UNCLE TOBYS MUESLI BARS CHEWY APRICOT
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ReAL FOOD RATING
Price
$5.50 for 6 bars | 92¢ per bar
Where to Buy
Major supermarkets
MANDY'S TAKE
“At 8% apricot, this bar contains more real fruit than most in its category. The 36% oat content and solid fibre score (11.5g/100g) are other genuine positives. But there are four added sweeteners — glucose, invert sugar, honey, and sugar (mentioned twice)— bringing the total sugar to 15.6g per 100g. That’s a moderate level, but still worth questioning given the stacking of refined sugars. Add to that processed wheat, vegetable oil, modified starch, glycerine, emulsifier, and sulphites in the apricots, and you’re left with a bar designed more for shelf life than wholefood nutrition. Despite earning a 4.5 Health Star Rating, this is still firmly in ultra-processed territory — a good example of how the HSR system ignores overall food processing and ingredient quality. I would not recommend this bar as an option for kids.”
RATING BREAKDOWN
NUTRITION SNAPSHOT
- Real apricot content (8%)
- Good oat content (36%)
- Source of fibre (3.6g/100g)
- Very low sodium (15mg/100g)
- Visible fruit pieces
- Moderate sugar (15.6g/100g)
- Four different sweeteners - sugar, invert sugar, glucose, honey and glycerine
- Contains sulphites (presumably from sulphur dioxide used to preserve the apricots)
- Modified starch and emulsifier
- 11+ processed ingredients
- Sunflower oil
NUTRITION SNAPSHOT
Natural colours (not artificial)
Limited whole food ingredients beyond oats
Contains glycerine additive
Fibre partly from extracted chicory root
Colours: Natural
No Artificial Colours: Win!
WHO'S IT FOR?
- Babies & Toddlers
- Kids (limit)
- Teens (limit)
- Adults (limit)
- Contains gluten
- Contains dairy
- Contains soy
- Contains sulphites
- Vegetarian
BETTER OPTIONS
- Homemade oat bars with dried apricots
- Fresh apricots with almonds
- Trail mix with unsulphured apricots
- Simpler ingredient bars
MAKE IT YOURSELF
Want a healthier alternative? Try a homemade version!
“These use healthy and nutritious ingredients” – Mandy
Check out the Recipe
Strawberry Muesli Bars
Introducing my delightful and nutritious Strawberry Muesli Bars! Packed with wholesome ingredients like oats, chia seeds, sunflower seeds, and sweetened naturally with honey, these
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THE VERDICT
Small improvements don’t change the big picture. Yes, 8% fruit beats the competition and the fibre content is good, but with ultra-processed sugars, multiple additives, sulphites, and a 14+ ingredient list, this is still industrial food manufacturing. The 2. stars is far more aligned with the actual rating of this product as opposed to the High Health Star rating which can easily mislead parents into thinking this is a good option for their kids’ lunchboxes.
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