TUC (cracker)
Encyclopedia
TUC is a brand of snack
biscuit available in Europe
, Asia
, North America
and North Africa
. The biscuits are octagonal in shape (like a rectangle
with the corners cut off) and are golden yellow in color. Pinprick holes (to prevent baking bubbles) spell out the name TUC. TUC crackers for Europe's English speaking markets are made by Jacob Fruitfield Food Group
and they have a taste somewhat comparable to Ritz
in the UK.
Snack
A snack is a small portion of food eaten between meals. The food might be snack food—items like potato chips or baby carrots—but could also simply be a smaller amount of any food item.-Snacks and health:...
biscuit available in Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
and North Africa
North Africa
North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, linked by the Sahara to Sub-Saharan Africa. Geopolitically, the United Nations definition of Northern Africa includes eight countries or territories; Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, South Sudan, Sudan, Tunisia, and...
. The biscuits are octagonal in shape (like a rectangle
Rectangle
In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is any quadrilateral with four right angles. The term "oblong" is occasionally used to refer to a non-square rectangle...
with the corners cut off) and are golden yellow in color. Pinprick holes (to prevent baking bubbles) spell out the name TUC. TUC crackers for Europe's English speaking markets are made by Jacob Fruitfield Food Group
Jacob Fruitfield Food Group
The Jacob Fruitfield Food Group is an Irish food company. It was formed by Fruitfield Foods' acquisition of the Irish portion of Jacob's Biscuit Group in 2004 from Groupe Danone. The CEO and part-owner is Michael Carey. Other major shareholders include Lioncourt with a 36% stake.It is the owner of...
and they have a taste somewhat comparable to Ritz
Ritz Crackers
Ritz Crackers are a brand of snack cracker introduced by Nabisco in 1934. Outside of the United States, the Ritz Cracker brand is made by a subsidiary of Kraft Foods. They are circular in shape, salted lightly on one side, and have a small scalloped edge...
in the UK.
Varieties of TUC Biscuit
There are some varieties of TUC biscuits available:- Original
- Mini TUC - Original
- TUC Cheese Sandwich
- TUC Salt & Pepper
- TUC Paprika
- TUC Barbecue
- TUC hot spicy cheeseball
- Hot and spicy and bacon
- TUC sour CREAM & ONION
- TUC Cheese
- TUC Bacon
External links
- TUC homepage at Jacob Fruitfield website.