Digestive biscuit
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A digestive biscuit is a semi-sweet biscuit known for its qualities that enable it to be easily digested.
The typical digestive biscuit contains wheat flour, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, sugar, wholemeal, cultured skimmed milk, partially inverted sugar syrup, raising agents, and salt.
An average of around 70 calories are present in a given digestive biscuit, although this varies according to the factors involved in its production.
Chocolate Digestive biscuits also are available; coated (one side only) in either milk chocolate or plain chocolate. Other recent varieties (introduced by the main manufacturer of digestives in the UK and Ireland – McVitie's) include the basic biscuit with chocolate shavings throughout, or a topping of caramel as well as chocolate.
Digestive biscuits are frequently eaten in the UK with tea; the biscuit is partially dunked to soak up a small amount of tea, quickly removed, and the sodden part eaten. Coffee may also be used. The duration of dunking required is a matter of personal taste, however it is limited by the biscuit's tendency to disintegrate when saturated, with the sodden part sinking into the bottom of the mug. The consumer is usually unaware of this until they raise the biscuit and find it is cut off at the water line.