Written by Catherine Saxelby
on Wednesday, 02 June 2021.
Tagged: health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, healthy snacks, nutrition, Product snapshot, review, snacks
We sampled Olina’s latest offering in the seeded cracker range – called Olina’s Bakehouse Seriously Seedy Snackers (which is a great name BTW). They come in four flavours: Barbecue, Chilli & Lime, Beetroot & Sour Cream, and Balsamic Vinegar & Caramelised Onion. Take a look at our verdict.
All four variants come in two stay-fresh packs inside which, despite the extra packaging, I think is great as nothing seems to stay fresh these days despite all my over-wrapping. The crackers come in squarish 140 gram pack. All four variants make similar claims:
Serve size: 18 g (3 crackers)
No of serves: 7.8
Component |
Per serve |
Per 100 g |
Energy kJ Cal |
425 101 |
2360 562 |
Protein, g |
3.5 |
19.2 |
Fat Total, g |
8.3 |
46.0 |
Saturated, g |
0.9 |
5.0 |
Carbohydrate, g |
2.4 |
13.2 |
Sugars, g |
0.7 |
3.7 |
Dietary Fibre, g |
2.9 |
15.9 |
Sodium, mg |
97 |
540 |
White sesame seeds, linseeds, sunflower kernels, pumpkin seed kernels, balsamic vinegar & caramelised onion seasoning 7.5% [onion powder, sugar, salt, natural food acid 330, balsamic vinegar powder, natural flavours], high oleic sunflower oil, psyllium husk.
Food acid 330 is citric acid which adds a tart or sour taste. This produces a pleasing flavour, balances out any sweetness and helps maintain a constant acidity level in these crackers.
Olina's Snackers are a great cracker if you’re trying to eat more seeds OR cut your carb intake. You can find out more about them here.
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