Britannia 50-50 Maska Chaska Biscuit
Red flags
- −Red flag: High sodium (1065mg per 100g)
- −Red flag: High saturated fat (13g)
- −Red flag: Refined flour (maida) base
- −Red flag: Palm oil listed
Green flags
- +Green flag: Source of protein (7.7g)
Ingredients, decoded
11 listed- Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
- Refined Palm & Palmolein Oil
- Sugar
- Liquid Glucose
- Raising Agents [503(ii), 341(ii), 500(ii) & 450(i)]
- Butter (1.2%)
- Black Salt
- Milk Solids
- Dehydrated Vegetable (Chives) (1%)
- Iodised Salt
- Nature Identical Flavouring Substance And Dough Conditioner (223)
EC5
Our take
CleanPlate reviewA butter and herb biscuit with 1.2% butter
Britannia 50-50 Maska Chaska is a salty biscuit made from maida, refined palm and palmolein oil and sugar, with butter (1.2%), black salt, milk solids, dried chives (1%) and a dough conditioner. Calcium phosphates and diphosphates are among the raising agents.
CleanPlate scores it EC5. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g; its 7.7 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal. The C for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by refined wheat flour, refined palm & palmolein oil and sugar), with additives that cost points: calcium phosphates, diphosphates, sodium metabisulphite and flavouring. The 5 for risk comes mainly from sodium (1065 mg per 100 g) and saturated fat (13 g per 100 g).
Claims vs reality
What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.
- Product nameBe careful
“Maska Chaska”
"Maska" means butter, but butter is 1.2% of the biscuit; the name is a style name, not a promise of a butter biscuit.
- Retail listingPartly true
“Goodness of Butter and Herbs”
Butter is 1.2% and the herb is chives at 1%; the rest is maida and palm oil.
- Retail listingHolds
“0% Transfat”
0 g trans fat per 100 g and no hydrogenated fat is listed.
How EC5 breaks down
Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.
Very low nutrient density
- Protein
- 7.7 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 525 kcal
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal.
Mixed processing and additives
- Base
- Refined Wheat Flour
- Main fat
- Refined Palm & Palmolei...
- Sweeteners
- Sugar, Liquid Glucose
- Additives
- 5
- Flagged
- Maida, Palmolein
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Very high risk
- Added sugar
- 7.5 g
- Sodium
- 1065 mg
- Saturated fat
- 13 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
A closer look
Does the label add up?
Refined wheat flour (maida), refined palm and palmolein oil, sugar, liquid glucose, raising agents (INS 503(ii), 341(ii), 500(ii), 450(i)), butter 1.2%, black salt, milk solids, dehydrated vegetable (chives) 1%, iodised salt, nature-identical flavouring and dough conditioner (INS 223).
Per 100 g: 525 kcal, 26.5 g fat of which 13 g saturated, 9.8 g sugar of which 7.5 g added, 7.7 g protein, 1065 mg sodium. The unit field says 114.1 g and the net weight 100 g (114.1 g used). No fibre line.
Ingredients to watch
- SodiumConcern
1065 mg per 100 g, about 128 mg in a 12 g serve of five biscuits.
- Sulphite dough conditioner and phosphatesWorth watching
INS 223 can trigger asthma in sulphite-sensitive people; the calcium phosphates and diphosphates cost 4 points each.
- Palm oil and saturated fatWorth watching
Refined palm and palmolein oil is second and saturated fat is 13 g per 100 g.
- Moderate added sugarFine
7.5 g per 100 g, well below most biscuits.
Common misconceptions
Myth: "A butter biscuit is made with butter"
Butter is 1.2% here; the main fat is palm oil.
Myth: "Savoury biscuits are healthier than sweet ones"
They trade sugar for sodium: 1065 mg per 100 g here.
How often, and how
- Healthy adultsRarely
- ChildrenRarely
- Diabetes or prediabetesLimit strictly
Smarter ways to eat it
A few, not the pack
Count out a serve of five biscuits rather than eating from the pack.
Pair with something fresh
Cucumber or tomato slices add fibre and potassium.
Common questions
Is Britannia 50-50 Maska Chaska Biscuit healthy?
Britannia 50-50 Maska Chaska Biscuit scores EC5 (Very Poor) on CleanPlate, which makes it one of the weakest products we've rated and worth swapping out. The main concerns are: High sodium (1065mg per 100g); High saturated fat (13g); Refined flour (maida) base; Palm oil listed. On the plus side: Source of protein (7.7g).
What does the EC5 score mean?
The first letter (E) grades nutritional value: very low nutrient density. The second letter (C) grades ingredient and label integrity: mixed processing and additives. The number (5) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): very high risk.
Which ingredients in Britannia 50-50 Maska Chaska Biscuit should I watch?
Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (Maida), Refined Palm & Palmolein Oil (Palmolein).
Last reviewed October 9, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.
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