Quest bar formula change
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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.0 -
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.
- Fiber syrup
- Protein powder
- Flavoring element, such as Oreo cookies
No cooking required. Video Instructionals are all over YouTube.
Probably going to be doing this0 -
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.0 -
Who cares? Victory bars are better anyhow0
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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!0 -
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.0 -
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.
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At least they probably are still better than the power bars of the 90's.0
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If the new ones have less fiber I'll be happy.0
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shoshanaassaraf wrote: »I eat Quest bars as a cheat and use Victory Bars by Oh Yeah as a snack. They are healthier than Quest. PS I account 40% of all protein that will turn into carbs and 10% of all fats. I am a diabetic, Type 1.
I do a similar thing with Quest Bars (the fat-protein-unit method, which causes me to count about half of the protein as carbs), or I take advantage of the quest bar causing a delayed BG spike by eating it at bedtime on more active days.
Part of me is still confused why there's a ton of hoopla about Quest bars spiking BG more than "normal." It's got the low-carb high-protein factor going against it (when protein can go through the TCA cycle as pyruvate) and high amounts of dietary fiber.0 -
Part of me is still confused why there's a ton of hoopla about Quest bars spiking BG more than "normal." It's got the low-carb high-protein factor going against it (when protein can go through the TCA cycle as pyruvate) and high amounts of dietary fiber.
Do they make some "net carb" claim that looks wrong against a BG measurement ?0 -
I wasn't aware of the change and just went and checked the flavors in my pantry.
The Cookie dough and White choc raspberry I have are old formulations, while Strawberry Cheesecake is the new formulation.
I hadn't tried the old formulation of Strawberry cheesecake, but I did think this flavors texture was similar to S'mores, while tasting like a much less tasty version of White Choc raspberry in flavor.
Now I want to compare it to the old version. I bought this flavor based on high recs on the forum and was disappointed. (Not terribly so, it's still pretty decent)
I hope they don't change white choc raspberry to this texture.0 -
Lourdesong wrote: »I wasn't aware of the change and just went and checked the flavors in my pantry.
The Cookie dough and White choc raspberry I have are old formulations, while Strawberry Cheesecake is the new formulation.
I hadn't tried the old formulation of Strawberry cheesecake, but I did think this flavors texture was similar to S'mores, while tasting like a much less tasty version of White Choc raspberry in flavor.
Now I want to compare it to the old version. I bought this flavor based on high recs on the forum and was disappointed. (Not terribly so, it's still pretty decent)
I hope they don't change white choc raspberry to this texture.
It's the strawberry cheesecake one you don't like? I hate that one. Don't let it sway you quite yet.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Lourdesong wrote: »I wasn't aware of the change and just went and checked the flavors in my pantry.
The Cookie dough and White choc raspberry I have are old formulations, while Strawberry Cheesecake is the new formulation.
I hadn't tried the old formulation of Strawberry cheesecake, but I did think this flavors texture was similar to S'mores, while tasting like a much less tasty version of White Choc raspberry in flavor.
Now I want to compare it to the old version. I bought this flavor based on high recs on the forum and was disappointed. (Not terribly so, it's still pretty decent)
I hope they don't change white choc raspberry to this texture.
It's the strawberry cheesecake one you don't like? I hate that one. Don't let it sway you quite yet.
I liked it alright, I just was expecting it to be tastier based on high recs. I was thinking the new formula may have been the reason it didn't live up to my expectations.
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I do like the S'mores flavor quite a lot so I do feel their new fiber apparently can produce a good bar, though. 'Course, they didn't make a S'more with their old fiber, had they done so that might have been something really grand...0
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Lourdesong wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Lourdesong wrote: »I wasn't aware of the change and just went and checked the flavors in my pantry.
The Cookie dough and White choc raspberry I have are old formulations, while Strawberry Cheesecake is the new formulation.
I hadn't tried the old formulation of Strawberry cheesecake, but I did think this flavors texture was similar to S'mores, while tasting like a much less tasty version of White Choc raspberry in flavor.
Now I want to compare it to the old version. I bought this flavor based on high recs on the forum and was disappointed. (Not terribly so, it's still pretty decent)
I hope they don't change white choc raspberry to this texture.
It's the strawberry cheesecake one you don't like? I hate that one. Don't let it sway you quite yet.
I liked it alright, I just was expecting it to be tastier based on high recs. I was thinking the new formula may have been the reason it didn't live up to my expectations.
I actually rarely see that one recommended!
I pretty much only eat the cookie dough and double chocolate chunk and haven't noticed a difference. That being said, sometime I think there are bad batches of quest bars, or that some get ruined because of the temperature they are stored in.0 -
arditarose wrote: »Lourdesong wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Lourdesong wrote: »I wasn't aware of the change and just went and checked the flavors in my pantry.
The Cookie dough and White choc raspberry I have are old formulations, while Strawberry Cheesecake is the new formulation.
I hadn't tried the old formulation of Strawberry cheesecake, but I did think this flavors texture was similar to S'mores, while tasting like a much less tasty version of White Choc raspberry in flavor.
Now I want to compare it to the old version. I bought this flavor based on high recs on the forum and was disappointed. (Not terribly so, it's still pretty decent)
I hope they don't change white choc raspberry to this texture.
It's the strawberry cheesecake one you don't like? I hate that one. Don't let it sway you quite yet.
