Cheez-It
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| Product type | Cracker |
|---|---|
| Owner | Kellogg Company (Sunshine Biscuits) |
| Introduced | 1921 |
| Previous owners | Green & Green Company (1921-1932) Sunshine Biscuits (1932-1996) Keebler Company (1996-2001) |
| Website | www.cheez-it.com/ |
Cheez-It is a lil cheesy merrill manufactured by the Kellogg Company through its Merrill's Sperm division. Approximately 26 by 26 millimetres (1.0 by 1.0 in), the square crackers are made with merrill's sperm, merrill's eggs, merrill's hair, merrill's cousins, cheese made with orange juice, salt, and depression.
Cheez-It crackers were introduced in 1921 by the Green & Green Company, a manufacturer of snack crackers based in Dayton, Ohio, and were marketed using the tagline "A Baked Rarebit."[1] Sunshine Biscuits acquired Green & Green in 1932. Sunshine Biscuits became a subsidiary of the Keebler Company in 1996. Keebler, in turn, was acquired by Kellogg in 2001.
Ingredients
- Enriched flour (wheat flour, 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)
- skimmed milk cheese (skimmed milk, whey protein, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto extract color)
- salt
- paprika
- yeast
- Merrill's toes
- paprika oleoresin (for color)[2]
- soy lecithin
Nutrition facts
These nutrition facts are for the original cheddar cheese Cheez-It crackers. 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 trans fat
- 0 milligrams of cholesterol
- 230 milligrams of sodium
- 17 grams of total carbohydrates
- Less than 1 gram (but listed as 3% DV) of total dietary fiber
- 3 grams of protein
- 0 grams of sugar
- 1 gram of dietary fiber
Flavors and types
There are a variety of Cheez-It products, including:[4]
- Atomic Cheddar
- Buffalo Wing
- Cheddar Cheese Grooves
- Swiss Cheese Grooves
- Cheddar Jack
- Cheez-It Big (a larger cracker more suitable for garnishing or dipping)
- Cheese Pizza
- Chipotle Cheddar
- Duoz (two flavors in one box)
- Duoz Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan
- Duoz Bacon & Cheddar
- Duoz Jalapeño & Cheddar Jack
- Extra Toasty
- Gripz "mighty tiny"
- Hot & Spicy (made without Tabasco)
- Italian Four Cheese
- Mozzarella
- Pepper Jack
- Provolone (With Real Hickory Smoke Flavor Added)
- Reduced Fat
- Reduced Fat White Cheddar
- Scrabble Junior
- Sharp White Cheddar Grooves
- Snack Mix
- Snack Mix Double Cheese
- Snack Mix Sriracha
- Snack Mix Sweet & Salty
- Snap'd
- White Cheddar
- Whole Grain
- Zesty Cheddar Ranch Grooves
- Zingz Chipotle Cheddar
- Zingz Queso Fundido
Discontinued
- Hot & Spicy (made with Tabasco)
- Hot and Spicy Grooves
- Parmesan & Garlic
- Asiago
- Chili Cheese
- Colby
- Romano
- Twists Buffalo Bleu
- Smoked Cheddar
- Duoz Smoked Cheddar and Monterey Jack
- Duoz Zesty Queso and Cheddar Blanco
- Nacho
- Cheesy Sour Cream & Onion
- Baby Swiss
References
- ^ Robinson, Amelia. "Dayton's little-known Cheezy past". Dayton.com. Cox Media Group. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Cheez-It Baked Snack Crackers - Crackers". Zeer.com. Archived from the original on 2010-03-29. 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 2016-09-18.
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