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Uncle Tobys Chewy Apricot Muesli Bars | Chewsday Review

Muesli bars: convenient? Yes. Nutritious? Ummm… This week the Uncle Tobys Chewy Muesli Bars is under the Chewsday Review spotlight! Let’s see how it stacks up.

Ingredients

Muesli blend: [Uncle Tobys Rolled Oats (36%), wheat (12%), apricot (8%) (sulphites), breakfast cereal (wholegrain wheat (5%), wholemeal wheat flour, wheat bran, sugar, vitamin E), coconut, milk, powder], glucose, chicory root fibre, sunflower oil, sugar, humectant (glycerine), modified starch (1412), invert sugar, honey, emulsifier (soy lecithin), natural flavour
The soy lecithin is used as an emulsifier in the bars to keep a consistent texture. It is generally well-tolerated.
Sulphites are used in the dried apricot as preservatives. The antioxidant and antimicrobial effect minimise spoilage as well as to retain the colour and flavour of food.
This cereal bar contains honey, which isn’t suitable for infants under 12 months of age. However, the texture also isn’t suitable for babies.
Modified starch (1412) is used as thickener and stabiliser in the food, which is generally well-tolerated. However, it might cause bloating and flatulence in some people.
Common allergens include: Wheat, milk, soy and sulphites

Positives

Saturated fat content falls within the acceptable range at 1.9g/100g This comes mainly comes from sunflower oil (a good quality vegetable oil). As a comparison, Carman’s muesli bars have about 3-4g of saturated fat per 100g.
Dietary fibre content is high, providing 3.6g per serve (1 bar), which is equivalent to 11.5g/100g. This accounts for 25% of a toddler’s daily requirement and 20% of a child’s daily requirement. The fibre content is higher or comparable to other muesli bar brands.
Low in sodium (as expected for a sweet cereal bar).
This chewy bar is neither flaky nor crunchy, which means minimal mess! Plus, each bar costs averagely 70c, which is cheaper than many others.

Negatives

Marketing

“Greatness inside the box”, “Great grows here”, “Open for the greatness”.
The words GREAT is emphasised for three times. I think they’re good, great is maybe a stretch.
“Source of fibre” True, a very generous amount of dietary fibre!
“No artificial colours and flavours” True but not a very impressive features as most of the breakfast bars are artificial colour and flavour free.

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