50-50 Maska Chaska
Britannia 50-50 Maska Chaska is a butter-flavored cracker biscuit marketed as 'lip-smackingly iconic' with herbs, but relies on palm oil, sugar, and multiple raising/flour agents indicating NOVA group 4 ultra-processed status. **Palm fat and palmolein as primary fats raise concerns for saturated fat load**, while sodium from salt and raising agents (e.
Why this verdict
Context-dependent. Not an automatic no, but the watch points matter if this is a frequent buy.
The issue is frequency: the red flags make this a poor default, even if rare use carries lower practical concern.
This card is the decision shortcut. The detailed evidence and citations live in the six-axis cards below.
Contains 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.
Per 100 g
| Energy | Not available ⚑ Typical Britannia crackers ~450-500kcal/100g; pack image needed for exact. |
| Fat | Not available ⚑ Palm-dominant; expect 20-25g/100g with high saturates. |
| Sugar | Not available ⚑ Added sugar + glucose; ~12-15g/100g estimated. |
| Sodium | Not available ⚑ ~600-900mg/100g from salt + agents. |
As declared on pack
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.
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- January 2023ICMR 2024 Dietary Guidelines flag high sugar/salt in Britannia biscuitsICMR