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Britannia Good Day Butter Biscuit

Britannia Good Day Butter Cookies pack, front view

Red flags

  • Red flag: High added sugar (19.8g per 100g)
  • Red flag: High saturated fat (10.9g)
  • Red flag: Refined flour (maida) base
  • Red flag: Palm oil listed

Green flags

  • Green flag: Source of protein (6.8g)

Ingredients, decoded

9 listed
ConcernWorth watchingIn label order. Tap a highlighted one to learn more.

CC2

Nutrition per 100 g
CNutritionCIngredients2Risk
VerdictGOOD
Energy500 kcal
Protein6.8 g
Carbohydrates69.1 g
Total sugars20.4 g
Added sugars19.8 g
Total fat21.8 g
Saturated fat10.9 g
Trans fat0 g
Sodium223 mg
Highlighted values exceed FSSAI and UK FSA front of pack thresholds.

Our take

CleanPlate review

The butter cookie, and what the butter actually is

Good Day is the tea-time default in countless Indian homes: the biscuit you offer guests and reach for without thinking. The name and the pack both lead with butter, so that is where we started reading.

CleanPlate scores it [L]CC2. The C for nutrition reflects a calorie-dense biscuit with little protein and no declared fibre. The C for ingredients and label reflects a maida and palm oil base, artificial flavouring, and a "butter" name that the butter content doesn't fully back up. The 2 for risk is better than you might expect, because sodium is low and there is no trans fat, but the sugar and saturated fat are real.

Claims vs reality

What the pack says, checked against the ingredient list and nutrition panel.

  • Product name

    “Butter Biscuit”

    Misleading

    The label gives 5% for milk solids and butter together, so butter is less than that, and an artificial butter flavour tops up the taste.

How CC2 breaks down

Each grade is scored on its own. Here are the label numbers behind each one, per 100 g.

How we score →
01 Nutritional valueA to E
C

Adequate nutrient density

Protein
6.8 g
Fibre
Not declared
Vitamins and minerals
None declared
Energy
500 kcal

Scored on eight nutrients (protein, fibre, calcium, iron, vitamins A, C, D and zinc), per 100 g and per 100 kcal.

02 Ingredient & label integrityA to E
C

Mixed processing and additives

Base
Refined wheat flour
Main fat
Refined palm oil
Sweeteners
Sugar, Invert sugar syrup
Additives
3
Flagged
Maida, Palm oil
Artificial flavour or colour
Yes

Scored on six things: base processing, fat quality, sweeteners, additives, colours and flavours.

03 Risk nutrients1 to 5
2

Low risk

Added sugar
19.8 g
Sodium
223 mg
Saturated fat
10.9 g
Trans fat
0 g

Scored on added sugar, sodium and saturated fat, with a penalty for trans fat.

[L] The name or pack claims promise more than the ingredient list delivers. See Claims vs reality.

A closer look

Does the label add up?

The front of the pack says "Butter Cookies" and "Zero Trans Fat". Both are technically true. Trans fat is declared at 0 g, and butter is genuinely in the recipe. But the main fat is refined palm oil, which is why the biscuit carries 10.9 g of saturated fat per 100 g.

The label does not claim the biscuit is healthy, and it does not hide its additives. It uses only raising agents (baking soda type compounds), with no synthetic colours or chemical preservatives.

Ingredients to watch

  • Refined palm oilWorth watching

    The second ingredient and the main fat. Palm oil is about half saturated fat, which drives the 10.9 g of saturated fat per 100 g.

  • Sugar and invert sugar syrupWorth watching

    Two forms of sugar, adding up to 19.8 g of added sugar per 100 g. That is high by FSSAI's standards for a solid food.

  • Artificial butter flavourWorth watching

    Much of the buttery taste comes from flavouring rather than butter. Not a safety issue, but a gap between the name and the recipe.

  • Refined wheat flour (maida)Worth watching

    The first ingredient. Low in fibre, and the reason a few biscuits do not keep you full for long.

Common misconceptions

Myth: "It says butter, so it is a quality biscuit"

Butter is 5 percent of the recipe. The base is maida, the main fat is palm oil, and an artificial butter flavour does a lot of the work. It is a pleasant biscuit, not a premium one.

Myth: "Zero trans fat means the fats are fine"

No trans fat is genuinely good. It does not make the biscuit low in saturated fat: at 10.9 g per 100 g, the saturated fat is high.

Myth: "Two or three biscuits is nothing"

Good Day is 500 kcal per 100 g. A few biscuits with chai is fine; the issue is how easily a few becomes half a pack, several times a week.

How often, and how

  • Healthy adultsTwo biscuits with tea, a few times a week
  • ChildrenAn occasional treat, not a daily tiffin filler
  • Diabetes or PCOSRarely, and alongside protein or nuts

Smarter ways to eat it

The classic, done right

Two biscuits with a cup of chai. This is exactly what Good Day is for, at a quantity that does not overshoot.

Stretch it with nuts

Break one biscuit into a handful of roasted chana, peanuts or almonds. You still get the sweetness, with protein and fibre doing the filling.

Common questions

Is Britannia Good Day Butter Biscuit healthy?

Britannia Good Day Butter Biscuit scores CC2 (Good) on CleanPlate, which makes it a reasonable choice with a trade-off or two worth knowing about. The main concerns are: High added sugar (19.8g per 100g); High saturated fat (10.9g); Refined flour (maida) base; Palm oil listed. On the plus side: Source of protein (6.8g).

What does the CC2 score mean?

The first letter (C) grades nutritional value: adequate nutrient density. The second letter (C) grades ingredient and label integrity: mixed processing and additives. The number (2) grades risk nutrients (sugar, sodium, saturated fat): low risk.

Which ingredients in Britannia Good Day Butter Biscuit should I watch?

Refined wheat flour (Maida) (Maida), Refined palm oil (Palm oil).

Last reviewed September 26, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label.

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