Everything about Nabati Cheese Wafer | Review
Heyyyaa!!! How is your day going? Crunch Crunch. You heard us scrunch?? sshh!!sshh!!! Me and my brother flicked a wafer from the snack box. Because mom has restricted us from having wafers. We all love creamy yummy wafers. Don’t we? Let’s find out why. Heellooo I am mr_crunchy. I welcome all to Crunchytalk. What do you think of wafer biscuits? To understand it, dive in with me.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Wanna Know About The Brand?
Wanna Know About The Brand?
Brand Name |
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Nabati Wafer | ||
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Launched | 2002 | |
Headquarters | Jawa Barat, Indonesia | |
Area Served | – | |
Website | www.nabatisnack.co.id | |
Parent Company |
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PT. Kaldu Sari Nabati Indonesia | ||
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Founded
| 2002 | |
Headquarters | Jawa Barat, Indonesia | |
Area Served | – | |
Website | www.nabatigroup.com | |
Basic Overview
Enjoy your moment | |
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Category | Bakery Products |
Sub category | Fine bakery wares – Wafers |
Type | Vegetarian |
Flavour | Cheese |
Shelf Life | 9 months |
Net Quantity | 37 g |
MRP | Rs.10 |
FSSAI License Information | |
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Manufacturing unit 1 | 10018042003748 |
Important Images on the Pack
The word Nabati is designed in lowercase letters with a broad font. The font is filled with attractive red color which reminds me of squeezed out jam. Have you tried writing with the jam when squeezing it out?
Do you see the Richeese word? This is quite puzzling. Can we read it as Rich-eese or Ri-cheese. May be the word Richeese has something hidden.
The word indicates that the wafer is rich in cheese. Is it true?? Let’s find more about it.
Three wafers are displayed on a wooden board with the cheese cubes behind it. It looks yummy and tempting. I am going to unpack it to see whether the treat present looks as same as the illustration.
Unboxing Nabati Cheese Wafer
Pack | Treat | |
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Pack | Treat | |
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Details on the Pack
Primary Packaging
Taste Experience of Nabati Cheese Wafer
I told you I just had a wafer. Let me just tell you how it looked and tasted. I am already craving for another one. When I opened, strong cheese flavour gushed out of the treat. Then I sensed milk flavour. We know cheese is made out of milk. While gasping the treat, it gives more aroma of cheese and milk.
What are those patterns? I used to count it while eating? Haha!
While visualizing the treat, the upper layer is designed as a tiny rhombus. It is mild orange in colour. Totally 3 wafer sheets are combined into one wafer biscuit overwrapping the cream. Cream is mild orange in colour. I separated three wafers and the cream sticks inside rhombus boxes. The bottom wafer is in square shape.
I took the wafer in my hand. I broke it into two. I would suggest to break it before eating it. The wafer was rough on the both the sides. Don’t forget the cream. Cream is sticky.
I’ll tell you about how it tastes. It is crunchy. I could easily sense the cheese taste. I also felt the mixed taste of cheese and vanilla. It feels sugary. The treat quickly dissolves in the mouth. I crunched. The wafer particles spread over my mouth. I made all over my lips and nose. Eeee. Wafer to cream experience.
The cream stays in my mouth. I didn’t realize this craves me more. Because I remembered saying that my mom hid this. Because I ate more packs the last day. That’s just crazy, right?
After having the wafer, sugariness stays for a long time.
Nabati Cheese Wafer’s Ingredients
Nabati cheese wafer is made of two major parts, cream and wafer sheet.They are then combined to form the cheese wafer. It is good to know that ingredients are already split and mentioned on the pack. It’s pretty easy for me. Eeee.
Firstly, let me brief you about the ingredients used for production of cream, followed by the ingredients required for production of wafer sheet.
Cream
The cream contains about 59 % of cheese wafer. The following ingredients are used to make the cream.
Source : Sugarcane
How : From sugarcane, the juice is extracted. Then the juice is heated, filtered and purified. Then it is crystallized to produce sugar.
Why : The first ingredient used in making cream is sugar. Its ultimate role is to provide sweetness. It also gives the texture to the cream as it is used in a higher amount in the cream.
- Palm Olein
Source : Palm fruit
How : Edible Vegetable Oil (Palm Olein) is obtained by extracting palm oil from reddish pulp of a palm fruit. The palm oil contains fifty percent saturated and fifty percent unsaturated fat content. The unsaturated fat is separated using fractional distillation method to produce palm olein oil. It is liquid at room temperature.
Why : This edible vegetable oil gives the velvetty nature to the cream. It improves the texture of the cream and also gives a glossy effect to the cream.
Cheese powder is made up of multiple ingredients. Cheese powder gives cheese flavour and texture to the cream. Let us now look up about the multiple ingredients used for making the cheese powder.
