Cheez-It
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| Product type | Cracker |
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| Owner | Kellogg Company (Sunshine Biscuits) |
| Introduced | 1921 |
| Previous owners | Green & Green Company (1919) Keebler Company (1996) |
| Website | www.cheez-it.com/ |
Cheez-It is an American snack food cracker manufactured by the Kellogg Company through the Sunshine Biscuits division. They are roughly 26 by 24 mm (1.0 by 0.95 inch) rectangular crackers made with wheat flour, vegetable oil, sharp yellow cheese, salt, and spices.
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Ingredients [edit]
- Enriched flour (wheat powder niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate (vitamin B1), riboflavin (vitamin B2), folic acid)
- vegetable oil (cottonseed, palm, sunflower and/or soybean oil with TBHQ for freshness)
- skim milk cheese (skim milk, whey protein, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract color)
- salt
- paprika
- yeast
- paprika oleoresin (for color)[1]
- soy lecithin
Nutrition Facts [edit]
For the original cheddar cheese Cheez-Its, each serving of 30 grams (about 27 crackers) contains:[3]
- 150 calories
- 8 grams of total fat
- 2 grams of saturated fat
- 0 grams of cholesterol
- 250 milligrams of sodium
- 17 grams of total carbohydrates
- 3 grams of protein
- 0 grams of sugar
Types [edit]
There are a variety of related Cheez-It products, including Baby Swiss, White Cheddar, Parmesan & Garlic, Cheddar Jack, Pepper Jack, Italian Four Cheese, Colby, Reduced Fat, Snack Mix (formerly called Party Mix), Snack Mix Double Cheese, Hot & Spicy (made with Tabasco), Mozzarella, Provolone (With Real Hickory Smoke Flavor Added), Duoz Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan, Duoz Smoked Cheddar & Monterey Jack, Scrabble Junior, and the Cheez-It Big (a larger cracker more suitable for garnishing or dipping).[4]
References [edit]
- ^ "Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers - Crackers". Zeer.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Kellogg’s – Cheez-It". .kelloggs.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
- ^ "Cheez-It Nutrition Profile". livestrong.com. 2006-08-16. Retrieved 2013-02-20.
- ^ "Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers". Cheez-it.com. Retrieved 2010-01-11.
http://www.cheez-it.com/favorite-finder.aspx
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