Sunday, 23 September 2012

Review of 'So Delicious' Chocolate Peanut Butter Organic Quart

'So Delicious' Chocolate Peanut Butter Organic Quart (vegan)
Overall Rating: 3.5/5
Summary:the peanut butter flavour was definitely more enjoyable than the chocolate flavour because it was actually strong! Although the peanut butter flavour was good, the texture was icy and hard. It would have been so much better if it were creamier and softer and if they included more peanut butter than chocolate. I would buy this again (unless I found a better brand) because I'm a hugggeee peanut butter fan.

Where to Buy: Freshco, US store finder

Coupon: http://www.sodeliciousdairyfree.com/ (click the blue circle on the right hand side) 
Chocolate Peanut Butter
Ingredients: ORGANIC SOYMILK (FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS), ORGANIC DEHYDRATED CANE JUICE, ORGANIC BROWN RICE SYRUP AND/OR ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP, ORGANIC PEANUTS (ROASTED IN ORGANIC PEANUT OIL, SALT), ORGANIC SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR ORGANIC SAFFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), CHICORY ROOT EXTRACT, VANILLA EXTRACT, CAROB BEAN GUM, TAPIOCA SUGAR, GUAR GUM, CARRAGEENAN, NATURAL FLAVORS.

Nutrition Facts:
Serving: 1/2 cup
Calories: 140
     Calories from fat: 40
Total fat: 4.5g
     Saturated fat: 1g
     Trans fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 60mg
Potassium: 0mg
Total Carbohydrate: 23g
     Dietary fiber: 2g
     Sugar: 13g
Protein: 2g
Iron: 4%

So you can see that the ingredients are nothing to get worked up over and the calories are low compared to alternative flavours and brands. I really like this about the So Delicious organic quarts.

I actually enjoyed this dessert on its own with no add-ins (surprising for me, as I love to overload on sugar).

Like the Chocolate Velvet flavour (reviewed here) in the organic quart line, the texture was disappointing. It was icy and really hard to scoop...I bent two spoons in the process! So it lacked the creaminess and softness that one would expect from 'ice cream'. Still, the flavour was pretty good in the peanut butter parts of the quart (better than the Chocolate Velvet). The peanut butter was rich in flavour but the chocolate component was disappointing...pretty average. I also felt like they had more chocolate than peanut butter parts and it would have benefitted from some peanut butter chips. I guess they only reserve add-ins for their 'Purely Decadent' line of 'ice creams'.

Anyway, because I'm a peanut butter fan, I'd buy this again unless I found an alternative brand with a better texture and with more peanut butter!

You can enjoy So Delicious' other soymilk "ice cream" quarts in (all vegan):
Brand (quoted from purelydecadent.com):
  • None of the containers and lids that our products are packaged in contain Bisphenol-A (BPA's)
  • All of our coconut based products are Non-GMO certified by the NonGmo Project. For more information, go to www.NonGMOProject.org. All of our other products are internally verified to be GMO free.
  • None of our products contain MSG, yeast, yeast extract, or autolyzed yeast.
  • The natural flavors in our products are flavor analogs that come from botanicals and extracts from natural sources. Care is taken to utilize components from the original substrate when possible.
  • None of our products contain the food preservative, TBHQ, either as direct ingredients or sub- ingredients.
  • None of our products contain the food preservative, BHT, either as direct ingredients or sub-ingredients.
  • None of our products contain the food preservative, BHA, either as direct ingredients or sub-ingredients.
  • Some of our products contain flavors which include of a small amount of ethyl alcohol as a carrier. The amount of ethanol in these products is so small that there is no physiological impact. There is no gluten in the alcohol.

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