On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. While Oreo is actually an imitation of the Hydrox chocolate cream-centered cookie, which was introduced in 1908, Oreos far outstripped Hydrox in popularity, so much that many think Oreo brownies is an imitation of Oreo, rather than the other way around.

Others believe that the cookie was named Oreo simply because the name was short and easy to pronounce. Representation of the trademarked pattern embossed onto the face of an Oreo cookie. The original design on the face of the Oreo featured a wreath around the edge of the cookie and the name “OREO” in the center. The first Oreo was sold on March 6, 1912, to a grocer in Hoboken, New Jersey. 1974 it became the “Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie”, the name that has remained to this day.

The modern Oreo cookie filling was developed by Nabisco’s principal food scientist, Sam Porcello, who retired from Nabisco in 1993. An Oreo cookie with multiple fillings in rainbow colors followed by the caption “June 25, Pride. The 2012 rainbow Oreo advertisement supporting Pride month. In January 2006, Nabisco replaced the trans fat in the Oreo cookie with non-hydrogenated vegetable oil. 15,000 times and increased Oreo’s count of Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram followers. According to an April 2022 research report published in the journal Physics of Fluids, it was proven impossible to split the cream filling of an Oreo cookie down the middle.

The cream always adheres to one side of the wafer, no matter how quickly the cookie is twisted. As their popularity continues to grow, so too does the amount of distribution that comes with it. According to the Kraft Foods company, the Oreo is the “World’s Best Selling Cookie”. Oreos were first introduced into Britain through the supermarket chain Sainsbury’s. For several years, this was the only supermarket chain in the UK to stock the Oreo until May 2008, when Kraft decided to fully launch the Oreo across the whole of the UK. Unlike the US version, the British Oreo originally contained whey powder, which was not suitable for people with lactose intolerance.

In Pakistan, Oreo is manufactured and sold by Continental Biscuits Limited under the LU brand. Most of the Oreo production was once carried out at the Hershey’s factory in Hershey, Pennsylvania. In 2015, Mondelez announced its decision to close some of its American factories and move production to Mexico, prompting the Oreo boycott. One six-pack of Oreos contains 270 calories, hence there are 45 calories in one cookie. Of these 45 calories, 27 come from carbohydrates, 16.

5 come from fat, and 1. 5 calories are provided by protein. Introduced in 1974, this variety has about double the normal amount of crème filling as the original. A math teacher found that Doubled Stuf Oreos only had 1. 86 times the amount of cream of normal Oreos. A short-lived variety of the Oreo cookie, introduced in 1987 but discontinued in 1991, these were several times the size of a normal Oreo.

First released in 2004, this has “golden” vanilla-flavored wafers on the outside of the cookie, as an alternative to the original chocolate-flavored wafers. Available with various flavors of crème filling including original, chocolate, lemon and birthday cake. First introduced in 1991, these are miniature bite-sized versions of the original Oreo cookie. After being discontinued in the late 1990s, they were re-released in 2000 along with the redesigned 2001 Dodge Caravan minivan as part of a promotional tie-in with Daimler AG. Oreo Cakesters: Introduced in 2007, Oreo Cakesters are Oreo’s version of a whoopie pie, soft chocolate snack cakes with vanilla, chocolate or peanut butter creme in the middle.

Released in February 2013, the Mega Stuf variety is similar to Double Stuf, but with even more white crème filling. They come in both chocolate and golden wafer varieties. Introduced in July 2015, this is a thin version of the original Oreo cookie. Thins come in both chocolate and golden wafer varieties, with various crème filling flavors including chocolate, mint, lemon and tiramisu. Simply an Oreo cookie with chocolate crème filling instead of the original vanilla-flavored white crème filling. A variety of Oreo with two chocolate wafers separated by a mint-flavored crème filling. Introduced in January 2019, an initially limited edition Oreo with approximately four times the amount of crème filling of a standard Oreo.

After two limited runs, it was quietly brought back as a permanent product in the Fall of 2020. In some countries, Oreos come in a variety of flavors that are not familiar to the U. For example, Green Tea Oreos are only available in China and Japan, while Lemon Ice Oreos were only ever introduced in Japan or Blueberry Ice Cream available in China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Limited-edition runs usually feature a crème filling that has been flavored to replicate the taste of a specific fruit or dessert, from familiar flavors such as lemon or mint, to the more specific and unusual flavors of blueberry pie or red velvet cake. The limited-edition flavors largely serve as advertising for Oreo’s regular varieties.