McVitie's Digestive - No added sugar
Products in ‘Healthy-Light Biscuits’ category range from 1.5 - 3
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- Compliments of Vitamins & MineralsThe micronutrients (Vitamins/Minerals) play an important role by ensuring proper functioning of cells and tissues.Each vitamin and trace mineral play a specific role in the body. For example, Vitamin C acts as antioxidant protecting cells from environmental damage, healing wounds and maintaining connective tissue whereas minerals like sodium, potassium and chloride function as electrolytes that assist in communication between cells necessary for nerve impulses and muscle contraction.Some products mimic the nature by adding artificial vitamins or minerals which have an identical form and function to those found in nature, but they are manufactured synthetically to meet extremely high standards of processed products.
- Good Source of FibreMore than 10% of the recommended intake of Dietary Fibre - Wow That's Good!Fibre plays an important role in managing your body regularities - Bowel movement - Keeping constipation at bay, a control on Blood Sugar spike and check on blood cholesterol.However, follow the principle of balance and don't go overboard by eating only fibre rich food.
- High in Fat
Calories in a food come from carbohydrates, protein and fat. The above product however has more calories from fat, which is not desirable and thus is considered “high in fat”.
So think again before you go binging on it, as every gram of fat matters!
- Low in Sugar does not mean Low in CaloriesGeneral belief is that a product labeled as "Sugar Free" or "Low in Sugar" or "No Added Sugar" can be consumed without care as it will not add kilos. Often Products that claim to be low in sugar may have significant Fat or Carbohydrate Content, thereby giving you the same amount of Calories as the original variant of the product. Read the Calories, Fat and Carbohydrate Content in the nutrition label of the product and consume accordingly.
- Sweetened with Artificial IngredientsYou Have a Sweet Tooth but need to control blood sugar or reduce calorie intake from sugary food, Artificial Sweeteners must feel like a boon for you.
Please be aware of the controversies around the artificial sweeteners that these ingredients cause gastric discomfort, laxative effect as well as destroy some beneficial micro-organisms present in the stomach.So switching out of artificial sweeteners to all-natural, low-sugar substitutes or just controlling your taste bud is a smart option.
- Highly Processed!Additives are added to the packaged foods for different reasons varying from increasing shelf life, to provide flavour and texture, increasing nutrition quality or required to manufacture some types of food.One of the ways to determine the degree of Processing is the number of additives you find in the ingredient list. The higher the number of additives greater is the degree of processing. Additives can be identified by looking for ingredients that begin with 'E' and have a number in them.It is generally recommended that food that is closer to nature is better hence it is better to choose food products with lesser number of additives.
Disclaimer:Product Analysis is based on general practices in the field of Nutrition. Please check with or consult a qualified and licensed medical professional for its suitability to you.
