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Ritz Crackers vs. Town House Crackers

Among the types of food products that I eat more than any other are snack crackers. Currently, sitting side by side in my pantry are a box of Nabisco Ritz Crackers and a box of Keebler Town House Crackers. While these two flavorful brands of snack crackers are similar in some ways, they also maintain their own distinct identities.

Seeing these two varieties of snack crackers together made me realize that the basis for a product comparison review was presenting itself. Presented here, in an effort to assist the consumer, is one food writer’s product comparison review of Ritz Crackers and Town House Crackers.

Size
The net weight of the standard – sized box of Ritz Crackers is one pound (453 grams). According to the product label, the box holds approximately 28 five cracker (16 grams) servings.

The net weight of the standard – sized box of Town House Crackers is also one pound (453 grams). According to the product label, this box too, holds approximately 28 five cracker (16 grams) servings.

Price
The regular retail price charged for one 16 ounce box of Ritz Crackers at Hartford, Connecticut area supermarkets is approximately $3.99.

The regular retail price charged for one 16 ounce box of Town House Crackers at Hartford, Connecticut area supermarkets is approximately $3.00.

Texture
While these two brands of snack crackers are quite similar in some ways, I think that they differ slightly in texture. To me, Keebler Town House Crackers are just a tad crispier than Ritz Crackers. At any rate, both of these brands of crackers are soft and are easy to eat at anytime, even first thing in the morning. As a matter of fact, quite often, I choose to eat snack crackers, usually topped with peanut butter, as a light breakfast. One detail concerning the texture of these cracker varieties, is that because of their softness, sometimes they break – apart when various foods are spread upon them.

Nutritional Facts
Nabisco Ritz Crackers contain 80 calories, with 40 calories from fat, per five cracker (16 grams) serving. These crackers also contain 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 4.5 grams total fat, 0 mg of cholesterol, 135 mg of sodium, 10 mg of potassium, 10 grams total carbohydrates, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 1 gram of sugars and 1 gram of protein, per five cracker serving.

Town House Crackers contain 80 calories, with 40 calories from fat, per five cracker (16 grams) serving. These crackers also contain 1 gram of saturated fat, 0 grams trans fat, 4.5 grams total fat, 0 mg of cholesterol, 130 mg of sodium, 10 grams total carbohydrates, less than 1 gram of dietary fiber, 1 gram of sugars and less than 1 gram of protein, per five cracker serving.

Taste / Flavor
Ritz Crackers and Town House Crackers are both very flavorful brands of snack crackers. They each feature a light sprinkling of salt and are very easy on the stomach. The Town House crackers feature more of a buttery taste and I slightly prefer their flavor over the Rix Crackers.

The pleasant, mellow flavor of both of these brands of snack crackers makes them great bases for many different types of toppings. In fact, even at the fanciest of social events, many types of hors d’ oeuvres are served upon Ritz Crackers and Town House Crackers.

Packaging
Ritz Crackers and Town House Crackers are both packaged in fairly heavy – duty cardboard boxes. The boxes open easily and they also re – close effectively. Inside the boxes, the crackers are further packaged in plastic /cello sleeves. The nutrition labels on each of these products also list all pertinent ingredient and nutritional information.