✦ Useful fibre from fig filling
✦ Lower saturated fat than chocolate biscuits
✦ Modest potassium and calcium
✦ More nutritious biscuit choice
Fig rolls are soft biscuits with a sweet fig paste centre encased in a soft pastry shell. They are one of the more nutritious biscuit options, providing useful dietary fibre from the figs (including soluble and insoluble fibre), modest amounts of potassium and calcium, and less saturated fat than cream-filled or chocolate biscuits. A typical biscuit (~20g) provides around 68 kcal.
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Preparation note
Fig rolls are a reasonable occasional biscuit choice due to their fibre content. Pair with a glass of milk or a fortified plant milk for calcium, or enjoy with green tea as a lower-calorie treat.
Sources:
CoFID 2021
Where Fig Rolls Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
1,532
kJ
Energy
4.20
g
Protein
66.8
g
Carbs
3.30
g
Fibre
10.6
g
Fat
43.8
g
Sugars
4.76
g
Saturates
0.68
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chloride | 330 mg | 41% | |
| Potassium | 299 mg | 15% | |
| Calcium | 125 mg | 16% | |
| Phosphorus | 64.0 mg | 9% | |
| Magnesium | 30.0 mg | 8% | |
| Selenium | 8.00 µg | 15% | |
| Folate | 6.00 µg | 3% | |
| Iron | 2.00 mg | 14% | |
| Vitamin E (alpha-TE) | 1.59 mg | 13% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.800 mg | 5% | |
| Manganese | 0.470 mg | 24% | |
| Zinc | 0.400 mg | 4% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.400 mg | 7% | |
| Copper | 0.170 mg | 17% | |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.150 mg | 14% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.080 mg | 6% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.020 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Monounsaturated fat | 3.73 g | — | |
| Polyunsaturated fat (PUFA) | 1.52 g | — | |
| Trans fat | 0.010 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 15.8 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 11.5 g | — | |
| Fructose | 8.40 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 1.30 mg | — | |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 3.60 µg | 7% | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Omega-6 (Linoleic acid) | 1.29 g | — | |
| Omega-3 (Alpha-linolenic acid) | 0.230 g | — |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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