Review of 'Sunsweet' Plum Amazins

Sunsweet -- Plum Amazins (vegan)
Overall Rating: 4/5
Summary: I enjoyed these. They had a nice chew on the exterior and were tender in the middle. They're great for baking (used them in a fruit cake just this past week). For snacking, however, I do prefer whole prunes. I found that some bits were harder than others...not quite as juicy. There's a nice sweetness, but whole prunes are just jucier and more filling in my opinion. I'd buy these again for cooking (e.g. oatmeal addins) or baking purposes only (not for snacking).

Where to buy: wahh, I don't remember where I bought this...any help would be appreciated!


Photo source: The Professional Palate

Ingredients: diced california dried plums (prunes), sunflower oil.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 1/4 cup
Calories: 100
Fat: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 0mg
Potassium: 290mg
Total Carbohydrate: 26g
     Dietary Fiber: 3g
     Sugars: 13g
Protein: 1g
Vitamin A: 6%
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 2%

On its own, this is actually not a bad snack. It has a decent amount of fiber and if you add it to some nuts, it add some protein and make a nice trail mix. There's no added sugar or preservatives so that's a big plus!

The website has a pretty extensive recipe section (breakfast, entrees, desserts, sides and salads, and seasonals) here. Some dessert recipes include Oatmeal and Prune Cookies, Double Chocolate Plum Cookies, Apple Plum Crumble, and Fudgy Chocolate Cake.

Other Prune products (all vegan):

• Ones (individually wrapped)
• Bite Size Prunes
• Cherry Essence
• Orange Essence
• Lemon Essence
• D'Noir Prunes
• 60 Calorie Pack Prunes
• Whole Prunes
• Pitted Prunes (Dried Plums) (reviewed here)
• Lighter Bake (like a prune butter/puree)

Brand (quoted from Sunsweet):

• Committed to reducing the amount of packaging used in Sunsweet products
• Committed to recycling all packaging waste, glass, PET, fiber and cans
• Committed to utilizing energy-efficient lighting and steam power in our factory facility
• Developing new ways to utilize production bi-products (The bi-products from our dryers use no landfill space as we send about two thirds of it to compost and the balance is supplemental feed for livestock)