Breakaway (biscuit)
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Breakaway is a brand of chocolate-covered digestive biscuit
from Nestlé
, which has been produced since 1970.
A mid-1970s United Kingdom
television commercial for the brand starred Eric Idle
in a variation on his "Nudge Nudge
" sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus
. Later stage performances of the original sketch included a comic reference to the commercial, as on the LP Monty Python Live at Drury Lane
.
Wheat flour,
Whole meal (10%),
Vegetable fat,
Sugar,
Whole Oatflour,
Coconut,
Invert sugar syrup,
Barley malt Extract,
Raising agents (Ammonium bicarbonate
, Sodium bicarbonate
),
Salt.
Digestive biscuit
A digestive biscuit, sometimes referred to as a sweet-meal biscuit, is a semi-sweet biscuit originated in the United Kingdom and popular worldwide. The term 'digestive' is derived from the belief that they had antacid properties due to the use of sodium bicarbonate when they were first developed...
from Nestlé
Nestlé
Nestlé S.A. is the world's largest food and nutrition company. Founded and headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland, Nestlé originated in a 1905 merger of the Anglo-Swiss Milk Company, established in 1867 by brothers George Page and Charles Page, and Farine Lactée Henri Nestlé, founded in 1866 by Henri...
, which has been produced since 1970.
A mid-1970s United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
television commercial for the brand starred Eric Idle
Eric Idle
Eric Idle is an English comedian, actor, author, singer, writer, and comedic composer. He was as a member of the British comedy group Monty Python, a member of the The Rutles on Saturday Night Live and author of the play, Spamalot....
in a variation on his "Nudge Nudge
Nudge Nudge
"Candid Photography", better known as "Nudge Nudge", is a sketch from the third Monty Python's Flying Circus episode, "How to Recognise Different Types of Trees From Quite a Long Way Away" featuring Eric Idle and Terry Jones as two strangers who meet in a pub.-Sketch description:As patrons in a...
" sketch from Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python’s Flying Circus is a BBC TV sketch comedy series. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines...
. Later stage performances of the original sketch included a comic reference to the commercial, as on the LP Monty Python Live at Drury Lane
Monty Python Live at Drury Lane
Monty Python Live at Drury Lane is an album released by Monty Python in 1974, which was recorded at the Drury Lane Theatre in London earlier that year. It was also released in Canada in 1975...
.
Ingredients
Milk Chocolate (52%) (Sugar, Cocoa butter, Cocoa mass, Dried whole milk, Whey powder, Vegetable fat, Emulsifiers (Soya lecithin, E476), Flavouring),Wheat flour,
Whole meal (10%),
Vegetable fat,
Sugar,
Whole Oatflour,
Coconut,
Invert sugar syrup,
Barley malt Extract,
Raising agents (Ammonium bicarbonate
Ammonium bicarbonate
Ammonium bicarbonate, a compound with formulaNH4, also called bicarbonate of ammonia, ammonium hydrogen carbonate, hartshorn, AmBic or powdered baking ammonia, is the bicarbonate salt of ammonia....
, Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate
Sodium bicarbonate or sodium hydrogen carbonate is the chemical compound with the formula Na HCO3. Sodium bicarbonate is a white solid that is crystalline but often appears as a fine powder. It has a slightly salty, alkaline taste resembling that of washing soda . The natural mineral form is...
),
Salt.