Choose Farmhouse Biscuits Sugar Free Viennese Shorties if a Viennese-style tea biscuit suits your spread, or Gullón Sugar Free Shortbread Biscuits if you want a plain shortbread-style biscuit. Farmhouse Biscuits reports 0.2 g sugars per 100 g, while retailer Nutz4Nuts lists less than 0.5 g per 100 g for the Gullón 330 g pack; Business Companion’s February 2025 UK trading-standards guidance sets the sugar-free threshold at no more than 0.5 g per 100 g. Neither sugar-free claim tells you the total carbohydrate or whether the biscuit suits a guest’s allergies, so check the pack you intend to serve.
If sugar-free is a requirement, check the exact biscuit’s sugars per 100 g. Business Companion’s February 2025 UK trading-standards guidance puts the threshold at no more than 0.5 g per 100 g; a “no added sugar” description does not establish that the biscuit meets it.
Check total carbohydrate separately from sugars, and keep the pack available for its ingredients, allergen statements and any consumption warnings. The Farmhouse and Gullón product information lists different ingredients, so one biscuit’s details cannot stand in for the other’s.
Start with the sugars declaration if sugar-free is essential, then choose the biscuit style and check the other information relevant to the people sharing it.
Choose when: Farmhouse Biscuits Sugar Free Viennese Shorties suit the style you want; the maker reports 0.2 g sugars per 100 g.
Bear in mind: This is not an all-butter shortbread finger. Farmhouse lists maltitol, wheat and oats and warns that excessive consumption may have laxative effects.
Choose when: You prefer the plain style of Gullón Sugar Free Shortbread Biscuits; retailer Nutz4Nuts lists less than 0.5 g sugars per 100 g for its 330 g pack.
Bear in mind: The retailer lists sunflower oil, polyol sweeteners, wheat and milk ingredients. Check the current pack before serving it to guests.
Choose when: The butter-based shortbread style matters and sugar-free biscuits are not required.
Bear in mind: The checked Walker’s 250 g and Dean’s 150 g fingers list 16.2 g and 17.7 g sugars per 100 g respectively on their product pages; neither is a sugar-free option.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar-free claim | Read sugars per 100 g on the exact pack. Business Companion’s February 2025 UK guidance sets a maximum of 0.5 g per 100 g for a sugar-free claim; “no added sugar” is a different description. | I need the biscuit served with tea to meet the sugar-free threshold, not merely to carry a similar-sounding label. |
| Biscuit style | Decide between a Viennese-style biscuit, a plain shortbread-style biscuit and traditional all-butter fingers. Check the named product rather than assuming a whole range shares its recipe. | I want a particular style on the tea table, but I will not substitute traditional fingers if sugar-free is essential. |
| Carbohydrate and portion | Read total carbohydrate separately from sugars and consider the portion served. Farmhouse Biscuits reports 67.6 g carbohydrate per 100 g for its Viennese Shorties; Nutz4Nuts lists 68 g per 100 g for the Gullón 330 g pack. | The sugar-free wording alone does not give me the carbohydrate figure I need when planning what to put out. |
| Ingredients and warnings | Check sweeteners, named allergens, precautionary statements and consumption warnings on the current pack. Farmhouse warns about excessive consumption; the Gullón retailer listing includes milk ingredients. | If guests have ingredient or allergy requirements, I need to leave the packaging available for them to check. |
The phrases do not establish the same thing. The checked Walker’s and Dean’s all-butter fingers list 16.2 g and 17.7 g sugars per 100 g respectively, above the sugar-free threshold in Business Companion’s February 2025 UK guidance.
Compare the exact product’s sugars per 100 g with the 0.5 g threshold before calling it sugar-free.
Farmhouse Biscuits reports 67.6 g carbohydrate per 100 g for its Viennese Shorties, while retailer Nutz4Nuts lists 68 g per 100 g for the Gullón 330 g pack.
Read total carbohydrate and energy independently of sugars, and check the portion you plan to serve.
The checked recipes differ: Farmhouse lists wheat and oats and warns about excessive consumption, while the Gullón retailer listing includes wheat and milk ingredients.
Keep the current packaging available so guests can read the full ingredients, allergen statements and any warnings for themselves.
These named products illustrate different biscuit styles and label checks; the details of one product do not apply to every biscuit from its brand.
Its Sugar Free Viennese Shorties are a Viennese-style choice for a tea break.
The 330 g Sugar Free Shortbread Biscuits are a plain shortbread-style option.
Its checked Shortbread Fingers 250g are traditional all-butter fingers, not a sugar-free choice.
Its checked All Butter Shortbread Fingers 150g offer the traditional butter-based style rather than a sugar-free option.
Its shortbread range includes different styles for an afternoon-tea spread.
These are a digestive biscuit and a sandwich cookie for tea-break shoppers considering biscuits beyond shortbread. Neither should be mistaken for the Farmhouse or Gullón shortbread-style products discussed above; check each pack’s sugars declaration if sugar-free is required.
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A digestive biscuit rather than shortbread, in a 400g pack. If the sugar-free claim or a guest’s ingredients matter, check the current pack’s sugars per 100 g, ingredients and allergen statements.
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A 97g pack of sandwich cookies, not shortbread. Check the current pack’s sugars per 100 g and ingredients before choosing it for guests with specific requirements.
No. Business Companion’s February 2025 UK trading-standards guidance says a sugar-free claim requires no more than 0.5 g sugars per 100 g for a solid food. Read the sugars figure on the exact biscuit rather than treating the phrases as interchangeable.
Gullón Sugar Free Shortbread Biscuits are the plain shortbread-style option discussed here, while Farmhouse Biscuits Sugar Free Viennese Shorties are Viennese-style biscuits. Neither is the same as the checked traditional all-butter Walker’s or Dean’s fingers, which are not sugar-free options.
No. A sugar-free claim does not describe total carbohydrate or the portion served. Ask the guest about their own requirements and let them check the pack; Farmhouse Biscuits reports 67.6 g carbohydrate per 100 g for its Viennese Shorties, and retailer Nutz4Nuts lists 68 g per 100 g for the Gullón 330 g pack.
Read the ingredients and allergen statements on the exact pack before serving. The Farmhouse product information lists wheat and oats, while the Gullón retailer listing includes wheat and milk ingredients; a sugar-free claim says nothing about allergens.