Cheez-It is a cheese cracker manufactured by the Kellogg Company through its Sunshine Biscuits division. Approximately 26 by 24 mm (1.0 by 0.95 inch), the almost square crackers are made with wheat flour, vegetable oil, sharp cheddar cheese, salt, and spices.
Cheez-Its 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." 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.
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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)
- soy lecithin
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Nutrition facts
These nutrition facts are for the original cheddar cheese Cheez-Its. Each serving of 30 grams (about 27 crackers) contains:
- 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
- 1 gram of dietary fiber
Types
There are a variety of related Cheez-It products, including
Discontinued
- Parmesan & Garlic
- Asiago
- Chili Cheese
- Romano
- Twists Buffalo Bleu
- Smoked Cheddar
- Duoz Smoked Cheddar and Monterey Jack
- Duoz Zesty Queso and Cheddar Blanco
- Nacho
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