Food Theory: The DARK Secret of Oreos

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Oreos are one of the most beloved snacks out there but did you know that they have a DARK history? Theorists, let's talk about Hydrox cookies. Oh, you don't know what those are? They were Oreos BEFORE Oreos. That's right! That classic sandwich cookie taste you love so much did NOT start with Oreos! What happened? Watch to find out!
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[@RexVenge95]

Lol imagine Hydrox loyalists working under Oreos' parent company being all secretive and whispering to each other, "Hail Hydrox."

[@whitetomato]

Hail Hydra... I mean Hydrox!

[@secretiveshash7815]

Hail Hydrox

[@lifesux1953]

Hail Hydrox

[@shazfarman359]

Hail Hydrox

[@UwU-no8jw]

Hail hydrox

[@angryshavige1020]

Oreo is literally the guy who repeated your joke louder and became popular with everyone.

[@kristophia7310]

@Shika Bika No

[@edenganael1048]

@Shika Bika NO

[@samwitch7419]

@Shika Bika NOOOOOOO

[@ktjthhc1979]

@@kristophia7310 *NOOOOOOOO*

[@Lucy-qr1ld]

yes

[@deannabanman243]

6 episodes times 4 channels is crazy on it’s on because these are some of the best research videos I’ve seen on KZbin… put a two year old on top of that is just so impressive. What a good team!

[@yehudzzz123]

true!

[@knight7533]

This aged fine well like a wine

[@thewelchguy1920]

Loved this story. I have an additional perspective for you. As a photographer. When making an image of food related stuff, the Oreo is really only one sided and thus boring. However [at the time this was revealed to me] Sunshine Hydrox offered you much more interesting compositions for making art. In this way: you could place the Sunshine or the Hydorx side of the cookie either both up Sunshine Sunshine or Hydrox Hydrox OR you could go Sunshine up in part of the image and Hydrox in the other part of the image. giving you more diversity in your creative project. So you have a Sunshine-Hydrox option for the image or just use the plain ole boring Oreo in your image.

[@OR3O_xd]

Gotta change my name to hydrox now I guess

[@6000pizzas]

Lmao

[@clairdeluune]

now you can be HYDR0X

[@gavo3o]

Lol

[@user-it3xy2cw1t]

hello there

[@nacbros469]

You’re a youtuber

[@cyril7544]

This dude did a better job advertising Hydrox than their whole marketing team

[@GoldenRice0128]

hydrox is just being DON'T BE FOOLED WE NUMERO UNO

[@Carnox-yf8et]

Oreo :(

[@gabbonoo]

The old Hydrox ad is way better than the old Oreo one by today's standards. It's equivalent to the Japanese style ad. full of absurdity

[@rumbledoll100]

Then or than

[@rumbledoll100]

@@ns.kha29 how? was just asking a question, because English is not my first language, why are you being so rude?

[@HoLDoN4Sec]

when i was a kid in the 90s i've ate imported cookie sandwiches once and never really realized it was Hydrox brand. then when Mondelez started officially importing Oreos to my country a few years later i always had that thought in my mind "i remember these used to taste better when i was a little kid". so it is funny that i realized just a couple of years ago that the cookie sandwich brand i ate that time as a little kid were actually Hydrox cookies. i wish Hydrox was still around, or more correctly - i wish Hydrox were sold more broadly and even globally. it is really difficult to get hold of them, especially because Mondelez are actively trying to push them away from literally every retailer.

[@kristenwhelchel9581]

To keep the Oreo theories going, here's something to consider: could Oreos being "Milk's favorite cookie" have something to do with the fact that you don't need milk to make Oreos? This came to me after I saw the ingredients used to make them and I thought, 'That's unusual for a cookie,' as you would usually expect for every cookie you eat to be made with milk. Or, at least, I did anyways.

[@Enforc3r]

Also on a certain milk brand which i forgot it was like a few years ago on the label that something talking about chocolate chips being what it’s suppose to go with. So seems like milk doesn’t think the same about oreo.

[@pingerlol]

I'm an E kind of guy. That's where every time you go into the kitchen you grab a couple hoping your family wont notice until one of your family members opens the package all the way and you realize you ate all of them

[@kayven8641]

Same

[@Blaze4ification]

At least you're not an F kind of guy, licking the frosting off all of them then putting the cookies back in the package and acting as if it's unopened.

[@butwhy3886]

@@Blaze4ification what a monster

[@pecanberry1297]

Definitely same

[@uterusaka]

Same

[@kingslushie1018]

Oh boy, I can’t wait until we learn about the “secret history of Fanta” 💀.

[@destyon9966]

Oh boy that’s natzi gonna be good lol get it 😂

[@Shadows_Inc]

I've been waiting for that one for quite a while.

