McVities

Digestives White Chocolate

Barcode 5000168040752

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Yes — Digestives White Chocolate is ultra-processed.

The ingredient list is valid but the product is ultra-processed (UPF). It contains several industrial ingredients/additives: glucose-fructose syrup (an industrial refined sugar syrup), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, E476), palm oil (a highly refined oil), and natural vanilla flavouring. Presence of any such ingredient is enough to classify the product as UPF according to the NOVA criteria.

Ingredients

1 ultra-processed marker

OK

wheatmeal biscuits covered in white chocolate : flour (39°%) (wheat four, calcun, iron, niacin)
OK

thiamine

A water-soluble B vitamin (vitamin B1) used as a nutrient and fortification additive.
OK

white chocolate (28%) [sugar
OK

cocoa butter

A fat extracted from cocoa beans, used in chocolate, cosmetics, and baking as a fat component.
OK

dried milk (milk powder)

Milk powder produced by drying milk, a processed dairy product.
OK

lactose (milk)

A disaccharide derived from lactose in milk, commonly used as a dairy-derived additive or ingredient.
OK

dried whey (millk)
OK

emulsifiers (soya lecithin, e476) natural vanilla flavouring] palm oi
OK

wholemeal wheat four (99%)
OK

sugar

Granulated sugar derived from sugarcane or sugar beets; a basic, single-ingredient sweetener.
UPF

glucose-fructose syrup

A commercially produced sweet syrup made by hydrolyzing and blending glucose and fructose sugars; widely used as a sweetener in foods and beverages.
OK

raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, malicacid ammonium bicarbonate)
OK

salt. or allergens
OK

including cereals containing gluten
OK

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Common questions about Digestives White Chocolate

Is Digestives White Chocolate ultra-processed?

Yes — Digestives White Chocolate by McVities is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). The ingredient list is valid but the product is ultra-processed (UPF). It contains several industrial ingredients/additives: glucose-fructose syrup (an industrial refined sugar syrup), emulsifiers (soya lecithin, E476), palm oil (a highly refined oil), and natural vanilla flavouring. Presence of any such ingredient is enough to classify the product as UPF according to the NOVA criteria.

Which ingredients in Digestives White Chocolate are ultra-processed?

Nomi flags one ingredient in Digestives White Chocolate as an ultra-processed marker: glucose-fructose syrup. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.

What does "ultra-processed" (UPF) mean?

Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.

How can I check whether other foods are ultra-processed?

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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.