Nestle KitKat 4 Fingers Choco Coated Wafer Bar

Nestle KitKat 4 Fingers Choco Coated Wafer Bar is sugar, milk solids (16.2%), fractionated vegetable fat, hydrogenated vegetable fats, refined wheat flour, cocoa solids (4.5%) and lecithin, with yeast, a raising agent, a flour treatment agent and artificial and nature-identical flavours. The pack is 38.5 g.

CleanPlate scores it [R]ED5. The E for nutrition is low: almost no credited protein, fibre or micronutrients per 100 g; its 6.4 g of protein earns no credit because it is under 2.75 g per 100 kcal. The D for ingredients reflects mostly refined or industrial ingredients (led by sugar, milk solids and fractionated vegetable fat), with additives that cost points: flavouring and calcium sulphate. A red flag (hydrogenated fat / vanaspati (unqualified)) cuts the score by 40%. The 5 for risk comes mainly from saturated fat (24.5 g per 100 g) and free sugar (28.9 g per 100 g).

Sugar, milk solids 16.2%, fractionated vegetable fat, hydrogenated vegetable fats, maida, cocoa solids 4.5%, soya lecithin, yeast, raising agent (500ii), artificial vanilla flavour, salt, flour treatment agent (516) and nature-identical flavour.

Per 100 g: 438 kcal, 24.8 g fat of which 24.5 g saturated, 35.1 g sugar of which 28.9 g added, 6.4 g protein, 97.4 mg sodium. The panel prints saturated fat as 24.5 g of 24.8 g total fat, almost the whole fat, which cocoa, milk solids and the listed fats cannot give; it is used as printed but costs 2 label points and makes the score provisional. "Hydrogenated vegetable fats" has no qualifier, so the declared 0 g trans fat is not accepted. Added sugar 28.9 g; total sugar 35.1 g. No fibre or cholesterol line.