ProductsMcVitie'sBN Chocolat

McVitie's

BN Chocolat

295 g

BARCODE:5000168176727

CATEGORIES:Snacks, Sweet Snacks, Biscuits And Cakes, Biscuits, Chocolate Biscuits

LABELS:Vegetarian, Terracycle

PACKAGING:Plastic, Container

COUNTRIES:France, United Kingdom

Labels

Nutri-Score

Bad nutritional quality

NOVA Group

Ultra-processed food and drink products

Green-Score

Very high environmental impact

Health

Nutrition

Label

Bad nutritional quality

Nutrient levels

Fat in moderate quantity (17%)

What you need to know • A high consumption of fat, especially saturated fats, can raise cholesterol, which increases the risk of heart diseases. Recommendation: Limit the consumption of fat and saturated fat • Choose products with lower fat and saturated fat content. Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Fat: the facts

Saturated fat in high quantity (9.5%)

Sugars in high quantity (32.1%)

What you need to know • A high consumption of sugar can cause weight gain and tooth decay. It also augments the risk of type 2 diabetes and cardio-vascular diseases. Recommendation: Limit the consumption of sugar and sugary drinks • Sugary drinks (such as sodas, fruit beverages, and fruit juices and nectars) should be limited as much as possible (no more than 1 glass a day). • Choose products with lower sugar content and reduce the consumption of products with added sugars. Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Sugar: the facts

Salt in moderate quantity (0.49%)

What you need to know • A high consumption of salt (or sodium) can cause raised blood pressure, which can increase the risk of heart disease and stroke. • Many people who have high blood pressure do not know it, as there are often no symptoms. • Most people consume too much salt (on average 9 to 12 grams per day), around twice the recommended maximum level of intake. Recommendation: Limit the consumption of salt and salted food • Reduce the quantity of salt used when cooking, and don't salt again at the table. • Limit the consumption of salty snacks and choose products with lower salt content. Source: World Health Organization (WHO) - Fact sheet - Salt reduction Source: National Health Service UK (NHS) - Salt: the facts

Nutrition label

Nutrition facts

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml
Energy	~ 1,924.4 kJ (465 kcal)
FAT	17 g
Saturated fat	9.5 g
Carbohydrates	69.5 g
Sugars	32.1 g
Dietary fiber	?
Proteins	6.7 g
Salt	0.49 g
Sodium	0.2 g
Minerals
Fruits, vegetables and legumes	~ 0 %

Nutrition facts (Detailed data)

Nutrition facts	As sold for 100 g / 100 ml	As sold Per 100 g (packaging)	As sold Per 100 g (estimate)
Energy	~ 1,924.4 kJ (465 kcal)	? (465 kcal)	?
FAT	17 g	17 g	?
Saturated fat	9.5 g	9.5 g	?
Carbohydrates	69.5 g	69.5 g	?
Sugars	32.1 g	32.1 g	?
Added sugars	~ 1.26 g	?	~ 1.26 g
Dietary fiber	?	?	?
Proteins	6.7 g	6.7 g	?
Salt	0.49 g	0.49 g	?
Sodium	0.2 g	0.2 g	?
Minerals
Fruits, vegetables and legumes	~ 0 %	?	~ 0 %

Serving size

1 biscuit 18,8 g

Estimated Activity Time

Approximate time needed to burn the energy in 100 g / 100 ml: 1,924 kJ. Reference adult weight: 70 kg. Energy density: Moderate.

Walking

112 min (~11,221 steps)

Swimming

68 min

Bicycling

52 min

Running

39 min

Ingredients

Ingredients image

Ingredients list

Cereals (_Wheat_ Flour (33 %), Wholemeal _Wheat_ Flour (15 %) Wholemeal _Rye_ Flour, Wholemeal _Barley _Flour], Sugar, Vegetable Fats (Palm, Rapeseed), Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Starches (_Wheat_), Glucose Syrup, _Milk_ Solids, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Dried Whole _Milk_, Emulsifier (Lecithin), Flavouring.

Ingredient information

Cereal

42.5% (estimate)

Wheat Flour

33.0%

Whole Wheat Flour

15.0%

Wholemeal Rye Flour

4.75% (estimate)

Wholemeal Barley Flour

2.38% (estimate)

Sugar

1.19% (estimate)

Vegetable Fat

0.59% (estimate)

Palm Oil

0.3% (estimate)

Colza Oil

0.3% (estimate)

Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder

0.3% (estimate)

Starch

0.15% (estimate)

Wheat Starch

0.15% (estimate)

Glucose Syrup

0.07% (estimate)

Milk Minerals

0.04% (estimate)

Yeast

0.02% (estimate)

E503ii

0.01% (estimate)

E500ii

0.01% (estimate)

Salt

0.01% (estimate)

Whole Milk

0% (estimate)

Emulsifier

0% (estimate)

E322i

0% (estimate)

Aromatisant

0% (estimate)

Allergens

GlutenMilk

Traces

EggsNutsSesame SeedsSoybeans

Ingredients analysis

Palm oil free

Contains ingredients containing palm oil.

