Wednesday, November 17, 2010

Wheat biscuits that are healthy?

We told you how good biscuits and can not promote fat storage. But then there are the biscuits called healthy biscuits, cookies, such as wheat, high fiber cookies, etc. So we decided to find out two things. First, if this grain, high fiber cookies are very healthy, and what they are among the healthiest: Britannia Marie Gold, Sunfeast Marie Lite, Britannia and nurse McVities (the original)

All had biscuitsvery similar ingredients. Britannia Marie Gold was the lowest in calories to 441 calories per 100 g. This was a bit 'less calories Sunfeast Marie Lite. The higher fiber Britannia Nurse-to 6 g per 100 g, but had a high caloric intake of 487 calories and twice the fat of Marie biscuits.

Honestly, it was a close race:) Overall, cookies not only nutritious, so it was more a question of which biscuits are wheat,less harmful.

Fith choice of healthy wheat biscuits Britannia Marie Gold with the lowest calorie content of its enriched with vitamins (A, D, B, E) and calcium.

Funny side note: Britannia Marie Gold said, a pack of Marie Gold contains the same amount of protein a glass of milk. But a pack contains 616 calories Marie Gold, for a glass of low fat milk has about 60-80 calories. You can choose your source of protein:)

Below is the nutrition labeling ofhealthy wheat biscuits in India (Note: Nutritional values per 100 grams per product):

Britannia Marie Gold: 441 calories Carbohydrates-76, 5 g (27 g of sugar), 8 g protein, 11.5 g fat (5 g saturated fat, unsaturated fat 5 g), 48.6 mg of calcium, Vitamin A 880 mcg, 5.8 mcg of vitamin D, vitamin E 17.6 mg, vitamin B1, B2, B3, B6, folic acid.

Ingredients: wheat flour (58%), sugar, vegetable oil, milk solids, invert sugar syrup, butter

Sunfeast Marie Lite: 446-76 calories, 3 g carbohydrate (19.2 g of sugar), 8.4 g protein, 11.9 g fat (5.8 saturated, unsaturated, 6.1), 3.4 g fiber, 0 cholesterol

Ingredients: wheat flour (66%), sugar, vegetable oil, wheat fiber (0.13%)

Britannia Nurse (fiber system tract): 487 calories, 58 grams of carbohydrates (15g sugars), 7.5 g protein, 25 g fat (12 g saturated fat, 12 grams of unsaturated fat), 6 g fiber , 0 trans fat, 0 cholesterol.

Ingredients: wheat flour (41%), edibleVegetable oil, wheat flour (19%), sugar, wheat bran (4.5%)

McVities (the original digestive system): 478 calories, 6.7 protein, 63.4 carbohydrate (16 g of sugar), fat 21.9 g (10.4 sat), 3.4 g fiber

Ingredients: Wheat flour (56%), vegetable oil, sugar, wheat products (13%)

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