Tales From The Minority

Also known as ‘my usual fibre bar’, the thing is finally available once again – and as now I’ve clearly widened my product review scope to encompass them, it’s time to review them. For this test, I’ve picked a flavour I’ve not had before, so it has some modicum of ‘newness’…

First off, the box; oh, they’ve changed the packaging (was this why they vanished for a while?). I say, it’s an improvement – the previous one was rather ‘diet-heath-thing’ style which may put off some, as many of us associate healthy food = tastes horrid. An assumption which is, I’m afraid to say, partly accurate.

Announcement that ‘I’m new’ on the front, which is a partial truth – I actually think this flavour is new. However, it also says it on my usual flavour one too. So this is a technically correct thing. Like many things, has the traffic light system on the front, which shows itself to be a bit stupid my rating this product all-yellow (‘be wary’). Now while I get why they did this, rating this product as that might be overkill in this case. Well, unless they’ve changed the ingredients massively since I last had these…

Pull one out of the box; hmm, seems smaller than they used to be. But they’re the same weight (note: they’re not – each bar has lost two grams). Opening the packet reveals the truth; it is smaller, but it’s more dense than before. Rather hard to break into pieces, but not overly relevant as the thing’s so small.

Taste-wise… it’s rather nice, actually. Rather on the chewy side, admittedly but you can’t have everything. Leaves a nice caramel aftertaste. Sure, you’re not going to jump up and down to consume this, but you won’t complain if you did.

Nutritionally, this bar is a decent little thing; offers a handy package for the consumption of fibre without forcing you to consume much in anything else; sure, it has a bit of carbohydrate and so on, but you can’t avoid that in a food product. Yes, it’s a cheap knock-off of the various cereal bars out there, but a pretty good one; particularly in the price department…

Nutritionals:

Per 100gPer Bar

Facts:

Full Name: Harvest Morn Benefit Bar

RRP: £0.16 (19g) – from a multipack of 5.

Available At: Aldi.

Ultimate Owner: Aldi Einkauf GmbH (Germany)

Date of Testing: 26th April 2020

Version Tested: Salted Caramel

As everything on this blog, merely my own thoughts and opinions. I’ve not received anything for this review. Facts correct at date of testing. Part of my Product Reviews series.

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