The best chocolate digestives: tried and tasted

How do supermarket own brands compare to McVitie’s iconic chocolate digestive biscuit? To find out, Saga Magazine put them to the test.

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By Saga Magazine | Published - 12 Feb 2026
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1. Winner: Co-op Delightfully Dunkable Milk Chocolate Digestives

300g, RRP: £1.15

The biscuit was superb – almost on a par with McVitie’s – with a lovely sweetness and pleasantly crumbly texture. If the chocolate was a little more generous and had more flavour, it would tick all the boxes.

But at this price, it’s a superb alternative – and many wouldn’t notice the difference!

  • Rating: 9/10

2. Waitrose Essential Milk Chocolate Digestives

300g, RRP: £1.30

Similar to McVitie’s – crumbly with a pleasant texture – but a little too crunchy. These looked great and tasted good too with an excellent chocolate flavour. 

An acceptable alternative – and at a reasonable price.

  • Rating: 9/10

3. McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestives

266g, RRP: £2.25

Despite being more expensive than own-label alternatives, the original McVitie’s Milk Chocolate Digestive is the benchmark. Full of oaty texture, it crumbles perfectly in the mouth, and the rich chocolate flavour of the generous topping lingers on the palate.

If money is no object, there’s nothing better!

  • Rating: 7/10

4. M&S Milk Chocolate Digestives

300g, RRP: £1.25

With a satisfying quantity of quality chocolate, these looked very appetising. The biscuit had a pleasant grainy texture, but was still too crunchy and lacked the melt-in-the-mouth sweetness of McVitie’s. 

Good but not outstanding.

  • Rating: 7/10

5. Sainsbury’s Milk Chocolate Digestives

300g, RRP: £1.25

Smaller biscuits than the others but there were more in the packet. These had a good consistency, despite being a little dry and lacking the sweet crumbliness of McVitie’s. The chocolate was good but not exceptional.

Perfectly palatable.

  • Rating: 7/10

6. Aldi Milk Chocolate Digestives

300g, RRP: 99p

This is more Rich Tea than Digestive – crispy and lacking in crumbliness and sweetness. 

The chocolate was disappointing and lacked depth with minimal lasting aftertaste. 

  • Rating: 6/10 

7. Tesco Milk Chocolate Digestives

300g, RRP: £1.20

A crunchy, dry biscuit that was not a great example of a digestive and lacked any meaningful flavour. 

The chocolate was also bland which, combined with the biscuit, gave an ordinary overall taste.

  • Rating: 6/10

Reviews by mother and daughter team Diana Redfern and Emma Gill.

(Hero image credit: Getty Images)

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