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Tried and Tasted: Low Fat Biscuits

 

Rarely associated with the health food aisle, biscuits fill the shelf between Feel-Good Treats and Pick-Me-Up Snacks. You may have noticed some reduced fat, reduced calorie biscuits that claim full flavour. Eager for the truth, the WLR taste team turned their interrogation lamp on healthy option biscuits. Find out what happened when the cookies crumbled.

 

Fox's Officially Low Fat Apple Crumble Cookies

Officially low fat; officially the best thing here. A good balance of sweetness; moist, yet not too soggy and a flavour that doesn't outstay its welcome. All this with one of the lowest calories per 100g and a good sized cookie that really satisfies.

Per Biscuit

Per 100g

CALORIES

85kcal

365kcal

CARBS

18.5g

80.4g

FAT

0.6g

2.4g

SODIUM

0.01g

0.05g

PROTEIN

1.2g

5.4g

FIBRE

0.6g

2.5g

McVitie's Light Milk Chocolate Digestives

Neither the biscuit nor the chocolate suggest this is a reduced fat version. An excellent reason to make all your biscuit breaks low fat. Doesn't come back with the salty aftertaste that a lot of digestives have.

Per Biscuit

Per 100g

CALORIES

78kcal

459kcal

CARBS

11.7g

68.6g

FAT

2.9g

17.3g

SODIUM

0.1g

0.4g

PROTEIN

1.2g

7.2g

FIBRE

0.5g

3.2g

Waitrose Reduced Fat Stem Ginger Cookies

Very impressive. Chewy ginger pieces create a nice texture and smooth flavour. Very low in fat. A big, salty kick of an aftertaste though.

Per Biscuit

Per 100g

CALORIES

75kcal

448kcal

CARBS

11.8g

71.0g

FAT

2.7g

1.3g

SODIUM

0.1g

0.5g

PROTEIN

0.8g

4.5g

FIBRE

0.3g

1.6g

Maryland Reduced Fat Choc Chip Cookies

Another one that doesn't seem to have had its flavour taken out with the fat. A great little cookie but nothing amazing here. May be too bland or small for some.

Per Cookie

Per 100g

CALORIES

51kcal

478kcal

CARBS

7.9g

73.0g

FAT

1.9g

18.0g

PROTEIN

0.6g

5.9g

Tesco Reduced Fat Digestives

It's easy to overlook the comforting average-ness of a good digestive and that's what could be happening here. Hard to tell it was low fat; hard to be offended or astounded by the taste. Only a tiny amount of fat per biscuit.

Per Biscuit

Per 100g

CALORIES

75kcal

460kcal

CARBS

10.8g

69.6g

FAT

2.6g

16.7g

SODIUM

0.1g

0.7g

PROTEIN

1.0g

6.6g

FIBRE

0.5g

3.4g

Marks & Spencer COU Apricot, Raisin & Honey Cookies

An interesting and varied texture with a soft cakey base; crunchy, sugary pieces and chewy fruit. Unfortunately the flavour was not as inspirational. Quite bland but with a lingering aftertaste and much too sweet for some.

Per Cookie

Per 100g

CALORIES

85kcal

340kcal

CARBS

18.6g

74.5g

FAT

0.5g

2.0g

SODIUM

0.01g

0.02g

PROTEIN

1.4g

5.5g

FIBRE

1.1g

4.3g

McVities Light HobNobs

Not too hard, not too salty, not too bad. However, this was quite dry with not much flavour and will always be second place to regular HobNobs.

Per Biscuit

Per 100g

CALORIES

62kcal

435kcal

CARBS

9.2g

64.6g

FAT

2.3g

16.1g

SODIUM

trace

0.3g

PROTEIN

1.2g

8.1g

FIBRE

0.9g

6.2g

Weight Watchers Oat Digestive Biscuits

Seems the most homemade of the pack. Manages to be quite flavourless but also very sweet. Dry, a slightly weird aftertaste and not particularly low in calories or fat.

Per 2 Biscuits

Per 100g

CALORIES

101kcal

457kcal

CARBS

14.6g

66.3g

FAT

4.1g

18.6g

SODIUM

0.06g

0.28g

PROTEIN

1.3g

6.0g

FIBRE

1.5g

6.9g

Highlights Chocolate Cookie Crunch

Not particularly chocolatey. A bit like "eating air" for some of the team and with an unusual aftertaste. Very crumbly; your carpet will love them.

Per Cookie

Per 100g

CALORIES

70kcal

445kcal

CARBS

10.6g

67.7g

FAT

2.6g

16.3g

SODIUM

trace

0.2g

PROTEIN

1.1g

7.0g

FIBRE

0.5g

3.5g

Sainsbury's BGTY Apricot & Walnut

Nothing special here. Some disagreement over the nutty flavour but otherwise the consensus was: dry and boring.

Per Biscuit

Per 100g

CALORIES

68kcal

407kcal

CARBS

9.1g

54.7g

FAT

3.0g

0.1g

SODIUM

trace

trace

PROTEIN

1.2g

7.1g

FIBRE

2.2g

13.2g

Conclusion

A fairly impressive test with a wide range of flavours and textures attempted in a low fat style. In the end the Fox's cookies just stood out from the rest of the pack.

 

Along the way we've seen success and failure in converting classic biscuits to being low fat; while bold and original flavours have also received mixed reactions.

 

No-one was expecting a tempting, luxurious biscuit for virtually no calories but there are a couple of options here for some occasional, tasty snacks that are relatively healthy.

 

 

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Published: 20/12/2007

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