Ingredients

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Bold Flavor,
Better For You

Being firm believers in the notion that “We are what we do and what we eat,” extraordinary care has been taken to make sure we put only 100% natural, plant-based ingredients into our products. This meticulous approach to product formulation is based on our “3+2+1++” philosophy of providing our cherished customers with the best of both worlds in snacking, which is great taste made even more enjoyable and reassured by healthy ingredients consisting of the following mix:

Tree Nuts

Nuts have been an integral part of human diet dating back to the prehistory. A nut is basically a fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed, where the hard shelled fruit does not open to release the seed (indehiscent). In a culinary context, a wide variety of dried seeds are often called nuts, but in a botanical context, only ones that include the indehiscent fruit are considered true nuts. Thus, hazelnut is a true nut, while almond, cashew, peanut, pecan and walnut are actually the seed of a fruit.

Key benefits of nuts:
• Excellent source of energy, i.e. complex carbohydrates
• Considerable source of essential vitamins and minerals
• High in protein
• High in fiber
• High in antioxidants
• Low glycemic index (GI)
• Contain essential fatty acids that are unsaturated fats, i.e. good fats

Dried Fruits

Dried fruits are fruits from which most of the original water content has been removed either naturally, through sun drying, or through the use of specialized dryers or dehydrators. Dried fruits have a long tradition of use dating back to the fourth millennium BC in Mesopotamia, and are prized because of their sweet taste, nutritive value, and long shelf life.

Key benefits of dried fruits:
• Dried fruits retain most of the nutritional value of fresh fruits
• High in fiber
• High in antioxidants
• Low in sodium
• Naturally sweet, with no added sugar
• Long shelf life

Edible Seeds

The seed is an embryonic plant itself and the origin of nutrition. Seeds come in all different sizes, shapes and colors, e.g. Chia seed, flax seed, pumpkin seed, sunflower seed, sesame seed, etc. A plant goes to great lengths to produce each seed and fill it with high concentrations of vitamins, minerals, proteins, essential oils and dormant enzymes. A seed is life – a living food filled with high quality nutrition.

Key benefits of seeds:
• Excellent source of energy, i.e. complex carbohydrates
• Considerable source of essential vitamins and minerals
• High in protein
• High in fiber
• High in antioxidants
• Low glycemic index (GI)
• Contain essential fatty acids that are unsaturated fats, i.e. good fats

Whole Grains

According to The Whole Grains Council, a nonprofit consumer advocacy group working to increase consumption of whole grains for better health:

“All grains start life as whole grains. In their natural state growing in the fields, whole grains are the entire seed of a plant. This seed (which is called a “kernel”) is made up of three key edible parts – the bran, the germ, and the endosperm – protected by an inedible husk that protects the kernel from assaults by sunlight, pests, water, and disease. Whole grains contain all three parts of the kernel. Refining normally removes the bran and the germ, leaving only the endosperm. Without the bran and germ, about 25% of a grain’s protein is lost, along with at least seventeen key nutrients. Processors add back some vitamins and minerals to enrich refined grains, so refined products still contribute valuable nutrients. But whole grains are healthier, providing more protein, more fiber and many important vitamins and minerals.”

Common examples of whole grains:

• Oats
• Millet
• Wheat

• Barley
• Maize
• Brown Rice

Natural Sweeteners

With obesity and diabetes receiving greater attention than ever as a serious health concern, an increasing number of people are cutting back on consuming highly processed refined sugar that is full of empty calories and depleted of vitamins and minerals. Instead, more and more health-conscious and wellness-minded individuals are switching to natural sweeteners, which retain much of their original nutrients without compromising the irresistible taste and essential functions of sugar.