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Friday, October 05, 2007
Welch’s Fruit ‘n Yogurt Snacks
The snacks come in five flavors: Blueberry, Strawberry, Cherry, Raspberry and Peach. They are little, firm jelly pieces made with real fruit puree covered in a yogurt confection coating. The first ingredient on the label is Fruit Puree (depends on the flavor, which always includes real fruit of that kind), followed by Fruit Juice Concentrates ... then Sugar. Of course the next item is Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil, but I’m guessing that’s so low on the proportions it explains why the fat content is only 3 grams per serving (approximately 1 ounce or half the bag) and it says 0 grams of trans fat.
Generally, the little bits are kind of crumbly. The yogurt confectionery coating isn’t like a white chocolate, it’s not buttery smooth. It’s kind of like a flaky frosting. It’s not bad, it’s not too sweet and adds a bit of a milky flavor to the whole thing, but also a little chalky texture ... I’m guessing this because so many of the ingredients are dairy powders (whey powder, yogurt powder). But the coating has something to offer - both calcium (10%) and vitamin D (25%) as well as active cultures of Lactobacillus acidophillus and Lactobacillus caseii. Oh, yeah, and 100% of the RDA of vitamin C and 25% of your RDA of vitamin A.
Strawberry: smells like light spring flowers and cotton candy (pretty much how fresh strawberries smell to me). There’s a slight tangy ice cream scent as well. Blueberry: this really tastes like blueberries, though it doesn’t have the deep flavor profile that the two other berry flavors sport. The yogurt coating fell off of the centers when I jostled the bags around a lot. I would have recommended throwing these into a snack mix of some sort - nuts, maybe some chocolate panned nuts, dried fruits and pretzels. But I don’t know if the could stand up to it. The ones shown here are a two portion bag (perhaps for parents to share with their kids or kids to share with each other). They’re also available in “snack packs” which have less than 100 calories (and I’m guessing are a little under an ounce). Are they candy? No, they’re too fortified. Are they something you might be able to sell your kids on instead of candy? Possibly ... it’s more likely you’ll be able to get your kids to eat these as a healthier snack than just chips or perhaps a finicky kid who won’t eat fruit might sample them. (There’s no significant fiber in there though.) As snacks go, I still think that the Florida’s Naturals Sour Fruit Strings do the best job of feeling like “no compromise” on taste, but if your kids like these and think they’re candy, then by all means, let them indulge in this instead of something worse. Related Candies
POSTED BY Cybele AT 11:41 am
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I hate how they put those hydrogenated oils in the coatings. *sigh* Turns me away everytime.
Gah, I hate hate hate fake milk and fake yogurt coatings. They seem to be making their way into all of my cereal bars. It’s a shame, too, because I love candies with real fruit.
Don’t they have something called YoGoes already?
Not sure if that’s how it’s spelled, but the commercials are pretty interesting (:
I was a guest at All Candy Expo and sampled these. I thought they were “Out Of This World” delicious and can’t for them to show up in my local stores. I’m already obsessed!
Sera - I know they’ve revamped how they use the hydrogenated oils (so that they have little to no trans fats) but still, I’d like to see some nice high-quality cocoa butter versions myself.
Ace - they do make a plain fruit snack without the fake yogurt coating. Of course it doesn’t have all the calcium and stuff in it.
Emily - I saw the YoGos at Target over the weekend, maybe I’ll pick some up after these are all gone.
Amy - I haven’t seen them in stores yet, I was hoping they’d make it by back-to-school.
These fruit ‘candies’ are terrific in terms of taste and satiaty. The individual snack bags which can be purchased at Costo now, are just the right portion for a sweet snack. I have only seen and tried the blueberry and strawberry and I am dying to try the cherry and raspberry. I have not seen those on the market. My friend also found the 4.2 oz. size at 7-11. Even if you do tend to overdo, these can’t do nearly the damage other candies can. I disagree with the description of the yogurt coating, I thought it was quite smooth and tasted like vanilla yogurt. According to the package it is made with live and active cultures unfortunatly shelf stabilized by partially hydrogenated palm kernal oil. Still, very tasty and good for you.
I bought a bag in our candy machine at work and I am now hooked on these Welch’s Fruit and Yogurt Snacks. I can’t find them anywhere. I have went to Walmart, Safeway, Shopko and other convenience stores. Where can I buy them besides online? Our machine at work is out.
You can find them at some 7-11’s, but not all. If I find one that does, I buy several packages at a time! I can only find Blueberry and Strawberry though. Good luck.
Cybele…I just came across this review of our Welch’s Fruit n Yogurt Snacks and am extremely disappointed and frankly, upset. The samples you took from our booth at ALL CANDY EXPO were not eating samples (even the 1.9 oz. bags were digital mock-ups) and the product inside, was not anything even similar to the actual product on the market. Our product does not crack and.or chip and are carefully panned by experts at our factory and pass numerous QA barriers before ever going out the door. Only three versions are on the market (not five…again, you removed mock-ups from our booth) and they are made with pure fruit ingredients and then lightly bathed in our proprietary yogurt covering which contains a heaping quantity of probiotic Live and Active Cultures. The product is totally shelf stable, 100% delicious, and a truly “smart choice” snack for anyone wishing to “indulge” while maintaining a balanced and measured diet. In fact they are so revolutionary and unique, that we have Patents Pending in the U.S. Patent Office on both our fruit centers and yogurt covering. Plain and simple, there is nothing else on the market even remotely similar.
As an NCA Board Member (and former Expo Chairman) I appreciate your coming to ALL CANDY EXPO and covering the industry.
But in the future, please confirm that the samples you are taking are not just for display, and/or come see me and I will be totally delighted to send you fresh samples of ANY of our many exceptional products for your review, sampling and/or to include in your blog, and you will get “the real stuff” which will reesult in a fair and accurate review of our products (which your review of our Fruit N Yogurt Snacks is not even close to being) and best of all, will not even have to lug those back from Chicago. You can reach me any time on my cell at 609-271-0601. You are also invited at any time you might like, to tour our unrivaled 17 acre state of the art manufacturing plant in Somerset, NJ for a private “behind the scenes” tour, and to sample our SUN-MAID Milk Chocolate Raisins, WELCH’S Fruit Snacks, WELCH’S Fruit n Yogurt Snacks, FISHER Milk Chocolate Peanuts, SOUR JACKS, TUXEDOS Milk Chocolate Almonds, and many other fine products as they are coming off the production line.
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Michael G. Rosenberg, President & CEO
I’ve got a bag of these right next to me—frankly, I’m not too impressed. I’m a fan of many things that aren’t sweet, but these have a sort of sour, acidic aftertaste that I find unattractive. The yogurt coating isn’t too bad, though I’m madly amused by the ‘CEO’ review above that claims that ‘Our product does not crack and.or chip’. If I pull one out of its bag right now, it is both cracked and chipped.
In the end, I think I’m going to end up throwing these away.
Just an update, I did respond to Mr. Rosenberg & take him up on the offer of fresh samples for re-review.
It’s been two weeks and I haven’t heard back nor gotten anything in the mail.
I’ve also been on the lookout for the product at stores, but haven’t seen it.
I just wanted too say thank you for your support of Midland School Adult services
I love the fruit n yogurt snacks they are wonderful but the only place I have found them
in my area is in our snack machine & they are
expensive to purchase that way. I would love
to have them available in the stores to purchase
are they anywhere in the Wichita, Kansas area.
I love the Welch’s fruit n yogurt but am unable to purchase outside of the vending machine. Can they be ordered on-line?
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