Are soreen bars / malt loafs that healthy?
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janejellyroll wrote: »For anyone interested, these are the ingredients (via the website): Fortified Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Calcium Carbonate, Iron, Niacin (B3), Thiamin (B1)), Water, Raisins (14%), Maize Starch, Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup (Partially Inverted Sugar Syrup, E150c), Malted Barley Flour (5%), Barley Malt Extract (4.4%), Dried Whey (from Cows Milk), Vegetable Fats (Rapeseed, Palm), Salt, Yeast, Preservative: Calcium Propionate (Added to Inhibit Mould Growth).
Almost all are used in home baking, at least by some people. The only one I don't recognize right off the bat is calcium propionate, which appears to be a widely used preservative and is probably better for you than eating a cake that has mold in it (mold used to be a serious problem with commercially-prepared baked goods so certainly not something you'd want to just disregard). It's also fed to cows, so if you want to avoid it in your food supply, you need to do more than avoid malt loaf.
Way too many ingredients! Evil! Eat fries instead. Ingredients: Potatoes, Sunflower Oil10 -
This thread has guaranteed I'm buying some Soreen tomorrow and whacking some butter on it. Omnomnomnom.9
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VintageFeline wrote: »This thread has guaranteed I'm buying some Soreen tomorrow and whacking some butter on it. Omnomnomnom.
This. Malt loaf (and toasted fruit loaf) are heavenly slathered with butter and accompanied by a cuppa.2 -
VintageFeline wrote: »This thread has guaranteed I'm buying some Soreen tomorrow and whacking some butter on it. Omnomnomnom.smotheredincheese wrote: »Nutritionally wise I don't know if Malt loaf is any different from any other cake, though it perhaps has a higher fibre content. It's delicious though, and low in fat (until you replace the fat by spreading on an inch thick layer of butter...it's the only way to eat it)
Does it go with peanut butter?0 -
Adding malt loaf to my list of exotic foods to try.1
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jordanblakejpgr wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »This thread has guaranteed I'm buying some Soreen tomorrow and whacking some butter on it. Omnomnomnom.smotheredincheese wrote: »Nutritionally wise I don't know if Malt loaf is any different from any other cake, though it perhaps has a higher fibre content. It's delicious though, and low in fat (until you replace the fat by spreading on an inch thick layer of butter...it's the only way to eat it)
Does it go with peanut butter?
Never tried it but can't imagine I'd love the combo. It's a dense, moist fruit cake. Suppose you could try it. I'll stick to actual butter because traditionalist.0 -
Brit in Canada missing malt loaf.
I can see I will be out at a specialty store spending an arm and leg buying one this weekend.
I hope it freezes well.
OP. Eat your malt loaf with butter, log it and enjoy.
Personally I can't imagin it with PB, but I am not a PB lover unless it's in a satay sauce.
Cheers, h.
PS: being a Brit in North America means I am bilingual when it comes to processed crap- I can eat both
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Nerves have been hit, no need to get all het up. Eat what you like OP... 4 -
Silkysausage wrote: » Nerves have been hit, no need to get all het up. Eat what you like OP...
No nerve. Just genuinely want to know what you think is in food that we should be avoiding?2 -
middlehaitch wrote: »Brit in Canada missing malt loaf.
I can see I will be out at a specialty store spending an arm and leg buying one this weekend.
I hope it freezes well.
OP. Eat your malt loaf with butter, log it and enjoy.
Personally I can't imagin it with PB, but I am not a PB lover unless it's in a satay sauce.
Cheers, h.
PS: being a Brit in North America means I am bilingual when it comes to processed crap- I can eat both
I should start bootlegging Soreen around the world.5 -
PS. Doing a good deed for my neighbour and his mac, Soreen shall be purchased after.2
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VintageFeline wrote: »This thread has guaranteed I'm buying some Soreen tomorrow and whacking some butter on it. Omnomnomnom.
We don't have them here in the US, but this thread has made me crave dark sweet bread, so I think I'll be making some molasses bread soon!0 -
Silkysausage wrote: » Nerves have been hit, no need to get all het up. Eat what you like OP...
Nobody is "het up." If you're referring to me, I like threads that empower people to make their own educated decisions about food based on the actual content of the food, the context of their diet, and their overall goals rather than just avoiding "processed food" based on misconceptions and/or fear.10 -
suzannesimmons3 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Silkysausage wrote: » Nerves have been hit, no need to get all het up. Eat what you like OP...
No nerve. Just genuinely want to know what you think is in food that we should be avoiding?
Usually "hidden" sugarz.....'cause beetus.
I hate it when cakes (processed by me or otherwise) contain that hidden sugar. So shocking that a cake might have sugar! ;-)7 -
lemurcat12 wrote: »suzannesimmons3 wrote: »VintageFeline wrote: »Silkysausage wrote: » Nerves have been hit, no need to get all het up. Eat what you like OP...
No nerve. Just genuinely want to know what you think is in food that we should be avoiding?
Usually "hidden" sugarz.....'cause beetus.
I hate it when cakes (processed by me or otherwise) contain that hidden sugar. So shocking that a cake might have sugar! ;-)
Or in bread, hidden there too. I want unleavened bread, none of that sugar activated yeast nonsense!
Soreen purchased but I also purchased two slices of cheesecake after a day of good deeds. That shall be consumed first.
And @middlehaitch I checked the pack for you, you can freeze!2 -
Because this thread amused me, I'll pop out of my lurking to say that Soreen malt loaf is available on Amazon (and it's Prime eligible too).
I've been inspired to try this.... anyone who has eaten it care to give a description to a hopeless American who is having a hard time imagining what it tastes like?
ETA: "deliciously squidgy energy"
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