[@theepicestperson]

*sad sebee noises*

[@payme4243]

Oh yeah

[@manfredvonrichtofen3863]

Nothing sus about Fanta, no need for investigation 😂

[@STARSFashionArtLove]

Never heard of Hydrox but definitely going to check them out since they are a healthier cookie than oreo🥰 Thanks!🤝💖💛💚

[@youtubestopmakingmechangem8035]

They're sold on Amazon

[@goodtoad5233]

How much they pay you

[@amandajohnston6915]

Oreo is better

[@michellemcintyre1997]

They aren't healthy... They just use different ingredients

[@mariomalacara6916]

I did all of them and found each interaction very informative.

[@astromotive6047]

*Oreo every time Hydrox makes a comeback* Oreo: "Stay down. Final warning". Hydrox: "I can do this all day".

[@thenewlbj]

Hail Hydrox

[@grabble7605]

Everyone I've seen do a taste test likes Hydrox better. If they just got to mass production, they could easily sit on the shelf alongside any other cookie.

[@Fluffypara123]

@@thenewlbj lol

[@TheaterLenora]

I understood that reference!

[@lazyatbeinglazy13]

Anyone wanna get off?

[@coldspoons3917]

I’ve literally walked past these cookies in a Kroger and thought “Why does Oreo have so many ripoffs?” I now know who the imposter is

[@caseycool101]

Same!

[@elijahsmall5873]

Exactly 😄

[@Pivhydrazine]

Sus

[@coldspoons3917]

@@Pivhydrazine positively

[@juststardust9816]

@@coldspoons3917 I'm still making oreo cake. And slapping a layer of frosting on top

[@anniehinman5632]

Always wondered what secret lay in the intro 0:42

[@mrsbritt1987]

Another great video guys keep it up! Me and my son love your videos is a 12 year old boy I’m a 35-year-old handicap, stroke survivor, and mom, but we both love your videos! Keep up the great work!

[@googleitlol6590]

The fact that MatPat has to clarify that ‘Kosherized’ is a real word makes me feel like while writing the script for this episode, him and Steph had a debate on whether or not it was the proper term.

[@grapejuice3851]

Nice

[@fyre_hazaard6083]

oh they definiteky did knowing them 🙃

[@googleitlol6590]

@@fyre_hazaard6083 And then one of them looks it up, and the other makes the surprised pikachu face when they find out it's the proper term.

[@rett064]

ollie said it and then they debated over it

[@rett064]

@@sincerecinnamon it was just a joke lol

[@alexwright3258]

Personally, I throw my whole cookie into a glass of milk, wait approximately 8 seconds, fish it out with a spoon, eat it whole, and repeat the process in a trance like state until I eventually come to realizing I need a new package of oreos.

[@AshleyTheFighter]

You are a genius monster

[@Riddimensaur]

I do the same except I skewer the cream part with a fork instead of using a spoon.

[@girzim644]

Same here or I throw a few in and then dig out spoonfuls

[@davidissonic_1766]

@@Riddimensaur eww yall are nasty i leave my oreo in the milk and after im done drinking the oreo milk i have a little treat at the bottom

[@thehannahedieandsophiashow3410]

HOW DID I NOT THINK OF THISSSS!!!!

[@ashh1896]

This i never knew! I always thought hydrox was a rip off Oreos and I always wondered why my dad preferred hydrox over Oreos.

[@salmondo3451]

What does Matt Patt mean when he says he’s not building his channel with his personality, I swear I watch every vid for his personality 😂❤

[@davidg2479]

Oreo: our cookie has a creamy delicious center, and is clearly the superior product Hydrox: our mascot gets arrested for exposing himself on TV

[@theapprovr]

that would honestly be more appealing to this generation

[@awatermelon314]

[@someguy1894]

@@awatermelon314

[@SoMNoMW]

@@someguy1894

[@someguy1894]

@@SoMNoMW

[@strangeavocado9279]

I’ve never heard of Hydrox before, and I genuinely want to try them now. That being said, sounding like a mouthwash isn’t gonna help them

[@vincentr.6109]

I knew the brand, did not know they were the original. I'm going to look for them next time i shop.

[@hunterdoesstuff2869]

Always knew that. Not like you.

[@Go0fie]

@@vincentr.6109 what if there isn't any hydrox?

[@vincentr.6109]

@@Go0fie I'll probably mope about it for 4 days and then find a new thing to feel sorry about. Seriously though, I am more or less curious to see if they sell them.

[@LycheeLifts]

well what if the secret was they actually fixed ur teeth and now we’ll never know 🤨🤨

[@mjarvis2131]

there is SO MUCH LORE in JUST the intro to food theory that should be talked about on film theory

[@frankroquemore4946]

You know I instinctively fastforwarded through the intro because that’s what I always do on KZbin, but then I was like “wait what am I doing, I love this intro” and reminded to make sure I watched it 😅 y’all are great

[@chllve]

wait i have hydrox cookies in my house but only because my mother just likes them because "offbrand stuff taste better" but now i know OREO is the offbrand cookie at this point...😭

[@senkkella7664]

Do they taste the same as Oreo?

