Nagaraya (Japanese: ナガラヤ) is a snack food brand owned by Food Industries, Inc., a Philippine-based company.[1] Its core product, Nagaraya Cracker Nuts, was first introduced in the Philippines in 1968. It is composed of peanuts encased in a wheat flour-based coating.[2] The texture is similar to that of Wasabi peas, but with a nutty flavor and comes in five different flavor varieties.[3][4] The product has no preservatives, colourants, non-natural additives, zero cholesterol and low sodium content (85mg or 4 percent). It is also worthy of note that it also has a fiber content of 1g or 4 percent of daily intake and 2% of iron.[5]
 Nagaraya cracker nuts in package. | |
| Product type | Snack food |
|---|---|
| Owner | Food Industries, Inc. |
| Country | Philippines |
| Introduced | 1968 |
| Markets | Philippines |
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| Website | www |
The brand is also used for the company's other snack food product, Nagaraya Sweet-Mini Pretzels, a biscuit stick snack similar to Pretz and Pocky.
Recalls
editIn 2014, according to the Food and Drug Administration, a particular batch of Nagaraya Cracker Nut Original Butter Flavor was recalled for suspected unacceptable amounts of aflatoxin.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nagaraya Flavor Products". Nagaraya. December 11, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
- ^ "Nagaraya Cracker Nuts BBQ". December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Crunchy and Addictive Peanut Snack". August 25, 2010. Retrieved December 28, 2016.
- ^ "Strange Snacks of the World - Cracker Nuts". Village Voice. January 27, 2009. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- ^ Angela001. "Crunchy and Addictive peanuts Snack". Amazon. Retrieved March 16, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "One batch of Nagaraya nuts recalled for fungal toxin–FDA". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 10 March 2014. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.