Britannia Little Hearts
Products in ‘Glucose-Milk-Sugar Biscuits’ category range from 0.5 - 2.5
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- Food Sensitivity Alert - Soy (Lecithin)Lecithin is naturally available from soya bean (Plant source) and from egg yolk (Animal Source).A product marked as Vegetarian is likely to get its Lecithin from soya bean plant. It should be noted that Lecithin is produced from Soya bean oil, hence does not include Soy protein. As a result people with soya sensitivity may not get affected by it.Consume this product based on your sensitivity towards Soy and Lecithin.
- Food Sensitivity Alert - YeastYeasts, a form of fungi, are of many kinds some of which are used in the food industry in baking process and to make beer, cheese, whiskey and wine.Yeast is used in one of the following forms in the food industry: Active Yeast, Yeast Extract, Torula Yeast, Autolyzed Yeast, Yeast Nutrient, Yeast Food. People allergic to Yeast should avoid this product.All the forms besides Active Yeast are similar to MSG i.e. they contain free glutamate. People, allergic to MSG are also sometimes sensitive to some variants of Yeast and hence consume this product considering your food sensitivity.
- 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!
- 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.
- Loaded with Sugar
Each serving of the product has at least 1 teaspoon (5g) of sugar in it which makes it a sugar rich product.
One of the immediate side effects of high sugar intake is increase in fat deposits in the body which may increase your risk for obesity,diabetes and a host of other conditions.
Also, some studies suggest that its not FAT but sugar that is the cause for excess weight gain. Hence, best to avoid.
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.
