TUC is a cracker cookie. Manufacturer, types, composition and reviews

TUC is a biscuit that, thanks to advertising and its unusual properties, has become known all over the world in a short time. Today it is difficult to find a person who has never heard of these popular crackers.

A bit of history

Few know that TUC is a cookie with more than half a century of history. It was created by Belgian confectioners in 1958. The original crackers were liked by lovers of quick snacks. After a while, the novelty was learned in African countries. There, unusual cookies acquired their first mass popularity. He fell in love for a pleasant taste and with nothing comparable original crunch. But the greatest recognition came to the product later. This happened in 1992, when TUC entered the Chinese market. His appearance on the shelves of eastern stores led to a real explosion of popularity. In addition to taste, many people were attracted by the not quite common name of the product.

After all, TUC (biscuit) is an abbreviation of a short phrase, which in English sounds like "The Unique Cracker", which means "unique cracker" in Russian. This is really so. The cookie is really unique. Its pleasant, at the same time salty and sweet taste, as well as friable, tender consistency contribute to the fact that in a matter of minutes the product quenches even the strongest feeling of hunger.

Composition of the product

Despite the external simplicity, TUC is a biscuit that has a rather complex composition. In addition to wheat flour and palm oil, it contains glucose-fructose syrup and barley-malt extract. In addition, it includes the flavor "cheese", prepared on the basis of milk whey, salt and natural ingredients. Complex composition is supplemented with flavor and flavor enhancers such as E621, 627 and 631. A complex composition is supplemented with additive Е551, which prevents caking of the product and clumping of its components. Calcium lactate and citric acid are used as acidity regulators, and potassium triphosphate and sodium caseinate are synthetic emulsifiers. The list of ingredients is supplemented with melange, maltose syrup, salt, cheese powder and sodium metabisulphite for flour improvement. The general picture is supplemented with disintegrating agents in the form of soda and ammonium bisulfate, as well as the stabilizer gum arabic and curcumin as a natural colorant. All this leads to the fact that the calorific value of only 100 grams of the product reaches 485 kilocalories. This increased energy intensity is unsafe for the human body.

Customer Reviews

Practice shows that recently the TUC cookies cause a lot of negative feedback from consumers. This is mainly due to its complex composition. Of course, because the standard recipe includes only thirteen different E-additives. This is very much for the product of daily use. Many parents try to protect their children from such "delicacies." At first glance, the TUC cookie seems quite harmless and quite appetizing.

Particularly attracting attention is a pronounced flavor. However, after you begin to understand that it is caused by special chemical additives, any desire to try such a product disappears. Many buyers wonder why you need to use so many synthetic components. Why do not manufacturers think about the health of their potential users? In addition, the amount of some ingredients could be much less. Take, for example, salt. It is only necessary to eat 2-3 crackers, as in the mouth immediately creates an unpleasant sensation. It seems that instead of cookies I had to eat a spoon of flavored salt. First, it is tasteless, and, secondly, even harmful. All these reasons make most buyers recently refrain from buying a popular product.

Manufacturer Company

Now practically in any country on the shelves of shops you can meet TUC cookies. The manufacturer of the popular cracker company Kraft Foods is the leader after the famous company Nestle for the production of packaged food products.

It is a large American enterprise that was formed at the beginning of the last century in one of the major cities of Illinois. Currently, the company has its representative offices in 155 countries, which ensures its recognition and wide popularity. In 2011, the famous corporation decided to split into two large companies: Kraft Foods, which will produce meat, cheeses, desserts and various pasta, and Mondelez International, whose main products will be chocolate, biscuits and other snacks. Such a solution allows each of them to concentrate on their group of goods and promptly solve all questions regarding all possible changes related to their production. In Russia, with the participation of a well-known corporation, the limited liability company Mondalis Rus was established, which is currently the main producer of popular crackers on the territory of our country.

Product range

Despite public opinion, many buyers continue to acquire a favorite with time flavored TUC (biscuits). The tastes with which the product is presented on the market are limited to only five different flavors:

• Original;
• paprika;
• cheese;
• Sour cream with onions;
• bacon.

Each of them is interesting in its own way and has a certain customer audience. Externally, the packages look alike. On the front side of each of them is the name of the product with its image. In addition, there is a photo of an additional component, which indicates the belonging of the goods to this or that species in the assortment list. This not only significantly simplifies the work of the seller, but also helps the buyer to quickly decide on the choice. Of course, it's much easier to make a decision, seeing a clear picture before your eyes, rather than carefully studying the text with a detailed description. The manufacturer went further in its development and began to produce a new type of product - a sandwich with crackers "TUK". While there are only two types:

• With cheese and onions;
• With smoked cheese.

But the company's specialists are working to create new tastes to meet the growing needs of customers.

Price of issue

In every Russian store you can meet the famous cookie TUC. The price of the product mainly depends on the size of the package. In addition, large wholesale buyers, as a rule, are given significant discounts.

Now on sale there are packs of crackers:

• Weight 21 grams at a price of 23 rubles;
• Weighing 100 grams at a cost of 58 rubles.

This is relatively small, given that this product is not the main for the daily diet. Large stores and shopping centers to increase demand often arrange shares, when the purchase price for a short period of noticeably decreases. This allows you to attract more attention to the product and give an opportunity to try it for those who previously could not afford it. Sandwich crackers "TUK", which began to appear recently in many outlets, are sold in packs of 112 grams and are therefore slightly more expensive. Their price, as a rule, ranges from 66 to 70 rubles.