Tip Top Spicy Fruit English Muffin | Chewsday Review
Long time followers will know I am a personal fan of Tip Top Spicy Fruit English Muffins, but today I am putting my favourite muffins to the ultimate test to see if they’re truly sugar, spice and everything nice.
- Wheat Flour, Water, Mixed Fruit (12%) (Currants (6%), Sultanas (6%), Candied Orange Peel (0.5%) [Orange Peel, Sugar Syrup, Sugar, Acidity Regulator (330)]), Baker’s Yeast, Maize Polenta, Wheat Gluten, Sugar, Vegetable Oil, Iodised Salt, Oat Fibre, Soy Flour, Acidity Regulators (341, 263, 262), Emulsifiers (481, 472e, 471), Mixed Spice (0.3%) (Cassia (0.2%)), Preservatives (202, 200), Vitamins (Thiamin, Folic Acid).
- Allergens: wheat, gluten and soy.
- Like other Tip Top English Muffins, these are within guidelines for sodium with only 241mg per 100g. This is a little less than Tip Top Raisin Toast (290mg per 100g). Most supermarket breads are around 350-400mg sodium per 100g, and bakery bread tends to be higher.
- The sugar content is within guidelines at 10g per 100g, and while these do contain some added sugar, this is mostly coming from the fruit.
- Tip Top Spicy Fruit English Muffins contain 3g of fibre per muffin, which is on par with Tip Top Raisin Toast but a bit less than most wholemeal and wholegrain breads.
- Total and saturated fat are within guidelines.
- Delicious.
- There is less fruit in these compared to Tip Top Raisin Toast (25% mixed fruit). This isn’t really a big deal, but does explain why the total sugar content is less in these.
- These are usually $6.20 for only 6 muffins, so are more expensive than a loaf of raisin toast.
- “Source of fibre”. True. To be considered a “good source of fibre” a product needs to contain 4g of fibre per serve, so Tip Top Spicy Fruit English Muffins haven’t quite reached that mark.
- “4 star health rating”. This means that compared to other bread products these compare fairly well.
- “Made with Aussie Wheat”. This is great, but really to be expected! Did you know that Australian wheat accounts for about 3% of global wheat production?
- Tip Top Spicy Fruit English Muffins contain a decent amount of fibre and do not contain excessive amounts of added sugar.
- It’s no secret that I personally enjoy eating Tip Top Spicy Fruit English Muffins, so I may be a little bit biased but nutritionally these are another option to add variety to your family’s usual bread or toast choices.
- I recommend looking out for 2 for $8 or half price sales to make these a more cost-effective option.
The composition of food products changes regularly. The nutritional values of the products in this Chewsday Review were correct at the time of publishing.