[@agentepolaris4914]

My mom is the same but with Sodas lol

[@cindleherd-brooks3915]

Just tell her that oreo is actually that knock-off

[@cult.busterplease.dont.sni3402]

@@senkkella7664 Do they taste the same as Oreo? THEY DIED IN 1990. I DONT WHAT WORLD THAT WIERDO IN.......

[@senkkella7664]

@@cult.busterplease.dont.sni3402 What do you mean they died in 1990? What did?

[@littlebytes4462]

"Jacob fell ill and went to Europe to recover" Oh you know, as you do

[@jayspace2905]

Is there some history I'm missing or are you saying that its just random.

[@birb4121]

that moment when a trip to a completely different continent is much cheaper than healthcare in your country.

[@obama2070]

@@birb4121 i just realised that you can save so much money by just going to europe for healthcare

[@posie908]

@@obama2070 Eh, the cost for citizenship might be a bit high upfront, and a few years of living there, but it should pay off.

[@aldenc1219]

Y’all don’t do that

[@misshammanpie]

I listen to this video on my walk to work everyday. I have no idea why. It scratches this weird brain itch I didn't know was there until I watched it(this and the chex video)

[@jar3avgamer864]

this video was the first that i watched from the Theorist channels amazing

[@elizacarrie7433]

I’m allergic to Dairy and once ate an Oreo in front of my friends. They were horrified and asked where my epipen was. I had to laugh and tell them Oreos don’t contain dairy, and showed them the package ingredients list to prove it. They started freaking out wondering if there’s no dairy then what on earth is the cream in the middle 😂

[@lourdthebluefoxie]

*W H E E Z E*

[@shironeko1843]

That happened to me as well, haha

[@cv7191]

At least you have good friends!

[@kylerivera3470]

The initial freak-out is worth a chuckle, but the second one is absolutely hilarious.

[@lampshade750]

Maybe it's made out of snow....or.....ummm....CU--- im not going to finish that sentence but I'm sure some dirty minded people will figure out what i was thinking...

[@SilvyReacts]

It always weirds me out how many of these older business stories involve friends or family betraying the other.

[@sleek_ginger2881]

It not weird that's how business's work and it's horrible but that's how the world sadly works #teamhydrox

[@vyor8837]

I dunno, seems like the brother that got sick did the first betrayal.

[@SilvyReacts]

@@sleek_ginger2881 I really have no clue what you mean. Care to explain?

[@SilvyReacts]

@@vyor8837 Well, both betrayed each other from how it seems to me. Making big decisions without the other's knowledge is a betrayal. And the other deciding to respond by competing is also a betrayal lol.

[@sleek_ginger2881]

@@SilvyReacts it's not weird that business's do this because that's how they make money in the first place that's all

[@PBRAEF]

food theory intro is THE BEST intro

[@probablyajaegerist7300]

I would honestly try Hydrox, but the fact that it sounds like an “under the sink kind of cleaner” genuinely scares me

[@ky1ebetts]

The reason Oreo asks the question: "How do you eat your Oreo?" "Do you twist it, dunk it, etc?" is to make people subconsciously visualize eating Oreos. Advertising tactic. Makes people more likely to buy if they see themselves with the product.

[@trananbinhjerry6438]

They also include a beverage to pair with it.

[@michellemckillop8935]

Can’t you just accept that it’s a way better cookie, all the advertising in the world doesn’t matter if the product isn’t any good. People talk.

[@trananbinhjerry6438]

@@michellemckillop8935 hydrox actually tasted similar to oreo

[@michellemckillop8935]

@@trananbinhjerry6438 I know. Hence, what I said. Oreo sells better now bc it IS better. Of course they taste similar. They look similar too. Isn’t that the point of this video?!

[@ky1ebetts]

@@michellemckillop8935 True, but I think if we're going to talk cookies, Oreos are good but they're by far not the best. Milanos and Grandmas are better, to name 2.

[@themonocleguy371]

I actually feel bad for Hydrox, they came up with this good product and got completely ripped off, and they were brothers too!

[@user-sk4up8wz5b]

Next time i go to the store i'm looking for hydrox instead of oreo

[@sanicinapanic4264]

I would feel bad but eh

[@level0.01thescaredcreator5]

Hrdrox: QUIT OEROS OERO: nope

[@karengem7940]

same

[@raesatify]

@@user-sk4up8wz5b same!

