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How to tell the difference between Quest Bars: Messed up recipe and fixed

xLyric
xLyric Posts: 840 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I finally found a couple of Quest bars at a local gas station, I'd been wanting to try them for a while. I know they were the new recipe because of the corn fiber in the ingredients, but the first one I tried (Cookies and Cream) was definitely not anywhere near what the hype had claimed, even taking recipe changes into account. It was pretty awful and over-sweet, definitely not worth the cost. Is there a way to tell if I have the messed up new recipe they had to fix, or if I got the fixed recipe and they're just not for me?

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  • antennachick
    antennachick Posts: 464 Member
    Probably not for you lol they are super sweet. I doubt its a messed up one...you probably just not a fan
  • xLyric
    xLyric Posts: 840 Member
    antennachick wrote: »
    Probably not for you lol they are super sweet. I doubt its a messed up one...you probably just not a fan

    Probably for the best, haha, they're a little bit above my current price range!
  • irenehb
    irenehb Posts: 236 Member
    edited February 2016
    The so called fixed recipe has the same taste (and ingredients) the only really difference I have heard people mention is the texture is softer.
  • senecarr
    senecarr Posts: 5,377 Member
    There is an old recipe with isomalto-oligosacharides, a corn fiber one, and then fixes to the corn fiber are the newest.
    I'm not sure of a way to identify one corn fiber from another. The later the expiration date, the more likely they are to be the newest formulation, but I don't know of a cut off date.
  • glassyo
    glassyo Posts: 7,809 Member
    The texture of the newest bars are definitely softer. Give it the Charmin test and if it gives easily, you know it's the newest formula.
  • xLyric
    xLyric Posts: 840 Member
    Thanks, all! It's pretty soft, so I think they're just not for me. Appreciate the help!
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    No real difference minus slightly softer. Also the new ones have 21g of protien the old ones had 20, quick way to tell the difference.
  • hgycta
    hgycta Posts: 3,013 Member
    I can usually tell by giving them a slight squeeze; the newer ones are a little softer whereas the older ones are a solid brick. That being said, I honestly can hardly (actually, I can't at all) tell a real difference in the taste.
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