Is McVities Digestive Creams Chocolate ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 49 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed biscuits
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Vetemjöl, hvedemel, socker (processing marker), sukker, vegetabiliska fetter och oljor, vegetabilske fedtstoffer og olier (palm, palme, palmkärna, palmekerne, raps), fullkornvetemjöl, fuldkornshvedemel, fettreducerat, fedtreduceret kakaopulver 4.6%, vetestärkelse (processing marker), hvedestivelse, vasslepermeat (ultra-processing marker), vallepermeatpuiver (mjölk, mælk), bakpulver, hævemidler (natriumkarbonater, natriumcarbonater, ammoniumkarbonater, ammoniumcarbonater), salt (processing marker), rågmjöl, rugmel, surhetsreglerande medel, surhedsregulerende middel (citronsyra, citronsyre), emulgeringsmedel (ultra-processing marker), lecitiner (ultra-processing marker), lecithiner, arom (ultra-processing marker), aroma (ultra-processing marker), Kan innehålla, indeholde hasselnöt, hasselnød, fi keksit kaakaokermatäytteellä 31%, Ainesosat (vehnäjauho), sokeri, kasvirasvat ia, ölivt, nalmu nalmunudin ransil
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
Vetemjöl/hvedemel, socker/sukker, vegetabiliska fetter och oljor/vegetabilske fedtstoffer og olier (palm/palme, palmkärna/palmekerne, raps), fullkornvetemjöl/fuldkornshvedemel, fettreducerat/fedtreduceret kakaopulver (4,6%), vetestärkelse/hvedestivelse, vasslepermeatpulver/vallepermeatpuiver (mjölk/mælk), bakpulver/hævemidler (natriumkarbonater/natriumcarbonater, ammoniumkarbonater/ammoniumcarbonater), salt, rågmjöl/rugmel, surhetsreglerande medel/surhedsregulerende middel (citronsyra/citronsyre), emulgeringsmedel/emulgator (lecitiner/lecithiner), arom/aroma. Kan innehålla/indeholde hasselnöt/hasselnød. FI KEKSIT KAAKAOKERMATÄYTTEELLÄ (31%). Ainesosat: vehnäjauho, sokeri. kasvirasvat ia - ölivt (nalmu nalmunudin ransil
What makes it ultra-processed
Cosmetic additives
Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
- Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
Among 1,514 biscuits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 802nd. 83% of the biscuits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000396057058, last edited 19 September 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.