Choose a digestive whose sugar-free claim is supported by its sugars figure per 100 g, rather than relying on a ‘no added sugar’ label or a ‘Zero’ range name. Asda lists less than 0.5 g sugars per 100 g for Gullón Zero Original, while Diablo lists 1.7 g for its no-added-sugar digestive. For a school sale, check the current pack and the school’s allergy arrangements: the listed Gullón biscuits contain wheat and may contain milk and soya.
You need to check the claim on the exact pack, estimate how many biscuits to offer and keep its ingredient information available at the stall. Asda lists approximately 30 biscuits in the checked 400 g Gullón Zero Original pack.
Sugar-free does not mean free from allergens. Check the school’s arrangements before offering biscuits containing wheat, and keep any milk or soya precautionary statement with the product information. In England, the Department for Education says schools must publish an allergy safety policy.
Start with the exact biscuit’s sugar claim and per-100 g figure, then check its allergens and the number of servings needed for the stall.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar-free claim | Read the claim and sugars per 100 g on the exact variant. The nutrition-claims annex published by legislation.gov.uk specifies no more than 0.5 g sugars per 100 g for a sugar-free claim on solid food; ‘no added sugar’ is a different claim. | I need a biscuit I can accurately describe as sugar-free. Asda lists less than 0.5 g sugars per 100 g for Gullón Zero Original; Diablo’s own listing gives 1.7 g for its no-added-sugar digestive. |
| Allergens | Keep the current pack’s ingredients and precautionary statements available. Asda lists wheat and a ‘may contain’ statement for milk and soya on Gullón Zero Original; check the school’s arrangements before serving. | If biscuits are unpacked for the stall, I need buyers and the school to be able to identify the ingredients. I cannot treat a sugar-free biscuit as gluten-free or suitable for someone with an allergy. |
| Portions and sweeteners | Compare the planned number of servings with the pack count. Asda lists approximately 30 biscuits in the checked Gullón Zero Original 400 g pack; read the physical pack for sweetener ingredients and any consumption warning. | I want enough portions for the sale and the pack information available when offering the biscuits, particularly if someone asks about sweeteners. |
| Separate alternatives | Identify any no-added-sugar or standard digestive separately. Asda lists 3.6 g sugars per 100 g for Gullón Zero Milk Choc Digestives Slimms and 15.1 g for the checked McVitie’s Original twin-pack. | If the stall also offers other digestives, I need to label them separately rather than let a familiar brand or a ‘Zero’ name stand in for the sugar-free choice. |
Diablo lists 1.7 g sugars per 100 g for its no-added-sugar digestive, while Asda lists 3.6 g for Gullón Zero Milk Choc Digestives Slimms. Neither figure is within the 0.5 g per 100 g sugar-free threshold stated in the nutrition-claims annex published by legislation.gov.uk.
Read the claim and sugars figure on the exact plain or coated variant before describing it to buyers.
Asda’s Gullón Zero Original listing says the biscuits contain wheat and may contain milk and soya. A sugar-free label does not change those ingredient statements.
Keep the physical pack available, follow the school’s allergy arrangements and do not describe these biscuits as gluten-free.
The checked 400 g Gullón Zero Original pack contains approximately 30 biscuits according to Asda, so the biscuit count is more useful than pack weight when planning individual servings.
Work out the number of packs from the portions you intend to offer, and read the pack’s sweetener information and any consumption warning before serving.
Compare named products and variants rather than assuming every digestive from a brand has the same sugars figure.
The checked Zero Original plain digestive is a sugar-free option; other products carrying the Zero name need their own label checks.
Its checked digestive is labelled ‘no added sugar’, which does not make it the sugar-free selection for this sale.
The checked Original twin-pack is a standard digestive option, not the sugar-free choice.
Its own-label plain digestive is a separate standard-biscuit option; Asda also lists the Gullón Zero Original product.
Its checked 400 g Digestive Biscuits are another standard option, separate from a sugar-free offering.
This plain digestive is an option for the sugar-free part of a school bake sale. Check the pack’s current nutrition and allergen information before offering it.
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A plain digestive to consider when the sale calls for a sugar-free biscuit. Asda lists less than 0.5 g sugars per 100 g and approximately 30 biscuits for the checked Gullón Zero Original 400 g pack. Its listing says the biscuits contain wheat and may contain milk and soya; check the physical pack and the school’s allergy arrangements before serving.
No. Check the sugars figure per 100 g on the exact product: the nutrition-claims annex published by legislation.gov.uk sets a limit of 0.5 g per 100 g for a sugar-free claim on solid food. Diablo lists 1.7 g sugars per 100 g for its checked no-added-sugar digestive.
Keep the original packs and record the ingredients of anything you add, so the information remains available when biscuits are served. Food Standards Agency guidance for community events in England, Wales and Northern Ireland recommends retaining packaging for ingredient checks; follow the school’s allergy arrangements as well. Allergen-information duties can differ according to how the food activity is organised and offered.
Not automatically. Food Standards Agency guidance for England, Wales and Northern Ireland says a local authority may decide registration is unnecessary for very limited, infrequent food activity. Food Standards Scotland says occasional handling, preparation, storage or service is unlikely to require registration. Ask the relevant local authority about the arrangements for a particular sale.
No: the Department for Education’s September 2026 information says the updated standards are subject to parliamentary approval, with a proposed September 2027 start. Its consultation response says the revised standards would not apply to fundraising events. This is an England-specific position; the school’s allergy arrangements and applicable event food-safety requirements are separate matters.