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Froose Perfect Pear |
January 30, 2008
| Taste | Value | Health | Ingredients | Preparation | Appearance | Packaging | Total |
| 29 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 98 |
Beverages for kids are a challenge. How do you add good taste with good nutrition and have kids begging for more? Guess the secret is adding a moose (as the spokesperson, that is)! Froose is an alternative to those high sugar juice boxes for kids, it is low in sugar, tasty without cloying and a terrific product to teach kids that all beverages don't have to be overly sweet to have great taste. It contains 3 grams of fiber (made from brown rice) and inulin. Inulin seems to be the ingredient of the moment and is starting to appear in hundreds of products. Inulin is plant based polysaccharides (several simple sugars linked together) and is used to replace sugar, fat, and flour. It actually contains a third to a quarter of the food energy of sugar or other carbohydrates and a sixth to a ninth of the food energy of fat. Inulin also increases calcium absorption and promoting good intestinal bacteria. Nutritionally, it is considered a form of soluble fiber, but too much can lead to gas and bloating for some people. Inulin has a minimal impact on blood sugar, and is considered suitable for diabetics. Retails for 75c for 4.23fl oz.