McVitie's Rich Tea Classic

Breakdown

1 ingredient to avoid

McVitie's Rich Tea Classic scores 38/100 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 Rich Tea Classic lists 12 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin and Thiamin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 38/100 McVitie's Rich Tea Classic 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.