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Parle · 400g pack · Biscuits

Marie Biscuits

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Parle Marie is a low-fat, low-sugar glucose biscuit with moderate sodium; no major controversies but uses refined flour and palm oil.

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§01 — Six-Axis Assessment

Red = warning
01/06Sugar loadWatch

12g sugar per 100g (about 3g per 25g serving) is moderate; ICMR 2024 recommends <25g free sugars/day for adults, so 2-3 biscuits fit but multiple packs exceed. No added sugar claims violated.

02/06Processing tierWatch

NOVA group 3 (processed) due to refined flour, sugar, palm oil, and emulsifiers (E322, E471). Lacks cosmetic additives of group 4 but not whole-food based.

03/06Fat / oil typeWatch

Uses partially hydrogenated palm oil (edible vegetable fat); <0. 5g trans-fats/100g compliant with FSSAI 2022 ban. Total fat 7. 5g/100g mostly saturated from palm.

04/06SodiumWatch

350mg sodium per 100g (88mg per serving); WHO limit <2000mg/day allows it, but cumulative with meals nears limit for salt-sensitive individuals.

05/06Marketing deceptionClear

Claims 'crisp & light' match low-fat profile (7. 5g/100g); no health/nutrient claims found. Parle faced general label noncompliance (52. 5% for claims) but not specific to Marie.

06/06Regulatory historyClear

No FSSAI notices, recalls, or ASCI rulings specific to Parle Marie found. Brand part of industry-wide label issues but no product bans or lab failures reported.

§05 — Timeline

01 Jan 1939
Parle launches original Marie biscuits
Parle Products · ref 1
24 Nov 2022
FSSAI enforces trans-fat ban; Parle reformulates oils
FSSAI
01 Oct 2023
Industry report flags packaged food label noncompliance including Parle products
Nutrition Insight · ref 2

§04 — Evidence Trail

01About Us — Parle Products02India packaged food label noncompliance — Nutrition Insight03Marie Gold — Parle Products
Assessed under donteat.in methodology v0 · six-axis framework.

§06 — Ingredients

Refined Wheat Flour (Maida), Edible Vegetable Fat (Palm Oil - Partially Hydrogenated), Sugar, Invert Syrup, Leavening Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Salt, Yeast, Emulsifiers (E322 Soya Lecithin, E471), Dough Conditioner (E223), Antioxidant (E319), Enzyme.