Written by Catherine Saxelby
on Thursday, 14 August 2014.
Tagged: breakfast, breakfast cereals, fibre, healthy eating, high fibre, review
Better known for its puffs, pops, flakes and sugary cereals, Kellogg's has never gone into the muesli market. It's copped a lot of criticism for its pre-sweetened cereals aimed at kids and recently for its liquid breakfasts so I was quite surprised to receive a sample of its new High-Fibre Muesli under the better-for-you All-Bran brand which has long held reign as the cereal you reach for when you want the most fibre.
What struck me about the sample was how much it looked like a home-made muesli. Really quite like what I currently make as I already add All-Bran to my mix, partly to boost the fibre and partly to add a bit of interest to the look of it - those lengths or shreds of processed bran break up the sameness of the oats, nuts and dried fruit.
First impression? Home made taste, slow eating, not bad. So I went out and bought all three flavours - Apricot and Almond, Summer Fruit, and Cranberry and Pink Lady Apple.
Pack size: 450 g in a resealable pocket pouch in semi-clear plastic so you can see ALL the contents (some mueslis have a tiny window which lets you view only a small portion)
Yes it is. Well it’s got 25 per cent All-Bran along with nuts and seeds. At 6 g per bowl or over 13 g per 100g, it well and truly qualifies as a “high fibre” food and stacks up well compared to other high fibre choices:
Food, serving size | Fibre in g |
All-Bran Muesli, 1 bowl, 45 g | 6 |
All-Bran regular, 1 bowl 45 g | 13 |
Lowan Apricot & Almond, 1 bowl, 45 g | 4 |
Carmen’s Classic, 1 bowl, 45 g | 4 |
Weet-Bix/Vita-Brits, 2, 30 g | 3-4 |
Prunes, 5, 40 g | 3 |
Wholemeal bread, 1 slice 35 g | 2-3 |
Recommended intake | 25-30 |
And I checked their main claim of ‘25% more fibre than other muesli’ and it does do this. Most mueslis have around 7 to 11 per cent fibre so it has 25 per cent more.
Here’s what’s in the Almond and Apricot All-Bran High Fibre Muesli:
Whole grain cereals (53%) (rolled oats, rolled barley), All-Bran (25%) (wheat bran, sugar, barley malt extract, salt, vitamins [riboflavin, folate, thiamin]), apricot pieces (concentrated apricot puree [2.5%], concentrated apple puree, invert sugar, sugar, humectant [glycerol], wheat fibre, gelling agent [pectin], acidity regulator [malic acid], natural flavour, colours [paprika, lutein]), almonds (5%), sultanas (3.5%), pepita seeds (3.5%). |
No of serves per pack - 10
Nutrient |
Per serve 45 g (1/2 metric cup) | Per 100 g |
Energy kJ | 720 | 1600 |
Protein, g | 5.4 | 12.0 |
Fat Total, g | 4.7 | 10.5 |
Saturated, g | 0.7 | 1.5 |
Carbohydrate, g | 23.8 | 53.0 |
Sugars, g | 7.2 | 15.9 |
Dietary Fibre, g | 6.1 | 13.6 |
Sodium, mg | 47 | 105 |
A nice product and perfect extension for All-Bran which can get boring day after day. I'll look out for it again when shopping.
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