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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.

Ingredients

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.

Positives

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.

Negatives

Marketing

“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?

Alternatives

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 $7 or half price sales to make these a more cost-effective option.