Overall Rating: 3/5
Summary: there aren't any really exciting flavours going on...it's lightly salted with a sweetish flavour (has evaporated cane juice). I like that the outer casing has a slight chewiness before giving way to the soft inside 'meat'. Because it was just an 'okay' flavour and because I'm not quite sure if the ingredients are non-GMO, I wouldn't recommend these dogs. Oh yeah, and you can read about the growing controversy regarding carrageenan, an ingredient in these veggie dogs.
Where to buy: No Frills, Loblaw, Metro
Ingredients: water, soy protein, wheat gluten, canola oil, spices (contains mustard), evaporated cane juice, wheat starch, natural flavours, salt, seasoning, natural liquid smoke, yeast extract, carrageenan, guar gum, vitamins and minerals (thiamine hydrochloride, riboflavin, niacinamide, pyridoxine hydrochloride, cyanocobalamin, calcium pantothenate, reduced iron, iron oxide, zinc oxide, dipotassium phosphate, wheat starch).
Contains soy, wheat and mustard.
Nutrition Facts*
Serving size: 1 dog
Calories: 60
Fat: 1g
Saturated: .1g
Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 240mg
Potassium: 210mg
Carbohydrate: 3g
Fibre: 0g
Sugars: 1g
Protein: 9g
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 15%
*Full nutritional profile available here.
So, despite the possible (likely) inclusion of GMO ingredients, I must admit that at least the nutritional profile is solid. One dog is only 60 calories, very low in fat, and is packed with protein and iron. The downside is the very high sodium content for just 1 dog.
Other 'Dogs and Sausages' (all vegan):
- Bavarian Veggie Sausage
- Hot & Spicy Chili Dogs
- Jumbo Veggie Dogs
- Spicy Italian Veggie Sausages
- Tofu Dogs
- Sweet Italian Veggie Sausages
- Uncertain GMO status
- Kosher
- Preservative-free
- Free of artificial colours and flavours
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