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Penguin
McVitie'sSnacks · 5000168210360

Penguin

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

No additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list. The rating comes from nutrition (Nutri-Score) and how processed it is (NOVA).

Ingredients

  • Milk Chocolate Flavour Coating29%No flag
  • Sugar16.3%No flag›
  • Vegetable Oils6.3%No flag›
  • Palm oil3.2%No flag›
  • Shea butter3.2%No flag›
  • Cocoa paste3.2%No flag
  • Skimmed Milk1.6%No flag
  • Whey0.8%No flag›
  • Butterfat0.4%No flag›
  • Emulsifiers0.2%No flag
  • Soya Lecithin<0.1%No flag›
  • E476<0.1%No flag
  • Natural Flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Flour18.9%No flag›
  • Wheat Flour10.4%No flag›
  • Calcium4.3%No flag›
  • Iron2.1%No flag›
  • Niacin · E3751.1%No flag
  • Thiamin1.1%No flag›
  • Sugar17.5%No flag›
  • Palm Oil13.6%No flag›
  • Glucose-Fructose Syrup10%No flag
  • Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder5.5%No flag
  • Raising Agents2.7%No flag
  • E500ii1.4%No flag
  • E503ii1.4%No flag
  • Natural Flavouring1.4%No flag
  • Salt1.4%No flag›
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Milk Chocolate Flavour Coating (29%) [Sugar, Vegetable Oils (Palm, Shea), Cocoa Mass, Dried Skimmed Milk, Dried Whey (Milk), Butter Oil (Milk), Emulsifiers (Soya Lecithin, E476), Natural Flavouring], Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Sugar, Palm Oil, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Natural Flavouring, Salt.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 2 not assessed

2 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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