Mcvitie's · Cookies and Biscuits
The Original Wheat Biscuits
A 2 cookies (29g) serving of The Original Wheat Biscuits by Mcvitie's has 140 calories, 4g of sugars and 160mg of sodium, as submitted by Mcvitie's to USDA (FoodData Central 2567194, record updated May 23, 2023).
Values for the declared serving and per 100 g. FoodData Central 2567194, available Jun 29, 2023; 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 29g serving. They are rounded as FDA requires labels to round; the package in your hand is the authority. Check the USDA record.
- UPC
- 059290311877
- Category
- Cookies and Biscuits
- Records
- 2 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 11% of the 13,787 cookies and biscuits products in USDA's branded database, and it has more sodium than 91% of them.
Where the calories come from: 55% carbohydrate, 39% fat and 6% 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 | 13.8 g | 32.1 g | 11% |
| Sodium | 552 mg | 300 mg | 91% |
| Protein | 6.9 g | 5 g | 75% |
| Calories | 483 | 464 | 67% |
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; 347 have less sodium than this one.
| Other brands with less sodium | Sodium per 100 g | Calories per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Sunrise Breakfast Touch of Honey & Chia Biscuits NATURE'S PATH ORGANIC | 440 mg | 460 |
| Soft Baked Biscuits, Oats, Honey & Chocolate Nabisco Biscuit Company | 440 mg | 400 |
| Breakfast Biscuits, Golden Oat HY-VEE | 440 mg | 460 |
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): FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, CALCIUM, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMIN), PALM OIL, WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, SUGAR, INVERT SUGAR SYRUP, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE, AMMONIUM BICARBONATE), WATER, SALT, MALIC ACID, CITRIC ACID
The statement lists 10 ingredients at the top level, beginning with Flour (wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron. 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 May 23, 2023), not the label on the shelf today.
Source: the ingredient statement Mcvitie's submitted to USDA (FoodData Central 2567194).
More Mcvitie's cookies and biscuits
| Product | Calories per 100 g | Sugars per 100 g | Sodium per 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mcvitie's, Mini Gingerbread Men, Milk Chocolate | 480 | 38.6 g | 700 mg |
| Hobnobs Rolled Oat & Whole Wheat Biscuits, Milk Chocolate | 474 | 31.58 g | 316 mg |
| Mcvitie's, Fruit Shortcake Cookies | 469 | 25 g | 391 mg |
| The Original Digestive Wheat Biscuits | 467 | 16.67 g | 533 mg |
| Mcvitie's, Digestives Cheesecake, Lemon | 509 | 30.3 g | 1,000 mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central branded foods, April 30, 2026 release.
Questions about this product
How many calories are in Mcvitie's The Original Wheat Biscuits?
140 per 2 cookies (29g) serving, and 483 per 100 g.
How much sodium is in Mcvitie's The Original Wheat Biscuits?
160mg per serving (7% 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 May 23, 2023. 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