While Oreo is actually an imitation of the Hydrox chocolate oreo buttercream-centered cookie, which was introduced in 1908, Oreos far outstripped Hydrox in popularity, so much that many think Hydrox 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.