kcal

5.2g

14g

1.2g

Biscuits, melting moments, homemade

564 kcal

3.4g

37g

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Biscuits, oat based, chocolate, half coated

489 kcal

6.6g

25g

6g

Biscuits, plain, homemade

471 kcal

6.2g

22g

2g

Biscuits, plain, reduced fat

432 kcal

6.6g

14g

4.4g

Biscuits, sandwich, cream

477 kcal

5g

23g

3.1g

About these figures

Values are per 100g of the food as described (12 samples, 11 products, including malted milk, shortcake, nice). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.

Leitura adicional e referências

  • Public Health England. McCance and Widdowson's The Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset 2021. GOV.UK.

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