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Jacob's Cheddars - 150g

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About our best-before dates

We work hard to bring proper British groceries to Canada, but importing food across an ocean is not as tidy as stocking a supermarket shelf down the road.

Some products arrive with long dates. Some arrive with shorter ones. Different products come through the import process with different shelf lives, so the dates are not always as neat or predictable as they would be in a regular Canadian supermarket.

Most online grocery shops do not show best-before dates unless something is getting close. We do it differently.

If you were shopping in our Halifax store, you could pick up the product, turn it over, and check the date before buying. We think our online customers should get that same level of transparency.

That is why we show best-before dates clearly on our products.

What "best before" actually means

A best-before date is about quality β€” flavour, texture, freshness, and how the product is expected to be at its best.

It is not the same as a "use by" or expiry date, which only appears on certain regulated foods.

For everyday groceries like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, sweets, tea, sauces, jams, and pantry items, the best-before date is a quality marker, not a safety marker.

Why our dates vary so much

British imports are unpredictable. We do not get to choose every date that arrives in Canada, and different products naturally come with different shelf lives.

A jar of sauce may have months or years on it. A bag of crisps might arrive with a much shorter window and still be completely normal for that type of product.

We check dates, show them clearly, and give you the information before you buy β€” because that is how it should be.

What the colours mean

  • More than 30 days remaining
  • Within 30 days
  • Within 5 days, or past the best-before date

The product page will still show the actual date, so you can decide what works for you.

Why some customers like shorter dates

Many of our regular customers deliberately shop shorter-dated items when the price makes sense.

A chocolate bar with two weeks left is often every bit as good as one with six months left β€” and if we can pass on a saving instead of letting perfectly good food go to waste, everyone wins.

It is not about cutting corners. It is about being clear, fair, and sensible with stock that has travelled a long way to get here.

Questions about a specific product? Email help@thegreatbritishshop.ca β€” we read every message.

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More about this product

Buy Jacob's Cheddars - 150g in Canada

Jacob's Cheddars - 150g are baked cheese biscuits made with real cheese.

They are oven baked rather than fried, which gives them that crisp, savoury snack quality people recognise from a proper British biscuit aisle.

The source lists them as suitable for vegetarians, with no artificial colours or flavours.

For customers in Canada looking for Jacob's Cheddars, this 150g pack is a familiar British savoury biscuit for the cupboard, lunchbox or snack drawer.

Shop more Jacob's and British pantry staples

Suitable for Vegetarians

Ingredients and Nutritional Information

Ingredients

Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium, Iron, Niacin, Thiamin), Vegetable Oil (Palm), Dried Powdered Cheese (11%, of which Cheddar 50%) (Milk), Dried Autolysed Yeast, Raising Agents (Ammonium Bicarbonate, Sodium Bicarbonate), Glucose Syrup, Sugar, Barley and Barley Malt Extract, Natural Flavouring (Dried Yeast Extract, Potassium Chloride, Dried Cheese (Milk), Maltodextrin, Natural Flavourings, Dried Whey (Milk), Vegetable Oils (Coconut, Rapeseed)), Dried Whey (Milk), Acid (Lactic Acid), Salt, Natural Flavourings.

Allergens: Contains barley, milk and wheat. May contain eggs, sesame and soya. For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, please see ingredients in bold.

Please note: product information including ingredients, allergens and nutritional values may change. Always read the product packaging before consuming, especially if you have allergies or dietary requirements.

Nutritional Information

Typical values per 100g and per biscuit 3.8g.

Typical Values Per 100g Per Biscuit 3.8g
Energy 2225kJ / 533kcal 85kJ / 20kcal
Fat 33g 1.3g
of which saturates 16.4g 0.6g
Carbohydrate 46.8g 1.8g
of which sugars 4.2g 0.2g
Fibre 2.8g 0.1g
Protein 10.6g 0.4g
Salt 1.6g 0.1g
IngrΓ©dients et valeurs nutritionnelles (FranΓ§ais)

IngrΓ©dients

Farine (farine de blΓ©, calcium, fer, niacine, thiamine), huile vΓ©gΓ©tale (palme), fromage en poudre sΓ©chΓ© (11 %, dont cheddar 50 %) (lait), levure autolysΓ©e sΓ©chΓ©e, agents levants (bicarbonate d’ammonium, bicarbonate de sodium), sirop de glucose, sucre, extrait d’orge et de malt d’orge, arΓ΄me naturel (extrait de levure sΓ©chΓ©, chlorure de potassium, fromage sΓ©chΓ© (lait), maltodextrine, arΓ΄mes naturels, lactosΓ©rum sΓ©chΓ© (lait), huiles vΓ©gΓ©tales (noix de coco, colza)), lactosΓ©rum sΓ©chΓ© (lait), acidifiant (acide lactique), sel, arΓ΄mes naturels.

