Birds Eye Oven Bake Lightly Battered Fish Fillets | Chewsday Review
Today, I have another fin-tastic fish review looking at the Birds Eye Oven Bake Lightly Battered Fish fillets. Do these fish fillets hit the mark or are they just a load of carp? Read this week’s Chewsday Review to find out.
- Alaskan pollock or New Zealand hoki fillets (55%), batter (45%) [water, wheat flour, canola oil, soy flour, acidity regulators (450, sodium bicarbonate, 341), salt, wheat gluten, wheat starch, maltodextrin, spice extracts (pepper, clove), natural flavour].
- Pollock and Hoki fish have a mild flavour and are commonly used in manufactured fish products. They are often the fish of choice for fish and chip shops and McDonald’s Filet-O-Fish.
- The fish contributes 55% of the overall product.
- Allergens: fish, soy, wheat, gluten.
- The fish fillets are a source of n-3 fats (previously known as omega 3). Each fillet provides 136mg of n-3 fats which is three times the general recommendations for 1-3 year olds, and over double the general recommendations for older children.
- Saturated fat is low at 0.8g per 100g, which is a big positive.
- Low sugar content at 2.3g per 100g and no added sugar. A refreshing sight considering many battered fish fillets have sugar added to them.
- Sustainably sourced New Zealand Hoki as certified by the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC).
- Although still below our target, sodium content of 320mg per 100g sits on the saltier end of the scale compared to other battered fish fillets like Birds Eye Deli Season Catch (180mg per 100g) and Birds Eye Deli Barramundi Crisp Light batter (240mg per 100g).
- “100% wild caught fish fillets.” Technically true, as 100% of the actual fish is a wild caught species. However, I do find it a little misleading as the entire fish fillets are only 55% fish, with the remaining 45% made up of the batter ingredients.
- “Low in saturated fat.” Sure is.
- “No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives.” Yep, good.
- “Snap frozen at sea.” A little hard for me to actually check, but snap freezing does help to preserve the fish and prevent ice crystals from forming that may change the taste and texture of the product. Just have to trust them on this one I guess.
- Overall, Birds Eye Oven Bake Lightly Battered Fish fillets are a reasonable option for a battered frozen fish product.
- The Birds Eye Deli Barramundi Crisp Light Batter Fish fillets are another option that is low in sodium and higher in fish content, although it does contain added sugar.
- Whole fish pieces are always a great alternative, and often more cost effective. However, battered fish fillets can be a great stepping stone towards plain fish for children sensitive to different flavours and textures.
The composition of food products changes regularly. The nutritional values of the products in this Chewsday Review were correct at the time of publishing.
