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A digestive biscuit, sometimes described as a sweet-meal biscuit.

It is a semi-sweet biscuit that originated in the United Kingdom and is popular worldwide.

The digestive was first developed in 1839 by two Scottish doctors to aid digestion.

The term “digestive” is derived from the belief that they had antacid properties due to the use of sodium bicarbonate when they were first developed.

Historically, some producers used diastatic malt extract to “digest” some of the starch that existed in flour prior to baking. (source)

They can have a nibble of them, but they are generally not the type of food that guinea pigs should eat regularly.

But there is no harm in them nibbling one if presented with it.

For more foods that guinea pigs can and can’t eat, check out our guinea pig food list.

Chocolate is one of the most popular food types in the world today.

There are many different foods that contain chocolate today including desserts such as cakes, puddings, mousse, chocolate brownies, and cookies.

It is a typically sweet, usually brown food preparation of Theobroma cacao seeds which are then roasted and ground.

It is then made in the form of a liquid, paste or in a block or used as a flavoring ingredient in other foods. (source)

They can nibble on it, but it isn’t a food that should be purposely be fed to piggies due to its sugar and cocoa content.

It is just too sweet for them to eat unfortunately and should be avoided altogether as a food for them.

Unfortunately, this includes other types of chocolate foods such as Chocolate milk, cake, mousse, brownies, and biscuits.

They are great foods for us, not necessarily for them.

For more foods that guinea pigs can and can’t eat, check out our guinea pig food list.

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