McVitie's Jaffa Cakes Original Mega Value Pack Biscuits 120 Count (Pack of 4 x 30 cakes)

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Davies, E. R.; Patel, D.; Johnstone, A. I. C. (1995). "Crucial issues in the design of a real-time contaminant detection system for food products". Real-Time Imaging. 1 (6): 397–407. Jaffa cakes are lower in calories than most biscuits, for example, one single plain digestive biscuit is 71kcal. The court was adjudicated by Mr Donald Potter QC, who found in favour of McVitie's and ruled that whilst Jaffa Cakes had characteristics of both cakes and biscuits, the product should be considered a cake and not a biscuit, meaning that VAT is not paid on Jaffa Cakes in the United Kingdom. [16] [22] [23] a b "What you do – and don't – pay VAT on". Which? Magazine. 24 June 2010. Archived from the original on 5 September 2012 . Retrieved 27 September 2012.

The Irish Revenue Commissioners also regard Jaffa Cakes as cakes, since their moisture content is greater than 12%. As a result, they are charged the reduced rate of VAT (13.5% as of 2016 [update]). [24] a b Harry Wallop (6 May 2012). "Jaffa Cakes - definitely not biscuits - prepare to take on imitators". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 25 August 2012 . Retrieved 3 January 2013. United Kingdom VAT & Duties Tribunals Decisions – Torq Ltd v Revenue and Customs [2005]". British and Irish Legal Information Institute . Retrieved 27 September 2012.Davies, E. R. (2003). "Design of object location algorithms and their use for food and cereals inspection". In Machine Vision for the Inspection of Natural Products. Springer. pp.393–420. doi: 10.1007/1-85233-853-9_15. ISBN 1-85233-525-4. Yes, McVities Jaffa Cakesare suitable for vegetarians, but they’re not suitable for vegans as they contain eggs and milk. The strawberry Jaffa Cakes and lemon and lime Jaffa Cakes are also suitable for vegetarians, but not for vegans. Categorisation of Jaffa Cakes as a chocolate-covered cake rather than a chocolate-covered biscuit was the subject of a famous tribunal in 1991 after McVitie’s argued it was a cake and VAT therefore did not have to be paid on it. Abernethy, Laura (27 January 2020). "McVitie's launches new pineapple flavour Jaffa Cakes". Metro . Retrieved 7 March 2020. I hope this post helped you to find out more about Jaffa Cake weights and calories, you might also find the following articles helpful too:

The Jaffa Cake has a base of Genoise sponge, although it is often found in the biscuit aisle and its size is more akin to that of a biscuit than a cake.

Jaffa Cake's lemon squeezy bar". Thegrocer.co.uk. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011 . Retrieved 25 August 2010. Graves, Mark; Batchelor, Bruce (2003). Machine Vision for the Inspection of Natural Products. Springer Science & Business Media. p.403. ISBN 978-1-85233-525-0. Years ago, a friend who lived in England talked about eating Jaffa cakes. I didn’t know what they were at the time, but soon after that I spotted Jaffa cakes as a limited-time special at one of my local Aldi stores, so I got some to try. The opportunity to taste new and unique foods is one of my favorite things about shopping at Aldi. Pladis to push McVitie's Jaffa Cakes with 'Be What You Want To Be' ad campaign". BetterRetailing. 26 February 2021 . Retrieved 24 March 2021.