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Bamba ( hebrew :במבה) is a popular snack manufactured by the Ossem corporation in Israel . Bamba is made by compressing crushed corn , heating it, cutting it into short cylinders, and covering it with peanut butter . It is assumed that one of every four bags of snacks bought in Israel is Bamba. Recently, several other companies started manufacturing clones like "Parpar" (פרפר) and "Shush" (שוש). Caloric Value: 537 cal. per 100gr. v t e1
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Bamba ( ) is a snack manufactured by the Osem corporation in Holon , Israel Bamba is one of the leading snack foods produced and sold in Israel.It has been marketed since 1963 with no decline in sales.Bamba makes up 25% of the Israeli snack market.The competition has come out with similar products - "Parpar" (Telma) and "Shush" ( Strauss-Elite ).Bamba is made from peanut butter -flavored puffed corn .Bamba contains no cholesterol , preservatives or food coloring , and is enriched with several vitamins .Nevertheless it contains high amounts of fat .It has 544 calories per 100 grams .Bamba is certified Kosher by Badatz Jerusalem.Some describe it as " Cheez Doodles without the cheese." Osem Granof, Leah (January 11, 2007).Despite the apparent popularity of Bisli, the bite-sized nosh comes in decidedly second to Israel's other national pastime, Bamba, in the hierarchy of snack foods - capturing just 15% of the snack market in comparison to Bamba's 25%.
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Bamba ( ) is a peanut butter -flavored snack manufactured by the Osem corporation in Holon , Israel . Bamba is one of the leading snack foods produced and sold in Israel. It has been marketed since 1964 with no decline in sales. Bamba makes up 25% of the Israeli snack market. Similar products from other domestic manufacturers include "Parpar" ( Telma , since 2000 a subsidiary of Unilever ) and "Shush" ( Strauss ). Bamba is made from peanut butter -flavored puffed maize . Bamba contains no cholesterol , preservatives or food coloring , is enriched with several vitamins , and contains high amounts of fat and salt.The energy content is 544 calories per 100 grams . Bamba is certified Kosher by Badatz Jerusalem. Some describe it as " Cheez Doodles without the cheese." Osem Granof, Leah (January 11, 2007). Despite the apparent popularity of Bisli, the bite-sized nosh comes in decidedly second to Israel's other national pastime, Bamba, in the hierarchy of snack foods – capturing just 15% of the snack market in comparison to Bamba's 25%.
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Bamba ( ) is a peanut butter -flavored snack manufactured by the Osem corporation in Kiryat Gat , Israel . Bamba is one of the leading snack foods produced and sold in Israel. It has been marketed since 1964 with no decline in sales. Bamba makes up 25% of the Israeli snack market. Similar products from other domestic manufacturers include "Parpar" ( Telma , since 2000 a subsidiary of Unilever ) and "Shush" ( Strauss-Elite ). Despite the apparent popularity of Bisli, the bite-sized nosh comes in decidedly second to Israel's other national pastime, Bamba, in the hierarchy of snack foods – capturing just 15% of the snack market in comparison to Bamba's 25%.
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Israeli peanut snack Bamba ( ) is a snack made of peanut-butter -flavored puffed maize manufactured by the Osem corporation in Kiryat Gat, Israel . Bamba is one of the leading snack foods produced and sold in Israel . It was introduced in 1964. Bamba makes up 25% of the Israeli snack market. Similar products from other domestic manufacturers include "Parpar" (Literally "Butterfly", Telma, since 2000 a subsidiary of Unilever ) and "Shush" ( Strauss-Elite ).Osem named the snack "Bamba" because it sounded like baby talk. Despite the apparent popularity of Bisli, the bite-sized nosh comes in decidedly second to Israel's other national pastime, Bamba, in the hierarchy of snack foods – capturing just 15% of the snack market in comparison to Bamba's 25%.
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Israeli peanut snack Bamba ( Hebrew : במבה ) is a snack made of peanut-butter -flavored puffed maize manufactured by the Osem corporation in Kiryat Gat, Israel . Bamba is one of the leading snack foods produced and sold in Israel . It was launched in 1964. Bamba makes up 25% of the Israeli snack market. A similar product called Erdnussflips [ de ] was introduced in Germany in 1963, which instead of using peanut butter uses peanut dust.Similar products from other domestic manufacturers include "Parpar" (Literally "Butterfly", Telma, since 2000 a subsidiary of Unilever ), "Shush" ( Strauss-Elite ), " Smoki " ( Štark ), and "Křupky" (Secalo). Osem named the snack "Bamba" because it sounded like baby talk. Despite the apparent popularity of Bisli, the bite-sized nosh comes in decidedly second to Israel's other national pastime, Bamba, in the hierarchy of snack foods – capturing just 15% of the snack market in comparison to Bamba's 25%.
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popular snack manufactured by the ossem corporation in israel
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israeli snack made of peanut-butter -flavored puffed maize manufactured by the osem corporation in kiryat gat
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