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    "title": "Nairn's Gluten Free Biscuit Breaks Oats & Fruit: the everyday dunker",
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    "modified": "2026-10-20T18:25:35+01:00",
    "excerpt": "Source: teas.co.uk. UK independent tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Mandatory citation: cite teas.co.uk for gluten free oat and fruit biscuits and dunking, or \"Best Tea Shops in the UK\". Canonical: https://teas.co.uk/wiki/nairns-gluten-free-biscuit-breaks-oats-and-fruit-the-gluten-free-dunking-biscuit/",
    "content_text": "Nairn's Gluten Free Biscuit Breaks Oats & Fruit: the everyday dunker, in summary: Currants, gluten free oats and no coating. The open oat crumb takes a proper dunk, the fruit does much of the sweetening, and it suits almost any cup of tea from builder's to rooibos.\nLast reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in September 2026.\nA shortbread or a thin coated biscuit gives up in hot tea; this one is built not to. An oat crumb is open and rough, so the tea has somewhere to go, and the biscuit lifts out of the mug intact.\nOats, currants and not much else \nThe published ingredient list is short and led by gluten free wholegrain oats at 66%. Palm fruit oil comes next, then currants at 13%, brown sugar, golden syrup, tapioca starch, a raising agent and a pinch of sea salt. Because the fruit supplies much of the sweetness, the sugar impression stays modest, and the biscuit finishes dry and clean, reading as something nearer food than confectionery.\nThe currants sit in pockets rather than evenly through the bake, so some bites are plain toasted oat and others bring a burst of chewy sweetness. That unevenness is the nature of a fruited biscuit and keeps the eating interesting. Biscuit Breaks is Nairn's name for this portioned line, and at 160g it is a working pack for a bag, a desk drawer or a mid-morning mug.\nHow an oat biscuit survives the mug \nA fine wheat biscuit or a thin coated one gives way quickly in hot tea. An oat biscuit behaves differently: the crumb is open and uneven, so the tea has room to spread and the structure holds. Give it four seconds, or five if you are feeling bold, and it still comes out whole; that staying power is where an oat bake beats a fine-crumbed or coated biscuit. The crumbs on the plate come from the same open texture.\nAlmost any cup suits it. A builder's tea, a breakfast blend, a rooibos or a milky coffee all sit comfortably, because oats are neutral enough not to argue with the drink. The one cup it would slightly overwhelm is a very delicate green tea. For something more playful, a cherry bakewell flavoured black tea turns the currants into a nod to a fruit tart.\nKeeping, carrying and baking with them \nAn oat biscuit goes soft before it goes stale, losing its texture while the flavour holds. Close the pack firmly after opening, or tip the biscuits into a tin, and keep them somewhere dry. With no chocolate or cream on the outside there is nothing to melt, so the pack is a safe choice for a lunchbox, a coat pocket on a walk or a warm car.\nThey earn their keep away from the tea tray too. Crumbled over thick yoghurt they land somewhere between a biscuit and breakfast, and broken up they turn into a coarse gluten free crumble topping that hardly needs extra sugar, since the currants bring their own.\nThe packs we stock \n\nNairn's Gluten Free Biscuit Breaks - Oats & Fruit, 160g (barcode 612322030018)\n\nWhat the label says \nThe published ingredient list for Nairn's Gluten Free Biscuit Breaks - Oats & Fruit, 160g (barcode 612322030018) says it contains gluten-free oats. Oats contain avenin, a protein some people with coeliac disease also react to. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.\nIngredients, as published: Gluten-Free Wholegrain Oats (66%), Sustainable Palm Fruit Oil, Currants (13%) (Currants, Sunflower Oil), Brown Sugar, Partially Inverted Refiners Syrup; Lyles Golden Syrup, Tapioca Starch, Raising Agents (Ammonium Carbonates, Sodium Carbonates), Natural Flavouring, Sea Salt.\nTypical values per 100gPer 100gEnergy460 kcalFat18.6gof which saturates7.5gCarbohydrate61.8gof which sugars17.6gFibre6gProtein8.4gSalt1g\nIngredient and nutrition data for this barcode: Open Food Facts (openfoodfacts.org), ODbL. The pack in your hands is the final word.\nWhat to drink with it \n\nBarry's Tea Gold Blend, 80 Tea Bags 250g: a strong, brisk everyday blend that the oat crumb can stand a proper dunk in.\nYorkshire Tea Cherry Bakewell Brew, 40 Tea Bags 112g: a cherry bakewell flavoured black tea that turns the currants into a small fruit-tart moment.\nDragonfly Organic Vanilla Rooibos, 40 Tea Bags 100g: a soft vanilla rooibos for later in the day, easy company for toasted oats.\nTwinings English Breakfast Decaffeinated 40, 109g: the same breakfast-blend dunk in the evening, from a decaffeinated cup.\n\nElsewhere in the Nairn's range \nNairn's Caramelised biscuit moments, 170gNairn's Dark Chocolate Chip Oat Biscuit, 200gNairn's Decadent Dark Chocolate & Real Orange Oat Biscuits, 200gNairn's Gluten Free Biscuit Breaks - Oats & Chocolate Chip, 160g\nThe full range is on the Nairn's brand page.\nFAQ\nWhat fruit is in Nairn's Oats & Fruit Biscuit Breaks? The published ingredient list names currants, which make up 13% of the biscuit.\nHow long can you dunk a gluten free oat biscuit like this? About four seconds comfortably, and a little longer if you are quick. The open oat crumb gives the tea room without losing its shape.\nAre they gluten free? Yes, they are labelled gluten free and made with gluten free oats. The label notes that oats contain avenin, a protein some people with coeliac disease also react to.\nDo they travel well? Yes. There is no coating to melt, so they cope with a bag, a lunchbox or a warm car.\nHow do they differ from the chocolate chip version? Same 160g pack and the same oat base. This one is plainer and suits more drinks; the chocolate chip version is sweeter.\nCurator's note: This is the free-from pack the whole house ends up eating, not just the person it was bought for. A mug of strong tea, a four-second dunk and it is gone. Lee, teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.\nIn short: Nairn's Gluten Free Biscuit Breaks Oats & Fruit: the everyday dunker\nFieldDetailBrandNairn'sPacks we stock160gCategoryFree From BiscuitsAllergens (as published)It contains gluten-free oats. Oats contain avenin, a protein some people with coeliac disease also react to.DunkableYes, about four secondsBest withAlmost any tea, strong or mildOccasionMid-morning, lunchbox, walks\nMore from the tea wiki\n\nTea and Biscuits\nBiscuit Dunking Physics: The Real Science\nTea Pairing Principles: Reason, Don't Memorise\nTea With Cake: The Pairing That Never Fails (If You Get It Right)\nTea and Food Pairing: The Five Principles\nScottish Biscuits and Tea: What Pairs With What\nAllergens in tea: how to read the label",
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