Lu Milk Chocolate Biscuit Cookies: 120 Calories
Have you tried these cookies? They’re available at most supermarkets and one of our favorite packaged treats. Made in France, the rectangular-shaped shortbread biscuit is topped with a layer of soft milk chocolate.
Each serving has 120 calories, 6 grams fat, 17 grams carbohydrates, and 2 grams protein. Be sure to read the section below on sugars.
This is your complete overview of the calories, nutrition facts, and ingredients in Lu Milk Chocolate Biscuit Cookies.
Calories and Nutrition Facts
Nutrition facts are based on a single serving. One serving is measured as two biscuits with a net weight of 25 grams.
Calories
Each serving of the biscuit cookies with chocolate has 120 calories. More than half of the total calories are from carbohydrates. Fat makes up about 42% of the total calories and the remaining 4% is from protein.
- Carbs: 65 calories
- Fat: 50 calories
- Protein: 5 calories
- Total: 120 calories per serving
A 150 gram (5.29oz) box contains about six servings, which means there are 720 total calories per container.
The caloric breakout by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label printed on the box of Lu cookies.
Fat
Two biscuit cookies have 6 grams of total fat, including 3.5 grams of saturated fat.
Saturated fat is found in animal fats, baked goods, pizza, and vegetable shortening, among other food items. The FDA recommends choosing foods lower in saturated fat.
The general recommendation is to limit calories from saturated fat to less than 10% of total calories. The 3.5 grams of saturated fat in one serving of these cookies deliver 32 calories, which is 18% of the daily value (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).
Sugars
As mentioned above, carbohydrates contribute over half of the total calories. Of the 17 grams of carbs, there are 10 grams of total sugars, including 9 grams of added sugars.
Added Sugars
Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend limiting the amount of calories from added sugars.
Similar to the recommendation for saturated fat, the general guideline is to limit added sugars to less than 10% of total calories. For example, if I consume 2,000 calories per day, I would limit the added sugars I eat to 50 grams or less.
To clarify, 50 grams of added sugars deliver 200 calories, which is 10% of a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition Facts
Total sugars include 9g added sugars.
Ingredients and Allergens
Ingredients
Here is the full list of ingredients in Lu Milk Chocolate shortbread biscuits.
Wheat Flour, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Butter (from milk), Chocolate, Nonfat Milk, Whey (from milk), Milkfat, Salt, Leavening, Soy Lecithin, PGPR, and Artificial Flavor
What is PGPR?
Polyglycerol polyricinoleate, often listed as PGPR, is an emulsifier made from glycerol and fatty acids such as castor bean or soybean oil.
Allergens
Lu biscuit cookies with a milk chocolate topping are made with milk, soy, and wheat. As noted on the package, the ingredients in these cookies contain a bioengineered food ingredient.
Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Lu packaging / Nutrition & Ingredients
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