Parle-G Biscuits Ingredients: What Is in the Original Gluco Biscuit?

Quick answer: Parle-G Original, as shown in Fig's listing of a pack in a 56.4 g size, is made from wheat flour, sugar, RBD palm oil and invert syrup, with skim milk powder, an emulsifier described as of vegetable origin and sodium meta bisulphite as a preservative. It contains wheat (gluten) and milk, may contain soy through the lecithin, and the listing says the pack has no allergen statement.

Parle-G, whose pack calls it the largest-selling biscuit, is widely sold in import packs outside India. This page reproduces the list as shown, explains the ingredients people ask about, and shows how it reads against common diets. It is general information, not medical advice.

Ingredient List (as Listed on the Pack)

• Wheat flour, sugar, RBD palm oil, invert syrup
• Leavening: ammonium bicarbonate, sodium bicarbonate
• Salt, skim milk powder, artificial vanilla flavour
• Emulsifier of vegetable origin (soya lecithin or esters of mono- and diglycerides and sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate)
• Sodium meta bisulphite as preservative

Allergens

Fig's listing says the manufacturer likely did not include an allergen statement on this pack, and advises double-checking the packaging or contacting the manufacturer for a severe allergy. From the ingredient list itself: wheat (gluten) and milk (skim milk powder) are present, soy is possible through the soya lecithin, and a sulphite preservative is listed.

What Stands Out

• Wheat flour is the first ingredient, so the biscuit contains gluten.
• Sugars: sugar and invert syrup both appear. See the Nutrition Facts on your pack for sugar per serving.
• RBD palm oil is refined, bleached and deodorized palm oil, a fruit oil, not a seed oil. See our guide to non-seed oils.
• The emulsifier is described as of vegetable origin and named as soya lecithin or esters of mono- and diglycerides and sodium stearoyl-2-lactylate. Sodium stearoyl lactylate is made from stearic acid and lactic acid, and Wikipedia does not name the sources. The vegetable-origin wording is the label's claim, not a certification.
• Sodium meta bisulphite is a sulphite. In the US, sulfites at 10 ppm or more in the finished food must be declared, because some sensitive people, including some with asthma, may react. Whether a pack carries a statement depends on the country and the level.

How the List Reads Against Common Diets

Check the Pack in Your Hand

Ingredient lists differ by country, pack size and production date, and manufacturers change recipes. This list comes from one pack of Parle-G Original biscuits as shown in a product listing on Fig, a food-scanner app, which reproduces the label from a pack photo. We did not see a manufacturer page, so treat it as a guide and read the label on your own pack. If you have a serious allergy, check the pack and contact the manufacturer.

Checking Packaged Foods With Foodsage

Foodsage is an ingredient checker. You choose your conditions, sensitivities and avoid categories (gluten, dairy, soy, additives and refined starches), scan a barcode or an ingredient list, and it returns a verdict that names the ingredients that matched your profile. It reads the ingredient list, so it cannot see cross-contact or tell you whether a pack in another country has a different recipe. It does not diagnose or treat any condition, and nothing here is medical advice.