Mc Vitie's Fruit Biscuits

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5 ingredients to avoid

McVitie's Mc Vitie's Fruit Biscuits scores 37/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

McVitie's Mc Vitie's Fruit Biscuits lists 15 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Sugar, Palm Oil, Whole Wheat Flour and Blackcurrant. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 37/100 McVitie's Mc Vitie's Fruit Biscuits scores worse than most cookies we have scored. A higher-scoring option in cookies is Simple Mills Mini Cookies Almond Flour Chocolate Chip at 91/100.