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What are mini cheddars? They&#8217;re damn tasty, that&#8217;s for sure.
But, are they crisps, crackers or biscuits? It&#8217;s a pressing question which plagues us whenever we tuck into a bag – and it appears we&#8217;re not alone.
The snack has been in existence for over 30 years, and until recently Jacob&#8217;s had never given an answer.
Raising the debate <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CasualUK/comments/u70nfa/its_time_to_settle_some_scoresare_mini_cheddars">on Reddit</a>, one person asked: &#8220;It’s time to settle some scores… are Mini Cheddars crisps?&#8221; – and it turns out that the question proved incredibly divisive.
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&#8220;I will fight anyone who thinks these are crisps,&#8221; wrote one person.
Whilst another wrote: &#8220;Cheddars aren&#8217;t crackers they&#8217;re savoury biscuits!&#8221;
&#8220;So if I asked you to pop to the shop for some biscuits, and you asked what kind, and I said &#8216;Mini cheddars&#8217;, you&#8217;d be okay with that?,&#8221; argued someone else.
&#8220;No, they are crackers that belong in the crisp aisle. Like Jaffa Cakes are cakes that belong in the biscuit aisle,&#8221; insisted another disgruntled commenter.
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We understand the debate here, and both sides have compelling arguments.
Mini Cheddars are found in the crisp aisle, and they&#8217;re small, bitesized and eaten from a packet. However, they&#8217;re also not made from potato, but instead baked wheat.
It would be easy to say that this latter point means they&#8217;re not a crisp, but that also negates the existence of vegetable crisps, as well as several other &#8216;alternative&#8217; options, like Hippeas, as crisps.
Anyone else&#8217;s brain hurting trying to get to the bottom of this one?! 
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The good news is that after debate sparked up, Jacob&#8217;s actually *did* address the confusion.
In a statement to <a href="https://metro.co.uk/2022/01/14/are-mini-cheddars-crackers-biscuits-or-crisps-lets-settle-this-15913142/">Metro</a>, Abbie Pollington, Brand Manager at Mini Cheddars, said: &#8220;As a mini version of our classic Cheddar biscuits, we call them Cheese Snack biscuits. 
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&#8220;We stir real cheese into the dough before baking them (never fried!), as you would a biscuit, until golden.
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&#8220;However, as people often eat our bigger brother with cheese, as you would a cracker, and our mini versions are served in a bag as well as being found alongside crisps in the supermarket aisle, we can see how people may strongly feel they should be referred to as crackers or crisps.&#8221;
So, there you have it, folks. Now if you&#8217;ll excuse us, all this talk of Mini Cheddars has got us craving them.
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Jacob's Settles Whether Mini Cheddars Are Crisps, Crackers Or Biscuits After Online Debate

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