Food Review: Snacktrition Nuts
Companies have been enhancing common foods for a while now. They add calcium to orange juice, omega-3s to yogurt, and caffeine to energy drinks. I don't have a problem with any of these products, and think they're great for people who want more from their food. Just recently though I saw a newcomer to this word of enhanced foods — Snacktrition Nuts.
I have to admit that when I found out these nuts had fiber added to them, I was a little skeptical. Don't nuts contain fiber already? I guess for some people who don't get enough fiber, these would be great to add to their diet. So how does the fiber content in these nuts compare to regular nuts? To find out read more
Here's the nutritional information for 1/4 cup of nuts:
| Regular Cashews (dry roasted with salt) |
Regular Cashews (dry roasted, no salt) |
Snacktrition Sea Salt Cashews |
Snacktrition Salt & Pepper Cashews |
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| Calories | 195 | 195 | 160 | 170 |
| Total Fat | 15.8g | 15.8g | 12g | 13g |
| Saturated Fat | 3.1g | 3.1g | 2g | 2.5g |
| Cholesterol | 0mg | 0mg | 0mg | 0mg |
| Sodium | 218mg | 5mg | 150mg | 35mg |
| Carbs | 11.1g | 11.1g | 9g | 9g |
| Fiber | 1g | 1g | 3g | 3g |
| Sugars | 1.7g | 1.7g | 2g | 2g |
| Protein | 5.2g | 5.2g | 3g | 4g |
Well now you can see that these Snacktrition cashews only have two extra grams of fiber. I was expecting these nuts to have more than that since their whole marketing thing is that they are "health baked with fiber." The fiber comes from added inulin, which is an soluble fiber that usually comes from the chicory plant. I don't know if it's the inulin that made these nuts taste a little weird, but I think I'll stick to regular cashews.
Have any of you tried these nuts? Tell me what you thought in the comments section below.
