Calorie Comparisons McVitie’s Digestive Thins

Even though I rarely buy packets of biscuits these days, I couldn’t resist stopping by the new range of McVitie’s Digestives Thins to check out the calorie content.

McVitie’s Digestives Milk Chocolate Thins have slightly more calories per 100g than the regular sized Chocolate Digestives but per biscuit, there are 52 fewer calories!

This is quite a big saving if you’re counting every calorie. Even eating two Thins provides fewer calories than a single regular sized Chocolate Digestive.


Although they are being called a ‘healthier’ version of their regular sized counterparts, they’re not really healthier, they’re just smaller with the same ingredients. Take a look at the traffic light symbol further down.

McVities Thins Digestive Biscuit Range and Oreo Thins

While the Thins may help some people with sticking to a calorie counted weight loss plan, others may find one just isn’t enough and then fall into the trap of ‘doubling up’ to make up the difference!

McVitie's Milk Chocolate Digestive Thins

McVitie's Milk Chocolate Digestive Thins Topside

McVitie's Milk Chocolate Digestive Thins Underside

McVitie's Milk Chocolate Digestive Thins Side On

Here are a selection of some of the Thin biscuits you can find in stores together with their calories.

Biscuit Name	Thins Calories	Biscuit Size	Regular Calories	Biscuit Size
McVitie’s Thin Arrowroot	34	7.7g	N/A	N/A
McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives	31	6.2g	83	16.7g
McVitie’s Dark Chocolate Digestives	31	6.2g	83	16.7g
McVities Double Chocolate Digestives	N/A	N/A	83	16.8g
McVities Milk Chocolate Cappuccino Thins Digestives	31	6.2g	N/A	N/A
Oreo Thins Original Vanilla	29	6g	53	11g
Oreo Thins Chocolate Creme	29	6g	52	11g

You can find McVitie’s Thins and Oreo Thins in most larger supermarkets.

Ingredients Milk Chocolate Thins: Milk Chocolate (38%) [Sugar, Cocoa Fat, Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Vegetable Oils (Palm, Shea), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring], Wheat Flour (29%), Vegetable Fat (Palm), Wholemeal Wheat Flour (10%), Sugar, Modified Starch, Glucose Syrup, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt, Dried Skimmed Milk, Acidity Regulator (Malic Acid).

Nutrition information per biscuit: 31 calories, 1.5g fat, 0.8g saturated fat, 4.0g carbs, 1.9g sugars, 0.2g fibre, 0.4g protein, 0.06g salt.

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