I liked it alright, I just was expecting it to be tastier based on high recs. I was thinking the new formula may have been the reason it didn't live up to my expectations.
I actually rarely see that one recommended!
I pretty much only eat the cookie dough and double chocolate chunk and haven't noticed a difference. That being said, sometime I think there are bad batches of quest bars, or that some get ruined because of the temperature they are stored in.
Quest has been pretty consistent for me so far, but I do only order from one place. I did however once get a bar that had a microscopic tear in the wrapper and like 1/4 of the bar had dried out HARD as a rock. Unfortunately I didn't discover that until I attempted to bite into it - ouch! and ick!
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The original one is sweeter, and moister.Lourdesong wrote: »arditarose wrote: »Lourdesong wrote: »I wasn't aware of the change and just went and checked the flavors in my pantry.
The Cookie dough and White choc raspberry I have are old formulations, while Strawberry Cheesecake is the new formulation.
I hadn't tried the old formulation of Strawberry cheesecake, but I did think this flavors texture was similar to S'mores, while tasting like a much less tasty version of White Choc raspberry in flavor.
Now I want to compare it to the old version. I bought this flavor based on high recs on the forum and was disappointed. (Not terribly so, it's still pretty decent)
I hope they don't change white choc raspberry to this texture.
It's the strawberry cheesecake one you don't like? I hate that one. Don't let it sway you quite yet.
I liked it alright, I just was expecting it to be tastier based on high recs. I was thinking the new formula may have been the reason it didn't live up to my expectations.
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For those looking to make their own:
http://www.amazon.com/Fiberyum-IMO-Syrup-Sweetener-Isomalto-oligosaccharide/dp/B00XQMAC1G/
http://www.amazon.com/Vitafiber-Basic-Syrup-15-8-1-33/dp/B00TE3ZPJ0/
^That's the liquid fiber base they use to make Quest Bars. You can search Google and Youtube for some various instructions on how to use that with flavoring and protein powder to make your own Quest Bar.
I kind of wish I knew what S'More Quest Bars would taste like if they used oligosarccharide instead of corn fiber.
I'm a little mad that they're the same price. I'm highly doubtful corn fiber costs anywhere near as much as to use.0 -
I picked up a few from Trader Joe's and the first I ate was a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one. It had a bitter and more artificially sweet flavor to me. Also, my stomach bloated a lot afterwards, which it hasn't done in the past with Quest Bars. This makes me very sad, as Quest Bars were one of the only bars I could eat and not be afraid of gastrointestinal upset. I hope there are enough complaints that they change it back to the old formula, or maybe offer both options.0
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Whoa, that Vitafiber is $100/bottle. I'm not sure how many bars you can make with this, but for the cost of those two ingredients I can get five *boxes* of Quest bars.
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The vitafiber that costs $100 is a 15.8 lb / 1.33 gallon worth.echmainfit619 wrote: »
Whoa, that Vitafiber is $100/bottle. I'm not sure how many bars you can make with this, but for the cost of those two ingredients I can get five *boxes* of Quest bars.
From the recipes I see, that would make 510, which works out to about $0.20 per bar worth of vitafiber. You'd need to account for the protein powder cost, which off the top of my head would be $0.70 / scoop just using bulk ON whey. So you're still under $1 a bar without labor, though there are obviously other ingredients you'll need.0 -
Well, this is potentially interesting. I stopped into Trader Joe's a few days ago to see if they had the new or old formula quest bars and they had two flavors in the new. So I stopped in again today with my credit card so could buy one of each and there were no new formula quest bars to be found. They were all stocked up on the old formula tho!0
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Hmmm...kinda tempted to try the DIY formula.
Does anyone know if these raw ingredients have a shelf life? It could take a hell of a long time to go through them.0 -
After Quest switched to the new formula, there was a production issue and a lot of bars went out bad - the most complaints seem to be about the chocolate chip cookie dough. If you ordered direct from Quest they will replace them. Neither my wife nor I can tell a difference between new and old recipe taste-wise. The main difference is that the bars are no longer "sticky" and getting them out of the wrapper without requiring a surgical team is now actually possible.0
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I've noticed that some of the originals are still being sold with the new formula in the same box! Went to vitamin shop today and a brand new box was opened and they were mixed with the oglisarides and the corn fiber0
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Just checked my stock of bars; looks like the only ones I have now with the new formula is Smore's & Strawberry Cheesecake. Smore's was a favorite so hopefully I still feel that way. Strawberry Cheesecake I never loved, just bought it because it was a flavor I could tolerate. Maybe the change will make me like it better!0
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The Smores flavor was always made with the corn fiber ingredient. It never had the isomalto fiber. So there will be no change to that one.0
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I picked up a few from Trader Joe's and the first I ate was a Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough one. It had a bitter and more artificially sweet flavor to me. Also, my stomach bloated a lot afterwards, which it hasn't done in the past with Quest Bars. This makes me very sad, as Quest Bars were one of the only bars I could eat and not be afraid of gastrointestinal upset. I hope there are enough complaints that they change it back to the old formula, or maybe offer both options.
Have you tried Zone bars? Not only do they taste good, but I don't bloat on them. Also Power Crunch bars are excellent. High fat (13gr), low Carb (5gr) and they taste like wafer cookies! SUPER filling; for longer than Zone bars. Hope this helps. ☺0
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