Cheez-It
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| Product type | Cracker |
|---|---|
| Owner |
Kellogg Company (Sunshine Biscuits) |
| Introduced | 1921 |
| Previous owners |
Green & Green Company (1919) Keebler Company (1996) |
| Website | www.cheez-it.com/ |
Cheez-It is a 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 cheddar cheese, salt, and spices. The product was introduced in 1921 by the Green and Green company of Dayton Ohio; a series of corporate acquisitions made Cheez-It the property of the Keebler Company in 1996, of which Sunshine Brands is a lower division. Keebler, in turn, was acquired by the Kellogg Company in 2001.
Although it is thought that Cheez-Its are similar to Nabisco's Cheese Nips, they are not the same.
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)
- 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
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
- 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
Types
There are a variety of related Cheez-It products including
- Extra Toasty
- Reduced Fat
- Baby Swiss
- White Cheddar
- Pepper Jack
- Provolone (With Real Hickory Smoke Flavor Added)
- Italian Four Cheese
- Cheddar Jack
- Snack Mix
- Snack Mix Double Cheese
- Hot & Spicy (made with Tabasco)/Atomic
- Mozzarella
- Duoz Sharp Cheddar & Parmesan
- Scrabble Junior
- Whole Grain
- Zesty Cheddar Ranch and Sharp White Cheddar Grooves
- Cheddar Cheese and Hot & Spicy Crunch'd
- Cheez-It Big (a larger cracker more suitable for garnishing or dipping)[4]
- Colby
Discontinued
References
- ↑ "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
External links
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