Is McVitie's Family Circle Biscuit Assortment GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 5 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 3 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Scan products instantly

500K+ downloads • 4.6★ rating

Free download • No credit card

Why it's not GERD friendly

chocolate chips
cocoa butter
cocoa mass
citric acid
fat reduced cocoa powder
dried skimmed milk
milk chocolate sugar
milk

chocolate chips

Dietitian note

Chocolate, especially dark chocolate, can be a trigger for GERD symptoms. Caffeine and Theobromine, both found in chocolate, can relax the lower esophageal sphincter (LES). This muscle acts as a barrier between the esophagus and stomach. When relaxed, it allows stomach acid to flow back up into the esophagus, causing heartburn. The high fat content in chocolate can also contribute to GERD symptoms by slowing down digestion and relaxing the LES.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

+4 more in the app

Keep checking with Spoonful

Explore available ingredient explanations and check other groceries against your dietary needs.

Open in Spoonful

Scan products instantly

500K+ downloads • 4.6★ rating

Free download • No credit card

Ingredients

Colour (Carotenes), Natural Flavourings, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Raising Agents (Sodium Bicarbonate, Ammonium Bicarbonate), Salt, Glucose Syrup, Dextrose, Invert Sugar Syrup, Raspberry Jam [Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Raspberries, Sugar, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidity Regulator, Sodium Citrates), Acid (Citric Acid), Natural Flavouring], Vegetable Oil (Palm), Sugar, Dried Whey (Milk), Milk Chocolate Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Dried Skimmed Milk, Cocoa Mass, Dried Whey (Milk), Vegetable Fats (Shea, Palm), Butter Oil (Milk), Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin), Natural Flavouring], Wholemeal Wheat Flour, Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Wheat Starch, Barley Malt Extract, Rolled Oats, Chocolate Chips [Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder, Emulsifier (Soya Lecithin)] .

Check McVitie's Family Circle Biscuit Assortment against your own diets in the app.

Take it with you

Scan to open McVitie's Family Circle Biscuit Assortment in Spoonful

Point your phone camera at the code, the app opens right on this product with its results against 26 diets, allergies and intolerances.

QR code that opens McVitie's Family Circle Biscuit Assortment in the Spoonful app

Explore other diets

Often paired with GERD Friendly

Low FODMAPNo

No. This product is not low FODMAP as it lists 2 ingredients that are likely high FODMAP at 1 serving and 8 ingredients that could be moderate or high FODMAP depending on source or serving size.

Details →

Dairy FreeNo

No. This product is not dairy free as it lists 5 ingredients that contain dairy.

Details →