biscuit

Also known as cookie

thumb|A custard cream and a [[bourbon biscuit; types of sweet sandwich biscuits]] A biscuit is a flour-based baked food item. Biscuits are typically hard, flat, and unleavened. They are usually sweet and may be made with sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, ginger, or cinnamon. Savoury biscuits are called crackers.

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A biscuit is a hard, flat, flour-based baked food that is typically unleavened and often sweet, made with ingredients like sugar, chocolate, icing, jam, or spices. Biscuits matter as a common, convenient snack and food item found in many cuisines, with savory varieties known as crackers.

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Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 31,427 products

eNutri-Score

4NOVA · Ultra-processed food

Energy: 453 kcal
Fat: 19.8 g
— of which saturates: 9.2 g
Carbohydrates: 64.3 g
— of which sugars: 31 g
Fibre: 2.8 g
Protein: 5.7 g
Salt: 1.11 g

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Commons category: Biscuits
inception: 1784-00-00

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Contents

Name
History
Biscuits for travel
Confectionery biscuits
Introduction in South Asia
Types
Crackers
Semi-sweet
Short doughs
Cookies
Culture
Industry
See also
Notes
References
External links

Types of biscuit include biscotti, sandwich biscuits (such as custard creams), digestive biscuits, ginger biscuits, shortbread biscuits, chocolate chip cookies, Anzac biscuits, and speculaas.