[@AlceaRose]

Nice, now I desperately want to try Hydrox, but there's no way to find them in my country.... I've always loved Oreos but thought they were a bit too sweet, and from what I've read, Hydrox is less sweet and more chocolate-y... Sounds like the perfect snack. I really wish Hydrox could make a huge come-back internationally so that I could try it, and also because it feels like it morally deserves it lol

[@llamagaming384]

I dunk the entire thing in milk for 30 seconds to a minute and eat that soggy deliciousness in one bite

[@treefrog101]

I love it too but we have to not call it soggy 😅

[@michaelkelleypoetry]

Hydrox should hire Food Theory as their ad rep. This video actually made me want to switch over to Hydrox just to stick it to a big corporation like Nabisco.

[@moonlightwolf8359]

Fucking same xD

[@dbone3356]

Just wanted to point out I was the 100th like.

[@kiano5040]

Same. Now I’m actively looking for Hydrox

[@ferfender007]

This video made me buy oreo

[@dbone3356]

@@ferfender007 Let me guess... You also watch movies like The Mighty Ducks and root for every other team?

[@superpaul968]

If I work at grocery stores, I will fight for hydrox. I will move them to the front and fight the food fight. Hail Hydrox!

[@dustinvanish]

Thank you, Sonic.

[@gaymermoment]

They will probably think that it's a rip off of oreo and think you chose the cheaper option

[@Savannah_Simpson]

Hydrox taste cheap. Rip off or not. Oreos just taste better.

[@EclipseHighroller]

@@Savannah_Simpson even if that’s the case, all hydrox just needs to do is copy Oreos recipe. Oreo won’t be able to sue as hydrox would be able to counter sue saying Oreo copied them first possibly causing Oreos to stop being produced under court order and Oreos company won’t risk losing their biggest seller. Win win for hydrox. And personally, I like the taste of hydrox more, Oreo is just way too sweet

[@t-timevarietyvids6198]

Captain america would be raging at this post lol

[@cormacmccarthy1889]

I eat mine in E. Eating the top half, then the cream, then the bottom. Except sometimes after eating the top half I stick another Oreo to the exposed cream half so it's a triple, and then the process repeats.

[@RBlue118]

Mostly C, but A if I froze them beforehand because they're a lot harder to open like that

[@randoml97]

"Even Elon Musk wouldn't name his kid Hydrox" 2025 - "you'll never guess where Elon got new son Hydrox's name"

[@nobodyakacat-girlmario3707]

I will name my son hydrox

[@duo947]

@Shika Bika why

[@officialmai]

And it's pronounced Peter!

[@cosmicish2829]

@@officialmai Hi mai!

[@Leadersaga]

@@officialmai Wait a diddily darn minute

[@havenschade8174]

I can just imagine it at the checkout, "sir, why are you buying our entire stock of sandwich cookies?" "Oh you know, conspiracy theories and tax write offs, the usual"

[@dykrev]

Since this channel has been going for a while now, I imagine it's more like "Ah, so it's Oreos this week?" "Yep!"

[@realx2375]

@@dykrev lol

[@EmberMaskedMyth]

I'm pretty sure the people at matpats local store just refer to him as the crazy nutbag or just look at him with suspicion everytime he comes in for something

[@Walrus5]

@@EmberMaskedMyth Zygarde @ Life Orb Ability: Power Construct EVs: 4 HP / 252 Atk / 252 Spe Adamant Nature - Dragon Dance - Thousand Arrows - Extreme Speed - Stone Edge

[@historyman9436]

@@Walrus5 what

[@user-xm3eh7ow9i]

U r amazing at Edit's

[@kikaioshin6700]

So if Oreos are a ripoff of Hydrox that means when I eat Negrescos I'm eating a ripoff of a ripoff?

[@angelco.961]

Rip-ception

[@Lili-wy8iq]

@@angelco.961 that’s a good one 😂

[@angelco.961]

@Lili Thx!

[@philippberry4900]

@Rubberbandballgaming Twist and shouts taste better and are less expensive. So there’s that.

[@Divinity223]

How I know you are not a rip off

[@MDreamerIsBi]

I think my grandmother actually preferred Hydrox cookies over Oreos. I have this vague memory of her putting them into a vintage cookie jar and getting mad when I called them oreos. (Because I didn't know Hydrox existed at the time.)

[@yeemawheaver1387]

Lol, that sounds like something a grandma would do. You unlocked a memory of my grandmother putting cookies and a jar when I was younger.

[@noahyuen9299]

B or c

[@ICantRead20]

How dare her 😡

[@Gosh..]

@@ICantRead20 what 💀

[@blakaeg]

Oh my, your comment about grandma getting mad had me in tears lol 😂 😂 😂

[@theorderofthebees7308]

I remember Hydrox they used to sell them in stores haven’t seen them in years

[@user-te3ii8ru1m]

Mine is A but i would put E because on a road trip i left oreos to warm up for a while and they became really good.

[@johnthompson6374]

Hydrox has always sounded like a chemical to me. Even though it stands for basically the chemical compound of water it reminds me more of Clorox.

[@sendoh7x]

Yeah sounds like a cleaner solution

[@tailsmad8155]

Sounds like Hydrogen Peroxide

[@domonkosszabo398]

Both are delcius xD

[@JavaBurg82]

Ima d typea guy

[@FNAFpanda]

maybe thats why no one wants hydrox, because it sounds like clorax whiich sounds gross

[@LunetteFox]

I work at a grocery store and I actually can confirm that the Hydrox cookies are usually on the top shelf while the Oreos get a whole section of shelves for all their flavors of cookies.

[@code_breaker3756]

I mean its understandble right like its popular so it has to have a whole section for itself

[@crossingplays2155]

@@code_breaker3756 does it tho? Is it fair to the other brands that are denied shelf space because Oreo won't let them?

[@TheGameChallenger]

@@code_breaker3756 actually no, the space on shelfs are paid for by companies, and they spend a ton of money competing for the best spot.

[@tyrantworks9604]

@@crossingplays2155 Yes, it makes more money for the grocery store. If it sells more then make it easier to access, it's basic marketing. I'd much rather promote the #1 cookie in the world than some cookie that I don't know. Yes Hydrox came first, but modern day employees probably think it's an Oreo knockoff.

[@lindsaygilliss9644]

@@TheGameChallenger So if I go to a grocery store and take ALL the OREOS and just shove them back or hide them...would the employees care? I mean it would be funny to just come in and flip them upside down and prop those Hydrox cookies in front and centre.

[@user-vy1kk4ug8o]

this was riveting. if we can get a movie about the drama behind tetris, we should get an oreo vs hydrox movie.

[@chloetocalife5485]

Ooh Tetris would be cool!

[@hotschloddin]

And sometimes I take off the top and bottom and just eat the bottom and top and then eat the cream

[@shaistahasan3754]

Oreos and hydrox: *having a feud* Tates bakery: let me introduce myself

[@jovijovial]

@Creeperawmangod me going to find where you live to get all the stuff: no let ME introduce myself 😊

[@theimagineer3925]

@Creeperawmangod Milano just sitting back and watching the chaos be like:

[@friedbeanz3953]

@Creeperawmangod me who went back in time and destroyed the recipe: let me introduce myself

[@friedbeanz3953]

@Creeperawmangod me who is going back in time to stop your parents from meeting: let me un-introduce you

[@friedbeanz3953]

@Creeperawmangod me lighting your creeper (username) with tnt: allow death to be introduced to you

[@SukieOnline]

idk about you but im more of a D person

[@TheKingOfDominoes]

Glad to hear I'm not the only one

[@burntwaffle8734]

I’m early on a verified comment

[@justsomeindianwholikesanim8564]

What’s a “d”?

[@brex6625]

Glad im not the only one

[@BlindingWulf]

For real

[@captainpolar2343]

we not gonna talk about the semi-obvious 'sulfur' symbol on oreos? (it's really close to sulfur despite sulfur being an infinite sign 00 and oreos being a circle [ ])

[@blazethewolf4772]

"Shalom Internet" Classic MatPat Right There. 7:32

[@aeghf4711]

*I can eat a whole row of Oreos and cry afterwards knowing that the serving size is Three Cookies.*

[@brogcookie6407]

Me too, kid, me too

[@bluepawwarriors4038]

Same here.

[@Okceg_]

*well...its actually t w o.*

[@sincerecinnamon]

I was about to put you on r/boneappletea but as soon as I clicked on your comment it was edited to be correct ;-;

[@aeghf4711]

@@sincerecinnamon if you wanna know why I had a realization that I misspelled "Afterwards" with "After words". So I felt dumb. But thank you.

[@marioreyes2743]

If you go missing then we know who is responsible. Stay safe Mat

[@mcrowl2823]

Over 2 million people on this channel alone. Mat got a army of people around the world. Just get them to bust into stores at night and take all the cookies out the store set them on fire until they give him back. Lol

[@ghgyuyu2962]

Footage from inside the factory itself kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5rOY2itpq6ofNE

[@cartersettimi7911]

@@mcrowl2823 plus the 13 mil and the 2 mil and the 9mil you will get 24mil so we will win ez

[@emeraldmidas5857]

Well technically we won’t he has angered a lot of people probably

[@jestermalicdem3839]

@@ghgyuyu2962 Why..... WHY..... WHY!!!!!!!

[@Gnarltastic]

0:01 I personally like to brush my teeth, crush up some mints, put it in the cream of the oreo, and dip it in some orange juice, and after eating all that i like to mix the orange juice with vinegar and drink it.

[@SnowLily123]

0:22 I choose the unlisted option E: Drown my Oreos in milk and watch the little bubbles come up for 20 seconds until eating the Oreos to put them out of their misery. 😌✨

[@Nube-Gamer]

0:53 “MatPat, why do you wanna ruin my childhood” Me: This man not only MADE my childhood, he also SMARTENED IT!

