Late-night sweet-snack shoppers
If you want a bourbon cream later in the evening, compare the sugars line on the exact pack rather than assuming all bourbon creams have the same recipe or portion size.
Who is this comparison for?
A useful choice depends on whether labelled sugar, dietary suitability or the size of an evening serving matters most to you.
Shoppers avoiding gluten or milk
Tesco Free From Bourbon Creams are listed as gluten free and milk free. Check the current pack before eating, particularly if you need to avoid an allergen.
Nutrition-label readers
Comparing per-100g figures alongside per-biscuit information helps you distinguish products with different recipes and biscuit sizes.
What should you check before choosing?
Start with sugars per 100g to compare the biscuits on the same basis, then check the information for the biscuit and serving you expect to eat.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
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| Labelled sugars | Tesco Groceries lists 19.5g per 100g for Tesco Free From Bourbon Creams, 25.2g for standard Tesco Bourbon Creams and 34g for Fox's Bourbon Creams; Ocado lists 36.7g for M&S Extra Cream Bourbon Creams. A lower number does not, by itself, establish a reduced-sugar product claim. | I want to compare the sugars lines without mistaking the result for a claim on the pack. In the Food Standards Agency and Ipsos Northern Ireland's 2024 survey, 49% of 611 quota-sampled Northern Ireland interviewees said they actively used traffic-light labelling when shopping for food; interviews took place from 16 September to 23 November. That figure describes label use, not a preference for bourbon biscuits. |
| Serving size | Check sugars per biscuit as well as per 100g: Tesco Groceries lists 2.7g for a 14g Tesco Free From biscuit, 3.5g for a standard Tesco biscuit and 4.0g for a Fox's biscuit. Check the serving you intend to have and any other nutrition information important to your choice. | For an evening snack, I want to know what the number means for the biscuits I plan to eat, rather than treating the whole pack as one serving. |
| Dietary suitability | Read the current ingredients, allergen statement and dietary declaration on the exact pack. Tesco lists its Free From Bourbon Creams as gluten free, milk free and suitable for vegans; its standard Bourbon Creams are also listed as suitable for vegans but contain wheat. | If I avoid gluten, milk or another ingredient, the lower sugar figure matters only after I have checked that the product meets my dietary requirements. |
Common buying mistakes
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Calling a lower figure a reduced-sugar claim
Tesco Free From Bourbon Creams list fewer sugars per 100g than the other bourbon creams compared here, but that numerical difference does not establish a reduced-sugar claim for the product.
Compare the stated figures directly. If a reduced-sugar claim matters to you, check the claim and its basis on the current product information rather than inferring one from the nutrition table.
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Checking sugar but not the serving
A per-100g comparison puts different biscuits on the same basis, but it does not tell you the amount in the biscuits you intend to eat.
Look at the per-biscuit information and your planned serving, including the saturated-fat figure if that is part of your comparison.
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Assuming free-from covers every dietary need
A gluten-free and milk-free declaration does not answer every question about ingredients, allergens or dietary suitability.
Read the statement on the exact pack, especially when an allergy, coeliac disease, vegan diet or another restriction affects your choice.
Brand and product-line references
These label details concern the named bourbon creams, not every biscuit made by each brand.
Tesco
Tesco lists both a standard Bourbon Creams product and a separate Free From Bourbon Creams recipe.
- Tesco Groceries lists 19.5g sugars per 100g and 2.7g per biscuit for Free From Bourbon Creams, compared with 25.2g per 100g and 3.5g per biscuit for its standard Bourbon Creams.
- The two products have different dietary formats. Check the current ingredients, nutrition and allergen information rather than treating the lower figure as a reduced-sugar claim.
Fox's
The Fox's Bourbon Creams listing describes a vegetarian biscuit containing wheat, milk and soya.
- Tesco Groceries gives both per-100g and per-biscuit sugars figures, allowing a serving comparison.
- The listing gives 34g sugars per 100g and 4.0g per biscuit, above the figures for the two Tesco products compared here.
M&S
M&S Extra Cream Bourbon Creams have an extra-thick chocolate-flavoured cream filling, according to the Ocado product listing.
- The extra-cream filling distinguishes this product if filling style is your main consideration.
- Ocado lists 36.7g sugars per 100g, above the other three bourbon creams compared here.
A related Joybuy biscuit option
The Joybuy option below is a Cookies and Cream biscuit, not one of the bourbon creams in the label comparison. Its name says 'No Added Sugar'; check its nutrition panel if your aim is to compare total sugars.
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Gullon Zero No Added Sugar Cookies and Cream 210g
Consider this Cookies and Cream biscuit if you are open to a different sandwich-biscuit style for an evening snack. 'No Added Sugar' in the name does not tell you the total sugars per biscuit, so check the nutrition panel and serving size. Check the current pack for wheat, soya, milk and mustard declarations; the product information also warns that excessive consumption may have a laxative effect.
Frequently asked questions
Does a lower sugars figure mean a biscuit is labelled reduced sugar?
No. The nutrition figures let you compare products, but they do not establish that Tesco Free From Bourbon Creams carry a reduced-sugar claim. Check the current product information if that particular claim matters to your purchase.
Which of these bourbon creams lists the least sugar?
Tesco Free From Bourbon Creams have the lowest labelled figure among the four compared: Tesco Groceries lists 19.5g sugars per 100g and 2.7g per 14g biscuit. The standard Tesco product lists 25.2g per 100g, Fox's lists 34g, and Ocado lists 36.7g for M&S Extra Cream Bourbon Creams.
Are Tesco Free From Bourbon Creams gluten free and milk free?
Tesco Groceries lists them as gluten free, milk free and suitable for vegans. Check the current pack before eating, particularly if you need to avoid an allergen, because product information can change.
Should I compare sugars per biscuit or per 100g?
Use the per-100g figure to compare different bourbon creams on the same basis, then check the per-biscuit figure for the serving you plan to eat. The distinction matters when biscuit sizes and recipes differ.