- Sugar
Source : Sugarcane
How : From sugarcane, the juice is extracted. Then the juice is heated, filtered and purified. Then it is crystallized to produce sugar.
Why : Sugar is also the base ingredient for the production of cheese powder. This provides taste and texture.
- Cheese Solids
Source : Hard Cheese
How : Hard cheese is first melted and then emulsions are added to keep the mixture stable. Then it is spray dried to produce cheese solids by evaporating water content from it.
Why : Cheese solids are just the powdered form of cheese. It is added here to give the cheese flavour and taste. Milk cheese is used for production.
- Maltodextrin
Source : Corn
How : Maltodextrin is produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of corn.
Why : Maltodextrins mostly act as filler agents, it also acts as a carrier which holds the colour added in it. It also provides sweetness. These are added to impart colour to the cream, enhance the visual appearance of the product and also to give better mouthfeel to the consumer.
- Permitted Food Colours
INS-110
Name : Sunset Yellow FCF
Type : Synthetic
Source : Industry
How : Sunset yellow FCF is produced in industry using multiple chemicals which involves multiple steps.
Why : Sunset yellow FCF imparts orange yellow colour to the cream.
INS-100 (i)
Name : Curcumin
Type : Natural
Source : Turmeric
How : Rhizome is the root part of the turmeric plant that is dried and ground to powder, then they are allowed for solvent extraction and is further crystallized.
Why : Curcumin imparts yellow colour to the cream.
Source : Corn
How : Maltodextrin is produced by enzymatic hydrolysis of corn.
Why : Maltodextrins mostly act as filler agents, It also acts as a carrier which holds the colour added in it. It also provides sweetness. These are added to impart colour to the cream, enhance the visual appearance of the product and also to give better mouthfeel to the consumer.
Source : Milk
How : The water content in the milk is evaporated to produce milk solids or milk powder. The milk solids contain protein, lactose and fat which are the remaining contents after evaporation of the water content from milk.
Why : Milk powder gives richness, flavour and good texture to the cream.
Source : Corn Grain
How : Corn grain is divided into four main parts by a wet milling process. They are germ, gluten, starch and fiber. Starch is separated from this and it is ground to powder form called corn starch.
Why : Corn starch adds bulkiness to the cream by acting as a thickener and also provides the improved consistency of the cream.
- INS 322
Name : Soy Lecithin
Source : Soy beans
How : Soy beans are used to produce soybean oil. During this production, soy lecithin is obtained as a by-product of soybean oil production.
Why : Soy lecithin is an emulsifier, it is added to hold ingredients together which cannot be mixed together easily.
- INS 330
Name : Citric Acid
Source : Molasses
How : Citric acid is produced by fermentation of molasses by aspergillus niger. Molasses is sourced from sugarcane.
Why : The citric acid acts as an acidity regulator and maintains the pH of the cream. It also helps in the preservation of the cream.
Wafer Sheet
The wafer sheet contains about 41 % of cheese wafer. Let’s now see about the ingredients used for the production of the wafer sheet.
Source : Wheat grain
How : Wheat bran is separated from the wheat grain during the milling process. Then the starchy white part of the wheat grain is grounded to produce refined wheat flour.
Why : Refined wheat flour acts as a base ingredient for the production of the wafer sheet, and also gives texture to the wafer sheet.
- Palm Olein
Source : Palm fruit
How : Palm olein is obtained by extracting palm oil from reddish pulp of a palm fruit. This obtained palm oil contains about fifty percent saturated and fifty percent unsaturated fat content. In which, the unsaturated fat is separated using fractional distillation methods to produce palm olein oil.
Why : Palm olein acts as a texture improver, provides crispiness and also acts as a lubricant during the production of wafer sheet.
Premixes are a blend of ingredients that are prepared in advance, they are added to form the batter. Here, a mixture of refined wheat flour and the improver prepared already is added to the batter during the production of the wafer sheet.
- Refined Wheat Flour
Source : Wheat grain
How : Wheat bran is separated from the wheat grain during the milling process. Then the starchy white part of the wheat grain is grounded to produce refined wheat flour.
Why : Refined wheat flour acts as the base ingredient for the premix where other ingredients are added to make up the wafer sheet batter.
- Improver
INS 1101 (i)
Name : Protease
Source : Microbes
How : Protease is produced by fermentation of nutrient rich substrate by fungi such as Aspergillus Oriyzae or bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis.
Why : Protease is an enzyme, it is helpful for improving dough quality and strength. The wafer will be strong and of good quality.
Source : Sea Water
How : Sea water is evaporated to produce salt under sunlight.
Why : Salt improves and enhances the overall flavour of the wafer. It acts as a preservative.
