Mcvitie's · Cookies and Biscuits
Digestives Biscuits
One cookie (17g) serving of Digestives Biscuits by Mcvitie's has 80 calories, 5g of sugars and 65mg of sodium, as submitted by MCVITIE'S to USDA (FoodData Central 387733, record updated Sep 6, 2018).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 387733, available Apr 1, 2019; 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 MCVITIE'S submitted to USDA, for the declared 17g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 059290312522
- Category
- Cookies and Biscuits
- Records
- 1 under this UPC
How it compares with other cookies and biscuits
Per 100 g, it has more sugar than 39% of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 73% of them.
Where the calories come from: 52% carbohydrate, 43% 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 | 29.4 g | 32.1 g | 39% |
| Sodium | 382 mg | 300 mg | 73% |
| Protein | 5.9 g | 5 g | 57% |
| Calories | 471 | 464 | 60% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release; category statistics computed by GetFoodFacts from 13,787 products, one per barcode.
Other biscuits in this aisle
387 of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products are named biscuits. Per 100 g their median is 460 calories, 312 mg of sodium and 6.7 g of protein; 261 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Chocolate Chip & Orange Biscuits Oaty Biscuits GRANDMA WILD'S | 300 mg | 471 |
| Oats & Chocolate Soft Baked Breakfast Biscuits BELVITA | 300 mg | 400 |
| Biscuits ROMA | 300 mg | 450 |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release: products in this aisle whose name contains "biscuits", one per barcode.
What is in it
Ingredients (as submitted): WHEAT FLOUR, MILK CHOCOLATE FLAVORED COATING [SUGAR, COCOA BUTTER, CHOCOLATE, SKIM MILK, WHEY, BUTTEROIL, VEGETABLE OIL (CONTAINS ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING: SHEA, ILLIPE, SAL, PALM, MANGO KERNEL, KOKUM), SOY LECITHIN, POLYGLYCEROL POLYRICINOLEATE, NATURAL FLAVOR], PALM OIL, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, GLUCOSE SYRUP, MALIC ACID, TARTARIC ACID, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE AND AMMONIUM BICARBONATE), SALT, CALCIUM CARBONATE, REDUCED IRON, NICOTINAMIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE.
The statement lists 14 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Wheat Flour, Milk Chocolate Flavored Coating [sugar, Cocoa Butter. 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 MCVITIE'S submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 387733).
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Mcvitie's Digestives Biscuits?
80 per 1 cookie (17g) serving, and 471 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Mcvitie's Digestives Biscuits?
65mg per serving (3% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
Is this the label on the package today?
It is the record MCVITIE'S 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