Britannia · Cookies and Biscuits
Digestive Biscuit
A 2 biscuits (30g) serving of Digestive Biscuit by Britannia has 150 calories, 5g of sugars and 200mg of sodium, as submitted by BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LTD. to USDA (FoodData Central 2072941, record updated Sep 6, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2072941, available Oct 28, 2021; USDA record.
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Computed from the values per 100 g that BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LTD. submitted to USDA, for the declared 30g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 8901063151017
- Category
- Cookies and Biscuits
- Records
- 4 under this UPC; this page shows the newest record of this barcode
How it compares with other cookies and biscuits
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 12% of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 94% of them.
Where the calories come from: 53% carbohydrate, 42% fat and 5% protein (4 calories a gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 of fat).
Where it sits among cookies and biscuits: sugar per 100 g
| Per 100 g | This product | Median of the category | Share of the category lower |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total sugars | 16.7 g | 32.1 g | 12% |
| Sodium | 667 mg | 300 mg | 94% |
| Protein | 6.7 g | 5 g | 67% |
| Calories | 500 | 464 | 74% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 13,787 products, one per barcode.
Other biscuit in this aisle
543 of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products are named biscuit. Per 100 g their median is 460 calories, 293 mg of sodium and 6.7 g of protein; 489 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Mcvitie's, Original Digestive Wheat Biscuits MCVITIE'S | 533 mg | 467 |
| National Tea Biscuits, 2 Oz NATIONAL | 509 mg | 456 |
| Wgr Reduced Sodium and Reduced Fat Biscuit Dough RICH'S | 502 mg | 271 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "biscuit", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WHEAT FLOUR (33%), WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR (28%), PALM OIL, SUGAR, WHEAT BRAN (5%), AMMONIUM BICARBONATE & SODIUM BICARBONATE (LEAVENING), HIGH MALTOSE SYRUP, SALT, WHOLE MILK POWDER, INVERT SYRUP, MALT EXTRACT, SOYA LECITHIN, SODIUM STEAROYL 2-LACTYLATE & MONO AND DI GLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS (EMULSIFIERS), MALIC ACID AND TARTARIC ACID (ACIDITY REGULATORS), ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURS (CEREAL & BUTTER), SODIUM META BISULPHITE (DOUGH CONDITIONER)
The statement lists 16 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Wheat Flour (33%), Whole Wheat Flour (28%), Palm Oil. It has no separate "Contains" line; a major allergen (the nine the FDA requires on labels: milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat, soybeans, sesame) may be named inside the ingredients instead. For allergies, read the package: this is the record USDA holds (updated Sep 6, 2018), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LTD. submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2072941).
More Britannia cookies and biscuits
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britannia, Good Day, Pista-almond Cookies | 500 | 23.53 g | 309 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Britannia Digestive Biscuit?
150 per 2 biscuits (30g) serving, and 500 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Britannia Digestive Biscuit?
200mg per serving (9% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record BRITANNIA INDUSTRIES LTD. submitted to USDA, last updated Sep 6, 2018. Recipes change: the package in your hand is the authority.
Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- this record and every record it is compared with, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what branded, SR Legacy, Foundation and survey records are. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- survey foods and their household portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, its rounding and the Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101 subpart D, Nutrient content claims
- the FDA thresholds the comparisons count. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov