In March 2001 Dr Alan Hirsch, the head of Chicago's Smell and Taste Centre, released a book called "What Flavour Is Your Personality?"
As part of his research for the book, Dr Hirsch (a neurologist) surveyed the snacking habits of 800 volunteers in an attempt to connect their snack food preferences with their personality traits and likely compatibility with others.
Overall, Dr. Hirsch concluded that people who like to snack on nuts tend to be easy-going, empathetic, understanding, calm and have a very even-keel nature - and they get on best with other nut fanciers too.
We don't know if this is pop psychology, weird science, an indication that all the other snack foods surveyed contain way too much salt or if the good Doctor really does have a point - you can decide for yourself. But we think this is a lot of fun!
Here's Dr. Hirsch's key snackfood personality charts:
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If your favourite snack food is...
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You are...
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Nuts
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Easy going, empathetic, understanding, calm, and have an even-keel nature
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Potato Chips
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Ambitious, successful, a high achiever and impatient with less than the best
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Corn Chips
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A perfectionist, punctual, conservative, responsible and have high expectations
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Twisties or
Cheezels
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Conscientious, principled, proper, fair, plan ahead, love order, have great integrity but can seem rigid
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Pretzels
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Lively, easily bored with routine, flirtatious, intuitive, may overcommit to projects
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Popcorn
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Take-charge, pitches in often, modest, self-confident but not a show-off
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Crackers
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Rational, logical, contemplative, shy, prefers time alone.
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If your favourite snack food is...
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Look for a partner whose favourite snack is...
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Nuts
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Nuts (potato chips: possible)
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Potato Chips
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Pretzels, potato chips, popcorn
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Corn Chips
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Corn chips or cheese-flavoured snacks
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Twisties or
Cheezels
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Potato chips, corn chips, pretzels or popcorn
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Pretzels
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Potato chips, pretzels, cheese snacks, crackers
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Popcorn
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Everything but tortilla chips
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Crackers
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Pretzels, popcorn
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