TORONTO – The Oreo cookie is celebrating its 100th birthday Tuesday.
The iconic sandwich-style delight was invented in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, also known as Nabisco.
In honour of Oreo’s milestone birthday, Global News takes a look at some facts and figures surrounding the famous cookie.
21-Number of Oreo factories in the world
1,500,000,000-Number, in dollars, of global annual revenue. This makes the Oreo cookie the best-selling cookie of the 21st century
1949-The year the Oreo cookie was introduced to Canadians
10,657-Rank, in terms of popularity, for the baby name “Oreo” in 2009 in the United States
25,283,554-Number of Oreo fans on Facebook
500,000,000,000-Estimated number of cookies sold since 1912
95,000,000-Number of cookies sold each day
7,500,000,000-Number of biscuits eaten every year
20,500,000-Number of biscuits eaten every day
50-Per cent of Oreo eaters who “twist, lick and dunk” their cookies before eating. According to the company, women do this more often than men.
381-Number of times all the Oreos biscuits ever made would encircle the Earth if they were stacked side-by-side at the equator
160-Number of calories, per serving, in the original Oreo cookie
12 – Number of flowers stamped on each side of an Oreo cookie. Every flower has four petals.
1975-The year Nabisco releases the ‘Double Stuff’ Oreo cookie
3,000-Number of cookies made per minute at the Oreo factory near the Olympic Stadium in Montreal
100-Number of countries that sell Oreo biscuits
2006-The year the Oreo became the best-selling cookie in China after the recipe was changed to have a lower sugar content
47-Number of different Oreo cookie varieties. Some of them are: Oreo Sandwich (the original), Oreo Double Stuff, Oreo Golden, Oreo Springtime, Oreo White Fudge, Oreo Mini Bite size, Oreo Chocolate Crème, Oreo Organic, Oreo Mint Crème, Peanut Butter Oreos, Oreo Cakesters, Milk Chocolate Dipped, Golden Oreo with Chocolate Crème, Fudge Mint Oreos and Reduced Fat Oreos.
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