[@natethegreat5968]

I'll drink to that

[@just_another_weeb]

Ikr

[@mavarikthestarcrusader9686]

I'll dunk a cookie in milk to that

[@DogeyboyThePieChow]

Good job kid.

[@raymasterfinlay1613]

“Smartened” Says the “smart “man

[@mike80sfan]

How did Matpat not cover the lawsuit? Oreo actually sued Hydrox for copyright infringement. Even though Hydrox proved they came out first from two different sources still lost and had to pay Oreo a cut of its profit.

[@jenlisa529]

Wait Oreo Actually Sued Hydrox I Can't Believe Them Right Now 🤯 ...!!!!

[@SannaJankarin]

Corruption

[@edwardwicks304]

Bad lawyers.

[@redm00n748]

How is this even possible?!

[@yaliskr7210]

thats crazy

[@Turtleboygaming123]

Matpat has ruined Oreos for me I will never see Oreos the same again

[@JulietPorter-ol7vp]

This is a great video

[@Sebastian_Hahn]

Tbh I don't see how a cookie that sounds like a laundry detergent is gonna make some miraculous comeback.

[@factsandstuff2832]

Lol. Laundry detergent is what I thought of too

[@yohanismannegerew8374]

@@factsandstuff2832 bc it's similar to clorox

[@plynnmiller7563]

Because we all like a good r/nuclear underdog revenge story years in the making.

[@VMan29397]

Nostalgia and more natural ingredients

[@snipee9655]

Yep like so that poison

[@tsukinoke7379]

I never thought that i would like to learn about the history of food more than playing video games

[@jeffeidson2526]

Have I got a show for you.

[@liamyoung2635]

I got the perfect thing

[@typicaltakeout-mobile1261]

Ik right 😅

[@isaiahpinkerton3445]

Just waiting for that COD/Doritos crossover

[@raymonkravagna278]

Growing up in Seattle we almost always had Hydrox instead of Oreos in my house but I live in New Orleans now and I admit I've never seen them here I'm thinking it's a regional thing with Hydrox

[@treefrog101]

Born and raised in the PNW..Never heard of Hydrox but now I will be looking through the cookie shelves at Wal Mart, Target, and Safeway. 😂

[@SeaSloog]

I like the attempt to say shalom it was out of pocket but very funny.

[@darkbert]

Fun fact: Oreo's are not "cookies" in all their legal documents, they call the outside bits "Base cakes"

[@Bigchungus-xr2gm]

facts

[@lmaodotnet8188]

Neat!

[@akhilldhilipkumarkalaiyara1601]

This should’ve been what this theory was about

[@elijahsolorzano5885]

Lp

[@jenniferbacon9659]

Wow!

[@talonflame_brawlstars.7208]

this still doesn't make me think twice before destroying an entire pack of Oreos.

[@kiebasa]

Same

[@pinkytalbert8146]

You: we don't want to take down Oreo right now! Me:....................ok

[@jadesvidsd8221]

Lel

[@heavy850]

same

[@Silverstorm173]

Same

[@FossilhunterYT2008]

11:50 well that explains why I can't find these cookies anymore and I need them to prove to my parents they exist

[@elwyn5150]

I love good corporate sibling rival stories. This and Adidas vs Puma is my favourite. Anyway, Tim Tams are better and their shape makes the Tim Tam slam the best drink-biscuit interaction.

[@jasonyoung6420]

**leans in close, whispers into your ear** "Hail Hydrox"

[@not_eggs752]

Hail Hydrox!

[@pupatingaming3365]

Hail hydrox

[@madebybroovy]

Hail Hydrox

[@Yaldebyoth]

Hail Hydrox

[@watchmeimflying]

D:

[@rootbeerguy690]

Well, today I learned that one of history's greatest sibling rivalries is between the makers of Oreo and Hydrox

[@SpahGaming]

blutarch and redmond mann...

[@oliverbarclay7227]

wow 2 h ago

[@littlepuppy120]

I though you were gonna say oreos and wheelies for some reason lol. I think it's because they're pretty similar

[@Slayer_Of_Gardora]

Did I really just get flashed by a cookie?

[@iichxrrie3401]

And I thought it was between Puma and Adidas

[@wolf_boy2480_gaming]

0:26 when i wake up, theres no more oreos in my house. its not too late for you. start running.

[@starmeandvinni7777]

What I do is first take the cream (chocolate) and put it in milk mix it and it turns into chocolate milkshake and then take the cookie and dip it in that's it

[@mnchnim1004]

"Healthier alternative to Oreo" idk man, I don't really eat Oreos for my health...

[@user-be1lo1ef6m]

*less* unhealthier

[@astedroid]

The Finnish "Domino" by Fazer 😂😂😂😂 (as a Finn..)

[@michaellyndon6982]

"More natural" would have been better...

