Bisk Farm Marie Biscuits — ENGINEERED
Munch or Dump rates Bisk Farm Marie Biscuits by Bisk Farm ENGINEERED — score 30/90.
A refined-flour tea biscuit sweetened four different ways and built on the hyper-palatable triad of refined flour, sugar, and refined oil, with emulsifiers and a dough conditioner. NOVA 4 ultra-processed.
Why this verdict
- Four distinct sweeteners stacked: sugar, invert syrup, liquid glucose, condensed milk
- Hyper-palatable triad: refined wheat flour + added sugar + refined vegetable oil
- Emulsifiers (471, 481) plus a sulphite dough conditioner (223) engineer the texture
- Added artificial flavouring substances
- NOVA 4 ultra-processed, blood-sugar spiking refined carbs
Ingredients (14)
- Wheat Flour (65%) (moderate) — Refined flour adding starch and bulk, low nutritional value.
- Sugar (moderate) — Added for sweetness, can contribute to calorie content.
- Edible vegetable oil (moderate) — Refined oil contributing to calorie density with low nutritional benefit.
- invert syrup (moderate) — A third sweetener that keeps the cookie soft.
- Liquid glucose (moderate) — A simple syrup adding sweetness and texture.
- Condensed Milk (moderate) — Adds richness but also concentrated sugar and fat.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Milk Solids (safe) — Curdled dairy solids — the protein, fat, and calcium of milk. Whole-food base with no processing tricks.
- Leavening Agents (500, 503) (safe) — Baking soda / ammonium compounds for rise; safe but a processing marker.
- Emulsifiers (471, 481) (moderate) — Mono/diglycerides and sodium stearoyl lactylate; processing aids that smooth texture, a marker of ultra-processing.
- Dough conditioner (223) (moderate) — Sodium metabisulphite — a sulphite processing aid; can trigger sensitivity in some people.
- enzymes (safe) — Microbial rennet that coagulates the milk. Standard and harmless; also makes this vegetarian-friendly.
- Antioxidant (319) (moderate) — TBHQ, a synthetic antioxidant to keep the oil from going rancid.
- Added Artificial Flavouring (milk, butter, vanilla) (moderate) — Synthetic flavours mimicking dairy and vanilla; engineered palatability.