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Biscuits and cakes

Category: Biscuits and cakes

Belongs to:

Sweet snacks, Snacks

Contains:

A biscuit is a flour-based baked food product, which is typically hard, flat and unleavened.

Nutrition facts

Average nutrition facts for the 2433 products of the Biscuits and cakes category for which nutrition facts are known (out of 2731 products).

Nutrition facts
Nutrition facts As sold
for 100 g / 100 ml		 Standard deviation Minimum 10th centile Median 90th centile Maximum
Energy 1,820 kj
(435 kcal) 		273 kj
(65 kcal) 		0 kj
(0 kcal) 		1,290 kj
(311 kcal) 		1,870 kj
(446 kcal) 		2,170 kj
(519 kcal) 		8,340 kj
(2110 kcal)
Fat 19.3 g 6.34 g 0 g 8.06 g 20.4 g 28.1 g 211 g
Saturated fat 8.86 g 4.57 g 0 g 2 g 8.9 g 16.4 g 45 g
Monounsaturated fat 5.5 g 3.36 g 0.25 g 1.67 g 5.2 g 12.1 g 59.4 g
Polyunsaturated fat 2.04 g 1.25 g 0 g 0.4 g 1.9 g 5 g 6.25 g
Trans fat 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0 g 0.2 g
Cholesterol 16.4 mg 26.1 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 73.5 mg 87 mg
Carbohydrates 57.9 g 9.57 g 0 g 37 g 60 g 70 g 96.6 g
Sugars 28.2 g 10.3 g 0 g 12.3 g 28.3 g 45 g 96.5 g
Added sugars 18.7 g 15.8 g 0 g 0 g 16.7 g 39.3 g 50 g
Starch 25.3 g 12.5 g 0.5 g 6.3 g 25.8 g 44.6 g 58.3 g
Fiber 2.56 g 1.52 g 0 g 0.7 g 2.3 g 5.7 g 75 g
Proteins 5.56 g 1.5 g 0 g 3.2 g 5.5 g 8.1 g 76 g
Salt 0.504 g 0.259 g 0 g 0.15 g 0.48 g 0.99 g 61 g
Alcohol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 0 % vol 12 % vol
Vitamin A 101 µg 138 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 429 µg 2,000,000 µg
Vitamin D 0.215 µg 0.746 µg 0 µg 0 µg 0 µg 2.8 µg 22.4 µg
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0 mg 10.6 mg
Vitamin B1 (Thiamin) 0.243 mg 0.328 mg 0 mg 0 mg 0.001 mg 0.94 mg 2 mg
Vitamin B3/PP (Niacin) 5.62 mg 4.5 mg 0.205 mg 1.92 mg 3.85 mg 14 mg 14,000 mg
Potassium 127 mg 101 mg 0 mg 0 mg 107 mg 323 mg 667 mg
Calcium 103 mg 116 mg 0 mg 0 mg 44 mg 338 mg 2,000 mg
Iron 3.1 mg 1.75 mg 0 mg 0.656 mg 3.46 mg 6.43 mg 172 mg
Magnesium 104 mg 46 mg 1 mg 9 mg 112 mg 160 mg 297 mg
Fruits‚ vegetables‚ nuts and rapeseed‚ walnut and olive oils (manual estimate from ingredients list) 20.8 % 15.5 % 1 % 3 % 17 % 47 % 96 %

  • Packaging materials

    Material % of products containing mostly the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain mostly the material) % of products containing the material Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (for products that contain the material) Mean packaging weight per 100 g of product (relative to all products)
    Paper or cardboard 40% 12.7 g 100% 8.8 g 9 g
    Plastic 40% 14.2 g 100% 7.4 g 7 g
    Glass 20% 125.9 g 20% 125.9 g 25 g
    Metal 0% 0% 0 g
    Unknown 0% 0% 0 g
    Total - - - - 41 g

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