[@omaribrahim9290]

Lol

[@booboobunny5655]

I do, that’s why I eat Annie’s more than other snacks. They all have crap in them.

[@GDNashit]

Me at the start of the video: "Wow, I really crave some oreos rn" Me at the end of the video: *"EVERYTHING IS A LIE AND OUR WORLD IS CONTROLLED BY THE MEDIA BEHIND OUR BACKS"*

[@localcentral2710]

Always has been

[@realx2375]

@@localcentral2710 🔫

[@AshThumbsUp]

@@realx2375 🔫

[@bbhavii]

I was actually gonna go get a packet of oreos from my cupboard to eat with this lol💀

[@DrDolan2000]

I already knew the latter half and I really don't care

[@M1ndBl4nk]

I gotta say, I go for option E, get 2 packets of mini Oreos, open both packets and throw them in the cup of milk, wait 5 seconds, get a fork, scoop Oreos out of the cup and eat them 😁

[@animeevergreenathena]

Hmm…I think that I may one day try making a hydrox cheesecake one of these days, just to see how it’d be different from Oreo cheesecake.

[@sho4504]

i dont even eat oreos but ill buy hydrox just to spite them, also when i am at the grocery store ill push all the oreos to the back of the shelves and put hydrox at eye level. youre welcome hydrox!

[@thegamingillustrator]

Not all heroes wear capes.

[@daxcolon9046]

Is it legal cause I wanna do it

[@isisross4516]

@@daxcolon9046 screw legality, some evils are necessary to eradicate bigger evils. Become the vigilante you were meant to be (Joke aside, as someone who works in the retail industry I can say that employees would not be happy with any of this and you might be talked to if you're caught one too many times...but I don't think it's illegal. Just very annoying since we'd be the ones to redo the shelves again and again and again. If enough people do it and it gains media attention though, then who knows? Laws are always changing.)

[@freerobuxcheckmychannel2521]

@@thegamingillustrator heros*

[@thegamingillustrator]

@@freerobuxcheckmychannel2521 heroes*

[@scoopishere7881]

Nestlé deserves an exposé video and MatPat with his wide audience is a really good candidate.

[@disappointedmess209]

And remember water isnt a human necessity.

[@jeffreypikul6402]

Please Matpat

[@shizzoshiza5963]

Yes, we will need this.

[@maevegaming512]

What happened I drink nestle

[@steel4388]

@@maevegaming512 child labor, stealing clean water from third world countries.

[@AModlyCat]

Yes

[@Hayden_Agar]

That hydrox commercial went hard if I'm being honest I wanna go try one now and that commercial if from the 80s it's working

[@Midytheimp]

At my Walmart, Hydrox is actually placed at the end of the coffee aisle and is stocked by the Walmart employees, a full 22 aisles away from Oreo. That way Oreo has NO say in where it goes

[@Momoney1556]

At my Walmart that I work at we apparently don’t sell them at all

[@Midytheimp]

@@Momoney1556 I wonder if it’s a regional thing? o:

[@Midytheimp]

@@ROB-cj4kq Mine carries all three. Hydrox is just 22 aisles away from them.

[@HazbinBrainRot]

Nice

[@cintylou72]

@@Midytheimp Me to

[@iamliterallyme]

"Darkness without light is an abyss light without darkness is blinding you cannot have a coin with one side" -Random internet user about which part of the Oreo is better

[@Rain-hd8ev]

Such knowledge

[@superduperrandomjunk4379]

🤣

[@teletummy]

“Yo Socrates it’s an f’ing cookie”

[@timothytobing7212]

Did he put some coke in the cookie bruh whoever wrote that is high

[@DTux5249]

Oh Batman of Wisdom, I shall heed thy words

[@jacktimson2401]

I dealt with progressively more and more sensitive teeth until I had them removed. During that time I developed the habit of eating the cookie and *then* drinking some milk mid-chew. More milk and cookie *per* milk and cookie. I still do it, but more out of habit than less-than-room temp milk causing me agony

[@krystal4239]

I swear I did not know that, but if there was a dark secret about Oreos, I will still eat it 😂😂😂😂

[@enderslice8378]

Imagine someone seeing Hydrox in the supermarket and says "Just a stupid oreo ripoff"

[@danzjz3923]

people definitely do that

[@null12mc]

@@danzjz3923 yeah, sadly...

[@Alexis-fo1su]

I did see that and I showed them this video(yes I stood there for 16 minutes) and then they ran off to nowhere

[@MattariOnline]

Oh my GOSH, Hydrox just put a Facebook post out 3 hours ago referencing this video and their apparent concurrent grudge against Oreo, quote: @hydroxcookie would like to thank @FoodTheory for exposing @oreo and @Mondelēz International and their sneaky tactics. #Theoriginal #nongmo #foodtheory - 😠 feeling annoyed.

