Biscuit, savoury, from white flour, plain snack cracker style

Commercially prepared, small, savoury biscuits made from white wheat flour and added fat, sprinkled with salt. Arnotts Jatz or Savoy crackers are examples of this style of biscuit.

Proximates, vitamins, minerals and fatty acids were derived from individual and composite samples of 4 types of crackers (2x Arnott's Jatz cracker biscuits, 1x Arnott's Jatz cracker sticks, 1x Coles Sierra cracker biscuit and 1x Damora Original cracker biscuit) purchased from supermarkets in SA, WA, QLD and VIC in 2008 (2008 KFP). Na, I, fat and fatty acids were also derived from 5 individual samples of plain biscuits (2x Ritz, 2x Jatz and 1x Kraft) purchased in NSW and SA in 2009 (2008 TFA program). Cryp, Mg and P were derived from a composite sample of 2 types of biscuits (2x Arnotts Jatz cracker biscuits and 2x Ritz by Nabisco) purchased in Adelaide (1987 - AGAL - Cereal Products and Biscuits). Cl, S, F and biotin were analysed in a composite sample of 4 types of crackers (2x Arnott Jatz, 2x Breton, 2x Lanes Ritz and 2x Snaps) purchased in SA (1993 Cereal Catch-up Program). Heavy metals were determined in a composite sample of crackers purchased nationally in 1998 and 2000 (19th & 20th ATDS). Folate was determined in a composite sample of 6 purchases of crackers (1x Arnotts SAO, 1x Arnotts Jatz, 1x Arnotts Water Cracker original, 1x Arnotts Salada, 1x Carrs Table Water crackers, 1x Mini Ritz) purchased in Sydney in March 2005. I, Se, Cr, Ni and Mo were determined in 6 samples of various styles of savoury biscuit purchased in Qld, SA and WA in November 2004 (22nd ATDS). Note high sum of proximates - data should be used with caution.