AllergΓ¨nes : contient de l’orge, du lait et du blΓ©. Peut contenir des Ε“ufs, du sΓ©same et du soja. Pour les allergΓ¨nes, y compris les cΓ©rΓ©ales contenant du gluten, voir les ingrΓ©dients en gras.

Veuillez noter que les informations sur les produits, y compris les ingrΓ©dients, les allergΓ¨nes et les valeurs nutritionnelles, peuvent changer. Lisez toujours l’emballage du produit avant de le consommer, surtout si vous avez des allergies ou des exigences alimentaires.

Valeurs nutritionnelles

Valeurs typiques pour 100 g et par biscuit de 3,8 g.

Valeurs typiques Pour 100 g Par biscuit 3,8 g
Γ‰nergie 2225 kJ / 533 kcal 85 kJ / 20 kcal
Matières grasses 33 g 1,3 g
dont acides gras saturΓ©s 16,4 g 0,6 g
Glucides 46,8 g 1,8 g
dont sucres 4,2 g 0,2 g
Fibres 2,8 g 0,1 g
ProtΓ©ines 10,6 g 0,4 g
Sel 1,6 g 0,1 g
More About Jacob's Cheddars - 150g

Jacob's Cheddars - 150g are cheddar cheese biscuits made with dried powdered cheese, including cheddar, and baked for a crisp savoury bite. For customers in Halifax and Dartmouth, they are a familiar British pantry snack that knows exactly what job it has been given.

The source describes Jacob's Cheddars as oven baked, never fried, made with real cheese, and free from artificial colours or flavours. Shoppers in Toronto, Mississauga and Ottawa searching for Jacob's Cheddars in Canada are usually after the recognisable savoury biscuit, not a cracker with a vague cheese suggestion.

Cheddars sit neatly between snack biscuits, savoury crackers and packed-lunch cupboard fillers, which is why they have a habit of disappearing faster than planned. Customers in Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton can add them to a British grocery order from The Great British Shop alongside crisps, crackers, pickles and other pantry staples.

Jacob's is a long-established British savoury biscuit brand, and Cheddars are one of those products people tend to remember by name and packet rather than needing much explanation. Vancouver, Victoria, Winnipeg and Regina customers can order Jacob's Cheddars across Canada as part of a proper British food shop.

If you are buying Jacob's Cheddars online in Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown or St. John's, this 150g pack is a sensible choice for snack cupboards, lunchboxes and the sort of evening nibbling that starts innocently enough. Crisp, cheesy and very unlikely to last as long as expected.

Additional Information

Packaging Accuracy

We always do our best to keep product information as accurate and up to date as possible. From time to time, manufacturers change packaging, ingredients, nutritional information, allergen advice, pack sizes, or branding without much notice. Because of that, the product you receive may look slightly different from the images shown online.

If anything important changes, we update our listings as quickly as we can. If you have a question about ingredients, allergens, or a specific product before ordering, please get in touch and we will gladly check it for you.

Transparent Online Pricing

We believe in being upfront about pricing. Some products are priced higher online than they are in-store, especially heavier items, fragile goods, or products that are more expensive to pack and ship safely across Canada.

That difference is not there to catch anyone out. It reflects the real cost of getting British food to customers properly, whether you are ordering from Toronto, Halifax, Dartmouth, Ottawa, Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Mississauga, MontrΓ©al, Victoria, Winnipeg, Windsor, Bedford, Saint John, Charlottetown, Kitchener, Carleton Place, London, Burlington, Etobicoke, or somewhere smaller in between.

We would rather be transparent about that than hide the reality in vague terms. Proper service, careful packing, and honest pricing matter to us, and we would rather explain the cost clearly than build it into the experience in a way that feels misleading.

Weather, Melting & Freezing Risk

Some products carry a higher risk during transit in extreme weather. In warmer months, chocolate and other heat-sensitive items may soften or melt. In colder months, drinks and certain products may freeze, leak, or become damaged in transit.

We do what we reasonably can to reduce that risk. Liquids are packed in sealed protective bags to help protect the rest of your order if a bottle leaks or bursts. During summer, we may add ice packs to chocolate orders or take extra packing precautions where possible. Even so, there is no way to fully guarantee that heat-sensitive or cold-sensitive products will arrive unaffected during extreme weather.

We are clear about that because we would rather be honest than make promises we cannot always control. Your trust matters to us, and we try to be transparent about how we price, pack, and ship every order.

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