[@schwarzschaz]

They can sponsor food theory next time lol

[@krateproductions4872]

😆

[@assassin6086]

So annoyed that hydrox is thanking or annoyed oreo is like this. Your ans will choose weather I h8 u or nt.

[@rakoonshampoo2608]

@@assassin6086 I think the annoyed is part of the tweet.

[@marcodvbr8641]

@@flyingdonkey9599 LET'S START EATING HYDROX AND DUNK ON OREO

[@PersonalUserYT]

I remember back during 2020 going to the gas station to get snacks with my friend and the only cookies they had (that we could Afford) was Hydrox, we joked about it being a copy cat of the oreo but then we ate it will milk and it was better then oreos...

[@thecreep7147]

Twist open, scratch filling off and eat cookie. The filling is thrown away cause it's the wors part of the oreo. why is it considered the good part??

[@amy-ld4pe]

i’d just like to say that I went grocery shopping with ONE THING ON THE LIST, I told my mom about every scam they have to offer, and we still walked out with 7 items

[@placeholder_009]

What is she supposed to do? Not feed her family?

[@theREALsilviautism]

big f

[@theflaminglitten-fo6jd]

@@placeholder_009 I dont think they meant that, they literally went in for one thing so I dont think that one and only thing would be food, maybe soap or a small item they forgot they didnt have

[@moonlitxangel5771]

@@placeholder_009 The point is that grocery store marketing is manipulative. They went in for ONE thing. That means they had a list (even though technically not a list since it was just one thing) and came out with 6 things that they didn't need. Walk through your local grocery store and go to the cereal aisle. I guarantee things like Cap'n Crunch, Fruity Pebbles, Reese's Puffs, etc (those unhealthy breakfast cereals kids like) are closer to the bottom/eye level while healthier stuff (Life, Cheerios, Special K, etc) are closer to the top. Why? Cuz kids are short so those unhealthy cereals geared towards kids are at eye levels for kids. A lot of stuff is this way and it's purposefully set up that way in grocery stores. Right down to those cheap candies and mints at the checkout line. Cuz then you have to wait while the temptation of your favorite candy bar is right there and it's only like a dollar so why not? That's the point amy was trying to make.

[@chriskatz2355]

I buy what I need and get out. I don't buy anything I don't want to buy period.

[@gnsgns2006]

I want to give u a fun fact- in 7:38 in the video matpat starts talking about kosher food, and under the word "kahsruth" is a sentence in Hebrew, that translates to "mat- pat asked americans, what do you want". I live in Israel, and thats fucking hilarious and also shows how much time and work the team puts into the video. Congrats, u earned the like on my behalf.

[@nataly26]

תמיד כיף למצוא ישראלים בתגובות!!

[@LillyValentineFGC]

@@nataly26 אני לגמרי מסכימה, לא ציפיתי למצוא ישראלים בפוד תיאורי חחחחחח

[@amirgao7868]

יאפ, זה ממש נחמד שהוא בכוונה שחרר את הפרק הזה בפסח, הבן אדם והצוות שלו גאונים

[@juicylemon_]

חשבתי שיהיו פחות ישראלים אבל טעיתי :)

[@jexim_kymaria]

That sounds hilarious, but I don't think I understand the sentence. what does it mean by "ashed"?

[@Itz_Ciprian]

I knew about hydrox before, just found this interesting

[@BlueReverse]

Ive heard of Hydrox before on YT Kids. Now I'm 14 and still baffled by this whole "hide the Hydrox" thing that Mondelez does now in stores.

[@Juicylemon81]

Can’t wait to go to Walmart and see someone trying to find hydrox like: oh a fellow theorist

[@literal.loogie]

Oh my god same pfp, hello friend

[@p.v7098]

Well good luck

[@xpuretovex]

@@literal.loogie hot

[@AshleyTheFighter]

"So are you going to buy a box of oreos aswell?"

[@K9TheFirst1]

Heck, I didn't even wait to finish the episode before I opened up Amazon and looked up Hydrox.

[@amae4432]

Imagine the family reunions (if there were any) between the two brothers, must be awkward.

[@thinemuther4031]

Thanksgiving: "I Brought My Hydrox Cookies!" "I Brought My Oreo Cookies" >:( ):

[@Arvern]

Oh my! You brought Oreos! From your amazing brand! Amazing! And oh, hydrox! Nice of you... (I guess)

[@Ryan-pg1tw]

Maybe you should express yourself more respectful

[@aaronrodriguez9376]

I'll just be on the constant look out for hydrox and when I find them and believe me I will. I'll switch the positions of oreo and hydrox so that way oreo is hidden and hydrox is in the open. No matter how long it takes.

[@wolflover5695]

Can you make a food theory video about oreos being additive?

[@kyrievillarta7336]

Plsss

[@saiylilakhkar8402]

"Tate's bake shop" Literally all i could think about was how tasty they are

[@sociallyawkwarddisappointm9613]

...american horror story?