Nagaraya

{{Short description|Philippine snack food brand}}

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| name = Nagaraya

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| image = Nagaraya Cracker Nuts.jpg

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| caption = Nagaraya cracker nuts in package.

| producttype = Snack food

| currentowner = Food Industries, Inc.

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| country = Philippines

| introduced = 1968

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| markets = Philippines

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| tagline = {{ubl|"Go nuts with the crunch"}}

| website = {{url|http://www.nagaraya.com.ph/}}

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Nagaraya (Japanese: ナガラヤ) is a snack food brand owned by Food Industries, Inc., a Philippine-based company.{{cite web| title=Nagaraya Flavor Products | website=Nagaraya | date=December 11, 2016 | url=http://www.nagaraya.com.ph/products/ | accessdate=December 1, 2016}} Its core product, Nagaraya Cracker Nuts, was first introduced in the Philippines in 1968. It is composed of peanuts encased in a wheat flour-based coating.{{cite web | title=Nagaraya Cracker Nuts BBQ | date=December 28, 2016 | url=https://iglobalfood.com/m17/index.php/asian-grocery/snack-candy/nagaraya-cracker-nuts-bbq.html | accessdate=December 28, 2016}} The texture is similar to that of Wasabi peas, but with a nutty flavor and comes in five different flavor varieties.{{cite web | title=Crunchy and Addictive Peanut Snack | date=August 25, 2010 | url=https://www.amazon.com/review/R41XI5J94V8ZB/ | accessdate=December 28, 2016}}{{cite web | title=Strange Snacks of the World - Cracker Nuts | website=Village Voice | date=January 27, 2009 | url=http://www.villagevoice.com/restaurants/strange-snacks-of-the-world-cracker-nuts-6514555 | accessdate=September 1, 2016}} The product has no preservatives, colourants, non-natural additives, zero cholesterol and low sodium content (85mg or 4 percent). It is also worthy of note that it also has a fiber content of 1g or 4 percent of daily intake and 2% of iron.{{cite web|last1=Angela001|title=Crunchy and Addictive peanuts Snack|url=https://www.amazon.com/review/R41XI5J94V8ZB/|website=Amazon|accessdate=March 16, 2017}}

The brand is also used for the company's other snack food product, Nagaraya Sweet-Mini Pretzels, a biscuit stick snack similar to Pretz and Pocky.