Description

A sandwich biscuit made of two chocolate-flavoured cookies with a smooth vanilla cream filling in between — enjoyed as a snack or with tea/coffee.

Ingredients & Additives

From Surati (North America)

• Wheat flour

• Chocolate chips (sugar, vegetable oil, cocoa solids, emulsifier [soy lecithin])

• Artificial vanilla flavour

• Palm oil

• Cocoa solids

• Invert sugar syrup

• Caramel colour

• Raising agents (ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate)

• Artificial flavours (chocolate & vanilla)

• Salt

• Emulsifiers (soy lecithin, mono- & diglycerides of fatty acids)

• Sodium metabisulfite (preservative)

From European labels (Jamoona, Spice Village)

• Wheat flour

• Chocolate chips (sugar, vegetable fat, cocoa solids, emulsifier E322(i) [soy lecithin])

• Artificial flavours (vanilla, chocolate)

• Invert sugar syrup

• Cocoa solids (1.4%)

• Raising agents: E503(ii), E500(ii)

• Salt

• Emulsifiers: E322(i), E471, E481(i)

• Dough conditioner: E223 (sodium sulphite)

• Colour: E150b (caramel)

Additives Summary

Key Additives Explained

• E322(i) – Soy lecithin (emulsifier)

• E471, E481(i) – Mono- & diglycerides of fatty acids (emulsifiers)

• E503(ii), E500(ii) – Baking agents (carbonates/bicarbonates)

• E223 – Sodium sulphite (dough conditioner)

• E150b – Caramel colour

• Sodium metabisulfite – Preservative (not always listed, depends on market)