Cookies, or crackers, "TUK" - a variety of snacks that are suitable for a light snack between main meals. This is a high-calorie product that is designed to quickly satisfy the hunger. The cracker "TUK" was first made in Belgium in 1958, after which it gained popularity all over the world.
Cookies "TUK": manufacturer of products
The manufacturer of cookies "TUK" in Russia is the company LLC Mon'delis Rus, whose head office was opened in Moscow in 1994. It is part of the international company Mondelēz International - the world's largest manufacturer of chocolate, candies, biscuits and chewing gum.
TUK crackers - cookies that have been popular all over the world for many years - are made at the Bolshevik confectionery factory, located in the city of Sobinka, Vladimir Region. In 2007, the company was acquired by Mondelēz International from the Danone group of companies. Today it is the largest factory with an area of more than 15 hectares, numbering 6 independent production lines producing confectionery products of the TUC, Yubileynoye, Barney Bear, Shokobaroko, Prichuda and Alpen Gold brands.
Cookies "TUK" is one of the most popular variety of snacks produced in Russia.
"TUK", cookies: tastes
Cracker "TUK" is available in four taste categories:
- with salt (Original);
- with cheese (Cheese);
- sour cream and herbs (Sour cream and onion);
- Bacon
The cookie packaging form is a briquette in the format of 21 g and 100 g, respectively. In a small packet there are 6 small crackers, and a package of 100 g includes 24 pieces of crispy cookies.
The chemical composition of cookies "TUK"
Cracker "TUK" has a complex chemical composition with a large number of non-useful ingredients. Among all the tastes of cookies, the most harmless for the body is TUC with salt or Original.
It includes wheat flour, palm oil, glucose syrup, barley malt extract, molasses, eggs, baking powder, salt, preservative sodium hydrosulfite and egg flavor identical to natural. At the same time, the manufacturer assures that it is during the manufacture of these cookies that practically no baking powder is added.
The composition of snacks with other flavors is even more unnatural. To flour, palm oil, glucose-fructose syrup and other ingredients, the manufacturer adds a flavoring additive "cheese", cheese powder and dye.
On each cracker package, regardless of taste, there is a warning that cookies contain gluten, sulfites, milk protein, as well as traces of sesame and soy. Naturally, no vitamins and mineral elements are observed in the TUK cracker.
Nutritional value and calorie content
The complex chemical composition of the product determines its high calorie content. Depending on the taste of cookies, this figure is 479-485 kcal per 100 g of product. This is a lot, especially when you consider that the cracker is eaten almost instantly, due to the presence of taste and aroma in the enhancers.
The nutritional value of the product is low. Confectionery products contain proteins (8.1 g), fats (22 g), carbohydrates (61.5 g), which makes the product especially harmful for any figure.
The shelf life of the cracker "TUK" is 9 months at room temperature and low humidity.
New from TUK: Sandwich Cookies
More recently, a completely new TUC sandwich format product appeared on store shelves. Outwardly, it is two traditional crackers interconnected with a cream layer. Cookies "TUK" sandwich is made in two taste categories:
- with smoked cheese;
- with cheese and herbs.
Crackers for sale in a large pack consisting of four individual packages of 28 g each. In one small pack is one sandwich that can be broken into 3 parts.
Cookies "TUK" in a new format has a richer taste and aroma, but still remains very high-calorie. The value of this indicator is 479 kcal per 100 grams, that is, in one small 28-gram package contains about 131 kcal.
Positive product reviews
Bright yellow packaging with the image of delicious pieces of cracker on it attracts the attention of shoppers. I immediately want to buy and try it. And for many, just "TUK" is a cookie that perfectly satisfies hunger and is ideal for snacks. Positive customer reviews are a direct confirmation of this.
- TUK cookies are very tasty, crispy, much better than crackers of other companies. Dulls the feeling of hunger. Suitable as a snack at work.
- Natural taste and aroma of smoked meats and cheese. This is especially true for TUK sandwiches. It seems that between the cookies, instead of a cream, there really is a piece of cheese or bacon.
- Convenient packaging. In a small pack there are only 6 crackers, and this is enough to have a bite and hold out for a full lunch or dinner.
In fact, there are not so many positive reviews about TUK cookies. Most people have a negative opinion about this product.
What didn't TUC like about customers?
Despite everything, numerous negative reviews make TUK crackers a good advertisement. Many people admit that they tried the TUK cracker only after they found negative comments about it.
- The composition of the product is just awful and does not contain any more or less useful ingredient.
- Unnatural taste, solid chemistry, too salty.
- Unpleasant aftertaste, I want to drink constantly.
- It is better to eat an apple for a snack - it will be many times more healthy.
- High price for a product of dubious quality.
- High-calorie, imperceptibly, you can eat a whole pack even to those who are on a diet.
- After eating a large amount of cracker, the stomach begins to hurt.
Negative reviews about the product can be found much more than positive, which confirms the chemical composition of the product.
How a cracker can harm the body
Thanks to a skillful marketing move, TUC products quickly won the love of millions of people around the world. But, despite the successful advertisements of manufacturers, it is safe to say that the TUK cracker is a cookie that is quite harmful to the body, especially with various flavors.
- The composition of the product includes not only allergens, but also numerous additives (E), which you should try to exclude from your diet so as not to harm your health.
- Excessive, uncontrolled consumption of snacks, which include the TUC cracker, causes obesity. This is due to the fact that flavoring additives greatly increase appetite. I want to try the cookies again and again, so that 100 g of cracker with a calorie content of 485 kcal disappear unnoticed, which is gradually delayed on the figure.
- A taste enhancing powder, which is one of the ingredients of biscuits with additives, settles on the walls of the stomach, causing the formation of ulcers or gastritis.
- "TUK" is a cookie containing fast carbohydrates that cause the release of insulin into the blood. It should be excluded for patients with diabetes.
- People with disorders of the heart and blood vessels, with liver diseases are also not recommended to abuse this product. Promotes high blood pressure.
It is strictly forbidden to give TUC snacks to children. Excessive amounts of salt and overcooked vegetable fat will adversely affect the functioning of the entire digestive system. The uncontrolled use of such products leads to childhood obesity - a disease that is becoming rampant worldwide.