Quest bar formula change

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  • husseycd
    husseycd Posts: 814 Member
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    A couple of them taste a little different to me, namely the cookies and cream. I just had a peanut butter chocolate one and it tastes about the same. Same with the cookie dough and chocolate chunk.


  • sixxpoint
    sixxpoint Posts: 3,529 Member
    edited September 2015
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    These protein/fiber diet candy bars can easily be reduced to 3 ingredients with the same macros and nutrition by combining them in a bowl for a much cheaper price sans the fillers, abundance of sweeteners, and preservatives.
    1. Fiber syrup
    2. Protein powder
    3. Flavoring element, such as Oreo cookies

    No cooking required. Video Instructionals are all over YouTube.
  • karyabc
    karyabc Posts: 830 Member
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    sixxpoint wrote: »
    These protein/fiber diet candy bars can easily be reduced to 3 ingredients with the same macros and nutrition by combining them in a bowl for a much cheaper price sans the fillers, abundance of sweeteners, and preservatives.
    1. Fiber syrup
    2. Protein powder
    3. Flavoring element, such as Oreo cookies

    No cooking required. Video Instructionals are all over YouTube.

    Thanks! :#
  • echmainfit619
    echmainfit619 Posts: 333 Member
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    I just bought a box of the chocolate brownie from Amazon.

    How can I tell if they're the new formula?
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    echmainfit619 wrote: »
    I just bought a box of the chocolate brownie from Amazon.

    How can I tell if they're the new formula?
    echmainfit619 wrote: »
    I just bought a box of the chocolate brownie from Amazon.

    How can I tell if they're the new formula?
    if they have soluble corn fiber in the ingredients
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    On the quest facebook page there are tons of people commenting about how bad the new formula is and people giving bad reviews now. I hope they change it back. Now when I buy them I have to make sure they are the old formula before I buy.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    shell1005 wrote: »
    FYI. Anyone who uses the Ibotta coupon app...they have a coupon for GNC. If you spend $25 you can get $5 back. And the Quest bars right now are buy 3 get 1 free....so I was able to get a bunch today and not pay the usual arm and a leg for each of them.

    thanks!
  • MarziPanda95
    MarziPanda95 Posts: 1,326 Member
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    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    On the quest facebook page there are tons of people commenting about how bad the new formula is and people giving bad reviews now. I hope they change it back. Now when I buy them I have to make sure they are the old formula before I buy.

    That always happens when products change recipes. Most often, there isn't a difference in taste, but people complain anyway because they don't like change. It happened in the UK, when Cadbury changed the recipe for creme eggs. There actually wasn't a difference in taste at all but everyone moaned anyway. As soon as people know the recipe for something was changed, they'll complain even if they hadn't noticed a difference.
    I wouldn't have known that the recipe changed had I not come across this thread, and I've been eating the new ones for a week or so.
  • Talan79
    Talan79 Posts: 782 Member
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    So do all the new ones have 13gm of fiber vs 17? Is that how we can tell?
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    Talan79 wrote: »
    So do all the new ones have 13gm of fiber vs 17? Is that how we can tell?

    Look for "soluble corn fiber" on the ingredients instead of "Isomalto-Oligosaccharides* (100% Natural Prebiotic Fiber)"

    Also many of them have about 20-30 more calories.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    MarziPanda95 wrote: »
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    On the quest facebook page there are tons of people commenting about how bad the new formula is and people giving bad reviews now. I hope they change it back. Now when I buy them I have to make sure they are the old formula before I buy.

    That always happens when products change recipes. Most often, there isn't a difference in taste, but people complain anyway because they don't like change. It happened in the UK, when Cadbury changed the recipe for creme eggs. There actually wasn't a difference in taste at all but everyone moaned anyway. As soon as people know the recipe for something was changed, they'll complain even if they hadn't noticed a difference.
    I wouldn't have known that the recipe changed had I not come across this thread, and I've been eating the new ones for a week or so.

    I think I may have noticed just because of how many I eat. I actually thought it was just a weird bar or bad batch at first. I wish they tasted the same to me, but they really taste really bad now with a bad aftertaste and an "artificial" taste that I really dislike. They are missing the flavor I loved that made them so addictive, haha. I also hate how the texture is more cakey now, solid, and dense. I wish they would go back to the old formula.
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,493 Member
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    sixxpoint wrote: »
    These protein/fiber diet candy bars can easily be reduced to 3 ingredients with the same macros and nutrition by combining them in a bowl for a much cheaper price sans the fillers, abundance of sweeteners, and preservatives.
    1. Fiber syrup
    2. Protein powder
    3. Flavoring element, such as Oreo cookies

    No cooking required. Video Instructionals are all over YouTube.

    Probably going to be doing this
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
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    I tried a new version Strawberry Cheesecake. I honestly don't feel they're as good.
    I kind of like that they feel more solid. It seemed like it would be less likely to get sticky and melt into the wrapper like sometimes happens. That's about all the good I can say about it.
    In general, it tasted less sweet. It tasted a fair bit dryer. I'd seriously want something to drink while eating the new ones. Maybe it was ingredients list shading my opinion, but I felt like I tasted a hint of cornmeal flavor.
    Looking at the labels, it looks like S'More has always been this way. Perhaps because it worked with S'More, they figured they could use it in their other flavors? I imagine corn starch is cheaper to use.
  • erimethia_fekre
    erimethia_fekre Posts: 317 Member
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    Who cares? Victory bars are better anyhow
  • PeachyCarol
    PeachyCarol Posts: 8,029 Member
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    I just bought a whole bunch of them, but none of them say soluble corn fiber.

    More fun to look forward to with the data base!
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
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    PeachyCarol wrote: »
    I just bought a whole bunch of them, but none of them say soluble corn fiber.

    More fun to look forward to with the data base!

    Yeah that's the first thing that crossed my mind. I still have a bunch of bars to finish. What a pain.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,653 Member
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    PeachyCarol wrote: »
    I just bought a whole bunch of them, but none of them say soluble corn fiber.

    More fun to look forward to with the data base!

    That's hilarious and so true.

    I'm actually ok with the less fiber thing altho, obviously, not the more calories part.

    I was planning on finishing my last box (I only eat half at a time) and then maybe attempt to make my own. I just need a substitute for the fiber syrup.

    But I can't not at least try the new formula now.

  • cmtigger
    cmtigger Posts: 1,450 Member
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    At least they probably are still better than the power bars of the 90's.
  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,573 Member
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    If the new ones have less fiber I'll be happy.

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