Raspberry Crockles are made from organically grown
whole grains - puffed rice, puffed spelt and popped
quinoa. Gently puffing and popping these grains
helps retain all their nutritional goodness and
fibre content. Each small batch of puffs and pops
is then lightly coated in a blend of apple puree,
apple juice (all from English apples) and agave
nectar and gently toasted. Toasting enhances the
taste of the grains making them taste nuttier and
caramalised and enabling them to retain their
texture when immersed in milk!. When cool the
coated grains are mixed with natural freeze-dried
raspberry pieces.
Each grain has been picked for its high nutritional value – All three are high in protein with quinoa being one of the most protein rich grains available. All three whole grains are complex carbohydrates containing starch and fibre, making them particularly nutritionally efficient due to their slow release of energy. Each grain has its own particular strengths in terms of specific vitamins and minerals, for example, quinoa has one of the highest iron counts of any grain and combined with whole grain spelt and rice, Raspberry Crockles provide good levels of B vitamins (B1- thiamine, B2 – niacin, B3- riboflavin, Vitamin B6 -pyridoxine, B9 – folic acid), as well as vitamins A, C and E, and the minerals potassium, magnesium, zinc, copper and manganese. Raspberry Crockles are naturally high in dietary fibre and contain no additives, preservatives or e numbers.
Crockles achieve green traffic lights for everything but sugar content and here they get an amber light. All the sugar is low GI and just from fruit – raspberries, apples and the blue agave cactus. Agave nectar is a honey- like syrup, a third sweeter than ordinary table sugar and according to nutrition experts a healthier alternative to sugar because of its very low Glycaemic Index (GI) value. Foods with a low GI burn energy more slowly and keep the blood sugar levels more balanced. The GI index rates foods on a scale of one to 100 according to how quickly they break down from carbohydrate to sugar in the bloodstream. Regular table sugar has a GI value of 68, and honey a GI of 55, the value of Agave Nectar is between 11 and 19. Unlike cane or beet sugar or other artificial sweeteners, agave nectar contains naturally high levels of fruit sugar (fructose). Fructose is a slow-release carbohydrate which is absorbed much slower into the body and does not need a lot of insulin - the chemical that triggers our sugary 'highs and 'lows' - to break it down. Agave nectar therefore raises blood-sugar levels gently, keeping sugar cravings at bay and helps children to burn, rather than store, fat. Because agave nectar tastes a lot sweeter than sugar, this negates the desire by children to ladle on lots of refined table sugar.
The nutritional values per 100g are:
Energy 372kcal, Carbohydrate 84.8g, Protein 8.9g, Fat 2.2g, Dietary fibre 5.7g.
Each 30g serving offers 112 kcal, 0.7g fat, 0.2g saturates, 3.8g sugars and a trace of salt.
Each grain has been picked for its high nutritional value – All three are high in protein with quinoa being one of the most protein rich grains available. All three whole grains are complex carbohydrates containing starch and fibre, making them particularly nutritionally efficient due to their slow release of energy. Each grain has its own particular strengths in terms of specific vitamins and minerals, for example, quinoa has one of the highest iron counts of any grain and combined with whole grain spelt and rice, Raspberry Crockles provide good levels of B vitamins (B1- thiamine, B2 – niacin, B3- riboflavin, Vitamin B6 -pyridoxine, B9 – folic acid), as well as vitamins A, C and E, and the minerals potassium, magnesium, zinc, copper and manganese. Raspberry Crockles are naturally high in dietary fibre and contain no additives, preservatives or e numbers.
Crockles achieve green traffic lights for everything but sugar content and here they get an amber light. All the sugar is low GI and just from fruit – raspberries, apples and the blue agave cactus. Agave nectar is a honey- like syrup, a third sweeter than ordinary table sugar and according to nutrition experts a healthier alternative to sugar because of its very low Glycaemic Index (GI) value. Foods with a low GI burn energy more slowly and keep the blood sugar levels more balanced. The GI index rates foods on a scale of one to 100 according to how quickly they break down from carbohydrate to sugar in the bloodstream. Regular table sugar has a GI value of 68, and honey a GI of 55, the value of Agave Nectar is between 11 and 19. Unlike cane or beet sugar or other artificial sweeteners, agave nectar contains naturally high levels of fruit sugar (fructose). Fructose is a slow-release carbohydrate which is absorbed much slower into the body and does not need a lot of insulin - the chemical that triggers our sugary 'highs and 'lows' - to break it down. Agave nectar therefore raises blood-sugar levels gently, keeping sugar cravings at bay and helps children to burn, rather than store, fat. Because agave nectar tastes a lot sweeter than sugar, this negates the desire by children to ladle on lots of refined table sugar.
The nutritional values per 100g are:
Energy 372kcal, Carbohydrate 84.8g, Protein 8.9g, Fat 2.2g, Dietary fibre 5.7g.
Each 30g serving offers 112 kcal, 0.7g fat, 0.2g saturates, 3.8g sugars and a trace of salt.
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