Vegan

Contains non-vegan ingredients.

Unrecognized: fr:aromatisant

Vegetarian

Yes

No non-vegetarian ingredients.

Unrecognized: fr:aromatisant

Food Processing

NOVA group

Ultra-processed food and drink products

Elements that indicate the product is in NOVA group 4

Additives

E322 - Lecithins

Ingredients

Emulsifier

Ingredients

Glucose

Ingredients

Glucose Syrup

How NOVA works

The NOVA classification assigns food products into 4 groups based on their degree of processing: 1. Unprocessed or minimally processed foods 2. Processed culinary ingredients 3. Processed foods 4. Ultra-processed food and drink products

Additives

E322 - LecithinsAntioxidantEmulsifier

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

Extracted from sources like soybeans and eggs, lecithins consist of phospholipids that enhance the mixing of oil and water, ensuring smooth textures in various products like chocolates, dressings, and baked goods.

They do not present any known health risks.

Open additive page Source

E322i - LecithinAntioxidantEmulsifier

Lecithins are natural compounds commonly used in the food industry as emulsifiers and stabilizers.

They do not present any known health risks.

Open additive page Source

E503 - Ammonium carbonates

AMMONIUM BICARBONATE is an inorganic compound with formula (NH4)HCO3, simplified to NH5CO3. Ammonium bicarbonate is used in the food industry as a raising agent for flat baked goods, such as cookies and crackers, and in China in steamed buns and Chinese almond cookies. It was commonly used in the home before modern day baking powder was made available.

Open additive page Source

E503ii - Ammonium hydrogen carbonate

No additive description is available yet.

Open additive page

Environment

Green-Score, origins bonus, and transportation impact are shown for Worldwide .

Country Context

Green Score

Overall grade

Very high environmental impact

About Green-Score

The Green-Score is an experimental score that summarizes the environmental impacts of food products.

Current scope

The Green-Score was initially developed for France and it is being extended to other European countries. The Green-Score formula is subject to change as it is regularly improved to make it more precise and better suited to each country. Select a country to include the full impact of transportation in the final score.

Life cycle analysis

Average impact of the category

Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked • Score: 53/100

Life-cycle reference

Category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked PEF environmental score: 0.50 Climate change impact: 6.67 kg CO2 eq / kg product The overall environmental impact figure (PEF) comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

Overall environmental impact by stage (PEF)

The overall environmental impact figure (PEF) comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	75.7 %
Processing	7.8 %
Packaging	11.4 %
Transportation	4.1 %
Distribution	1.1 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Bonuses and maluses

Declared origins

Origins of ingredients are missing for this product. Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.

Threatened species risk

Contains ingredients that may threaten species or ecosystems, such as palm oil.

Packaging impact

Packaging with a medium impact Malus: -10 Packaging score: 0

Green-Score for this product

Final score: 28/100

Final score breakdown

Life cycle analysis score: 53 Sum of bonuses and maluses: -25 Final score: 28/100

Carbon footprint

Equivalent to driving 3.5 km in a petrol car. 667 g CO2e per 100g of product. Reference category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked. The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

Climate impact by stage (CO2e)

The carbon emission figure comes from ADEME's Agribalyse database, for the category: Biscuit (cookie), with chocolate, prepacked. Source: ADEME Agribalyse Database.

Stage	Impact
Agriculture	79.6 %
Processing	3.1 %
Packaging	13.2 %
Transportation	3.8 %
Distribution	0.4 %
Consumption	0.0 %

Packaging

Packaging impact

Packaging with a medium impact Malus: -10 Packaging score: 0

Packaging materials

Material	%	Packaging weight	Packaging weight per 100 g of product
Plastic
Total

Declared packaging

Plastic, Container

Data precision

The packaging information is not sufficiently precise to compute the most accurate packaging impact. Exact shapes and materials of all packaging components help improve the Green-Score.

Transportation

Declared origins

Origins of ingredients are missing for this product. Ingredients need to be completed before the transportation bonus can be computed precisely.

Data Source

Data presented on this page is sourced from the Open Food Facts database. This platform does not alter the original dataset; its purpose is solely to enhance data visualization and user accessibility.

Product added on April 1, 2016 at 8:00:42 PM UTC by openfoodfacts-contributors .

Last edit on March 18, 2026 at 12:41:27 AM UTC by new-nutrition-bot .

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