Purple Kaddu reviews Cadbury Bournville Raisin & Nut Cadbury Bournville Raisin & Nut contains 104 Calories per 20 gm Find calorie count, nutrition facts and preferences on low fat, low sugar, low salt and high protein food products.

Cadbury Bournville Raisin & Nut

Chocolates

  • 104
  • 20 gm
  • 2 km
Nutrients Good & Bad for you
 

Products in ‘Chocolates’ category range from 0.5 - 1

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  • Fibre Source
    Product with decent amount of Dietary Fibre (5%-10% of day's recommended intake) is better than a similar one with zero or negligible amount of fibre) - at least it's a start! 

    Packaged foods generally do not have Dietary fibre so a product with some amount of dietary fibre is always welcome. 

    Fibre is not a nutrient but plays a key 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!

  • Know Your Food - CocoaCocoa is the main ingredient in all chocolates. You will find it as one of the following names: Cocoa Solids, Cocoa Powder, Cocoa Mass or Liquor, Cocoa Butter. Except for Cocoa Butter which makes up for all the fat in the cocoa, all other forms have a small quantity of caffeine.

    That's right! Its not only Coffee that gives you the caffeine but your favourite bar of chocolate may also have small quantity of Caffeine.

    The darker the chocolate, the higher would be amount of Caffeine. But there's another side of the coin, The higher percentage of cocoa equals a higher amount of flavonoids.

    Flavonoids are powerful antioxidants founds in fruits, veges, herbs, and other plant-based foods. Antioxidants help protect us against damage caused.  by free radicals.

    Read through our blog 'The sweet kick of Chocolate' to learn more about the dark secrets of your favorite bar.
  • Contains Trans Fat
    Trans Fat are type of fatty acid that are formed either naturally in meats and dairy products like milk or artificially created during the manufacturing process of processed food.
     
    The artificially formed Trans Fat increases LDL cholesterol (i.e. bad cholesterol) level and reportedly reduces HDL Cholesterol (i.e. Good one) which may lead to cardiac problem.
     
    There is a global movement to encourage Food Products to be Trans Fat free.The Indian Food law requires the company to state that product contains Trans Fat if content of Trans Fat is more than 0.2 gms per serving size.
     
    Keep trans fat consumption as low as possible by avoiding foods that states Contain Trans fats on their packages 
  • 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.