Is a Jaffa Cake really a cake or a biscuit?
According to The Sun readers who answered a survey on this very question, the Jaffa Cake is most definitely a biscuit - a fact Jaffa Cake manufacturers would vehemently deny. Why? Because under UK law any chocolate covered biscuit is eligible for VAT. A chocolate covered cake however, is not.
Consequently, in 1991 Her Majesty's Customs and Excise decided to challenge the claim that a Jaffa is a cake and took McVities (the leading manufacturer of Jaffa Cakes in the UK) to court over the issue.
During the legal proceedings a number of factors were considered in an effort to determine the true identity of the Jaffa such as it's name, size, ingredients and packaging but thanks to some pretty sharp legal brains, the final decision all boiled down to one simple question ….when a Jaffa Cake goes stale does it become softer or harder?
[See also: What your biscuit choice says about you]
The answer, if you have ever mustered enough willpower to find out is, of course, that it becomes harder, as does a cake. Biscuits however, generally become softer when stale. As a result, the courts ruled in favour of McVities.
But whether a biscuit or a cake, one thing is for certain, at just 46 calories a pop a Jaffa makes a great low calorie, low fat snack. However, if a Jaffa just doesn't do it for you here are 5 more figure friendly fixes for a sweet tooth that all come in at under 100 calories per hit.
1. 6 Marshmallows
98 Kcals and 0g Fat
2. A Strawberry Callipo
89 Kcals 0.1g fat
3. 4 Werthers Originals
84 Kcals 1.8g Fat
4. A cup of Cadbury's Chocolate Orange Highlights Hot Chocolate
40 Kcals 1.4g fat
5. 1 Panda Liquorice Bar
99 Kcals 0.1g fat
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