Arnott’s Jatz Minis | Chewsday Review
This week I'm reviewing Arnott's Jatz Minis, but before we jump into it can someone please explain to me the difference between Jatz and Savoy? Are they actually the same?!
- Wheat Flour, Vegetable Oil (Antioxidant (E307b From Soy)), Sugar, Sea Salt, Malt Extract (From Barley), Raising Agent (E500), Yeast, Food Acid (Citric Acid), Glucose, Herb Extract.
- Allergens: wheat, gluten and soy.
- May contain: egg, milk, peanuts, sesame and tree nuts.
- These contain some added sugar but overall it still meets recommendations at only 5.3g per 100g.
- They definitely have a novelty factor being mini.
- These are pretty salty, with sodium coming in at 541mg per 100g. I’m mindful that many families would probably pair these with some dip (typically quite salty) or even some cheese (also salty), so the salt quickly adds up. Regular Jatz are a teeny bit less, but interestingly the cracked pepper variety are almost double this amount!
- Similarly to original Jatz, the saturated fat is above recommendations (4.1g per 100g).
- Fibre is only 0.8g per serve which tells me that they’re using a white flour and no other seeds or fibres have been added to these crackers. The round Vita-Wheat biscuits are 60% wholegrain and contain about 3x as much fibre as these.
- “2 star health rating.” This tells us they don’t compare very well to other savoury crackers.
- “100% Australian-sourced wheat.” This is great, but overall it’s only made from 85% Australian ingredients.
- “Australia’s favourite cracker… now mini.” I wonder what the Savoy eaters will think about this!
- Overall the cuteness factor might not be enough here. These are higher in salt and saturated fat, and lower in fibre than I would like.
- I’m 99% sure this is the exact same product as Arnott’s Savoy Minis, so east coasters you can take note too.
- Generally it’s hard to find crackers that meet all of my recommendations, but for older kiddos Sakata Wholegrain Rice Crackers are higher in fibre and lower in salt, and for younger kids still progressing with biting and chewing skills Cruskits or Woolworths Corn Cakes with Brown Rice are lower salt options.
- If you’re still feeling stuck you can find more information about choosing crackers in each stage of my Mealtimes membership.
The composition of food products changes regularly. The nutritional values of the products in this Chewsday Review were correct at the time of publishing.
