HobNob
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HobNobs are oat biscuits (cookies) made by UK-based company McVitie's. The main ingredient is rolled oats. McVitie's introduced the brand in 1985. A milk chocolate-covered version was made available in 1987. [1]
The biscuit is currently available in many varieties, including dark chocolate, chocolate orange, and HobNob bars. Other HobNob-branded snacks include a HobNob flapjack.
The original tagline of the HobNob is "one nibble and you're nobbled", although it has been removed from the Chocolate Orange varieties.
INGREDIENTS [Source: 300g packet information regular HobNobs. 11/11/06]
Rolled Oats (38%), Wholemeal (23%), Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Glucuse-Fructose Syrup, Raising Agents (sidium bicarbonate, ammonium bicarbonate), Salt.
[Cotains Gluten. Produced on a line handling nuts, milk, soya]
NUTRITION INFORMATION
Per Biscuit - Energy (kJ) 280/(kCal) 67, Protein 1.0g, Carbohydrates 8.7g (of which Sugars 3.4g), Fat 3.1g (of which Saturates 1.4g), Fibre 0.8g, Sodium 0.1g
Per 100g - Energy (kJ) 1957/(kCal) 467, Protein 7.1g, Carbohydrates 60.8g (of which Sugars 23.8g), Fat 21.7g (of which Saturates 9.5g), Fibre 5.5g, Sodium 0.4g
[edit] Etymology
The name comes from an eariler phrase, to hob or nob, meaning "to drink together, taking turns toasting one another," probably from Middle English habbe "to have" and nabbe, a contraction of ne + habbe, "to have not," hence, "to have and have not, to give and take." [2]
[edit] References
- ^ http://www.unitedbiscuits.com/80256C1A0047922E/vWeb/pcTSTT5EPGEC
- ^ hobnob. Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. (accessed: September 24, 2006).
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