50-50 Maska Chaska
Palm oil-heavy cracker biscuit with added sugar, salt, and artificial butter flavor; high in refined carbs and processing aids vs ICMR guidelines.
§01 — Six-Axis Assessment
Red = warningContains sugar and liquid glucose as added sweeteners; ICMR 2024 flags biscuits >10g/100g free sugars. No quantified data found, but typical for flavored crackers ~12-15g/100g, nearing 50% of <25g WHO daily free sugars limit.
NOVA 4 ultra-processed: Refined wheat flour, multiple industrial additives (liquid glucose, 4 raising agents, flour treatments like E223 sodium metabisulphite, artificial butter flavor). Fits FSSAI ultra-processed criteria with cosmetic additives.
Palm fat & palmolein oil as primary fats; hydrogenated risk unstated but common in Indian biscuits per CSE reports. Butter only 1. 3%, bulk from refined vegetable oils high in saturates (~40-50% of fat content).
Salt plus raising agents (sodium bicarbonate, sodium acid pyrophosphate); likely 600-900mg/100g typical for crackers, ~40% WHO <2000mg/day. Skim milk powder adds minor sodium.
'Delightful butter-dipped cracker' but butter only 1. 3% with artificial butter flavor dominating; potential FSSAI 2018 labeling violation if not quantified. Herbs (dehydrated chives 1%) minor vs palm oil base.
No specific FSSAI notices, recalls, ASCI rulings, or lab controversies found for Maska Chaska variant as of 2026. Britannia Good Day faced 2023 ICMR high-sugar flags, but this cracker absent from targeted actions.
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§06 — Ingredients
Wheat Flour (Gluten), Vegetable Fat (Palm) & Palmolein Oil, Sugar, Liquid Glucose, Raising Agents: [(Sodium Bicarbonate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate & Ammonium Bicarbonate), Butter (Milk) (1.3%), Salt, Skim Milk Powder (Milk), Dehydrated Chives (1%), Artificial Flavouring: Butter, Flour Treatment Agents: (Sodium Metabisulphate (Sulphite) & Bacterial Protease). Contains Sugar.