- INS - 500 (ii)
Name : Sodium Bicarbonate
Source : Industry
How : Sodium Bicarbonate is commonly known as baking soda. It is produced when sodium carbonate reacts with carbon dioxide and water.
Why : Sodium Bicarbonate (INS 500 (ii)) releases carbon dioxide during baking which increases the volume of the wafer.
- INS 322
Name : Soy Lecithin
Source : Soybeans
How : Soybeans are used to produce soybean oil. During this production, soy lecithin is obtained as a byproduct of soybean oil production.
Why : Soy lecithin is an emulsifier, it is added to hold ingredients together which cannot be mixed together easily. It also helps in the wafer sheet production as a lubricating agent.
Nutritional Information - Per Pack/Per Serve
Energy | Carbs | Protein | Fat |
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Per pack = 37 g (8 Wafers)
181.3 kcal |
26.27 g | 105.08 kcal |
2.59 g | 10.36 kcal |
7.4 g | 66.6 kcal |
Per serve = 37 g (8 Wafers)
181.3 kcal |
26.27 g | 105.08 kcal |
2.59 g | 10.36 kcal |
7.4 g | 66.6 kcal |
Weight Variants in Nabati Cheese Wafer
a. Weight Variants
b. Flavour Variants
Health Check
Complex Carbohydrates | ||
Low Sugar | ||
Low Saturated Fat | ||
Low Sodium | ||
Cholesterol Free | ||
Trans fat Free | ||
Caffeine Free | ||
Dietary Check
Vegan | ||
Vegetarian | ||
Non-Vegetarian | ||
Keto-Friendly | ||
Gluten free | ||
Lactose free | ||
Tree Nut free | ||
Peanut free | ||
Soya free | ||
Sugar free | ||
Things to know before buying
Veg/Non veg symbol
Green colour indicates that Nabati Cheese Wafer is a vegetarian product. Mentioned on the front side.
Ingredients
The multiple sources used in the production of this Nabati cheese wafer is listed. Mentioned on the back side.
Nutritional information
The Nutrient present in the wafer is listed. Mentioned on the back side.
Per serve
This is the recommended per serve value. Mentioned on the back side.
Must see box
The info that requires the most attention. Mentioned on the back side.
Manufacturing/Packed date
The date on which this particular pack is manufactured. Mentioned on the back side.
Best before
For the best experience of the treat, consume it before the given date. Mentioned on the back side.
Ingredients to Know Before Buying
Nabati Cheese Wafer consists of about 10.73 g of sugar in 37 g whole pack. If you are concerned about sugar intake in your diet, this is a valuable info.
Nabati Cheese Wafer contains artificial colours, which some people can be sensitive or intolerant. If you are allergic towards artificial colours do monitor the intake.
Warnings on Nabati Cheese Wafer Pack
Contains | Why? |
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Refined Wheat Flour | Wheat Allergy |
Gluten Intolerance | |
Celiac Disease | |
Whey | Whey Allergy |
Whey Intolerance | |
Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin) | Soya Allergy |
Nabati Cheese Wafer’s Packaging
The packaging colour yellow resembles the cheese colour. The purpose of the pack is to guard the wafer biscuits from moisture and it won’t allow the aroma outside.
There no mention about the packaging material.
Claims on Nabati Cheese Wafer
No claims & breakdown.
Other Breakdowns in Nabati Cheese Wafer
Richeese!! Does this mean the product is rich in cheese?
Nabati wafers are made of cheese so that the word. Richeese is mentioned on the pack. I am concluding it by comparing this with another chocolate wafer from the same company where it was mentioned richoco. You know what! Nabati owns a subsidary named Richeese factory which is a fast food restaurant. There is something interesting about this Richeese factory, that is most of the food menu comes with a small bowl of cheese sauce.
Nutritional Info and Sugar Info! We can see single * in nutritional info and a double * in sugar, why?
Nutritional information per 100 g of the product is given by NIN. NIN is the National Institute of Nutrition. It is under ICMR (Indian Council of Medical Research)
But, the sugar information in the nutritional list is given by the US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) norm. Here sugar represents the ingredients that also contain sugar like corn starch, maltodextrin etc. during the process.
Where & How to Store Nabati Cheese Wafer?
Before opening the pack
Expectation Vs Reality
APPEARANCE |
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Some Interesting Facts Before You Leave
Frequently Asked Questions
No. It contains cheese solids and milk powder.
Yes. They are wheat flour, whey and soya.
Yes, the Nabati wafers are imported, and also manufactured in India.
Arabic Language.
Disclaimer: The information in this page is mr_crunchy’s perspective and is fully for information purpose only, not for any nutrition or doctor’s advice. Mr_crunchy completely recommend you to consult a nutritionist or a doctor.
