Bars "Roots": benefit and harm

Many supporters of healthy eating prefer to prepare themselves muesli for breakfast. A mixture of cereals, dried fruits, nuts, bran, seeds, sprouts and other ingredients is considered very useful for the body.

Muesli is raw and baked. Raw muesli consist of thermal untreated products. At the same time, muesli baked in the production process is mixed and baked with juice, honey, yoghurt. They can have a friable consistency or be produced in a compressed form. Bars "Roots" - this is exactly the same pressed and baked muesli. Meanwhile, regardless of the form of release, their benefits do not become less.

History of bars "Roots"

The history of the "Roots" bars started back in 1900 with the preparation by a Swiss doctor of a delicious and useful mixture of muesli, which he offered to try the patients of his clinic. They became especially popular in the 60s of the same century, and in another 10 years in America, the world's first bar was made based on a mixture of cereals, nuts and dried fruits.

It was these events that prompted the creation of the Corny bar. This happened in 1984 at a confectionery factory in Bad Schwartau (Germany), where for many years, delicious and useful bars "Roots", known throughout the world. To this day, all products of the trade mark undergo the strictest quality control for compliance with high European standards.

Varieties of bars "Roots"

On sale you can find 2 types of bars "Roots". These are two completely different products, which are produced under the same brand Corny, but at the same time differ in technology of production, composition, taste, packaging.

The "Corny Big" bar is produced in a package weighing 50 g. This is a real cereal product, reminiscent of baked and pressed muesli. On sale you can see a bar of Corny Big with the taste of cranberries, banana and chocolate, coconut and chocolate, milk chocolate, hazelnuts, peanuts with chocolate, raisins and walnuts. Products, in the name of which there is the word "chocolate", are half covered with mouth-watering glaze.

Milk bars (Corny Milk) are available in packs weighing 30 g. They contain not more than 40% of cereal flakes and a lot of milk, but from this they are not less tasty and useful. Bars "Roots Milk" are made with the taste of cocoa and classic dairy.

A large bar of "Roots": composition and calorie content

Bars of Corny with different flavors have a different composition. For example, cranberry-flavored sweets are made from fried whole grains, honey, sugar and slices of dried cranberries. In addition, this product includes: glucose syrup with fructose, cereals and corn flakes, sugar, coconut oil, acidity regulator citric acid, flavor identical to natural, sunflower lecithin emulsifier, salt. The calorie content of this bar is 388 kcal per 100. In general, the composition is not so inoffensive in comparison with the natural cereal mix.

Chocolate bar "Roots", the calorie content of which is already 448 kcal, has a slightly different composition. It contains not only valuable cereals, but also delicate milk chocolate. In addition, the following ingredients are present in the product composition: glucose syrup, glucose syrup with fructose, ground roasted peanuts, sugar, coconut oil, corn flakes, honey, salt, sunflower lecithin emulsifier, natural "Toffee with cream" flavor.

Caloric content of "Roots" bars with other tastes is 418-482 kcal.

Milk bars Corny

Corny Milk bars are represented by two tastes and slightly differ in composition and caloric content. At the same time they are equally tasty and useful.

The traditional milk bar "Roots Milk" is made from fried whole grains, honey, rice flour, milk and corn flakes, as well as from other ingredients that increase the shelf life of the product in the package. It is enriched with calcium, while its calorific value is 442 kcal per 100 g.

Bars of "Roots Milk" with a taste of cocoa will be better for those people who do not like milk. Caloric content of such a product is 457 kcal. It is made using cereal flakes, cocoa, milk, syrups, vegetable oil, vanilla extract, etc.

Bars "Roots": benefit and harm to the body

Useful properties of the bar "Roots" for the body are as follows:

• Pressed muesli - this is a valuable source of fast and slow carbohydrates, which contribute to instant hunger and satisfy the feeling of satiety for a long time;
• In the bar contains five valuable cereals (oats, rice, corn, wheat and barley), which are rich in fiber and rough dietary fiber, beneficial for the work of the organs of the gastrointestinal tract;
• Cereals, nuts, seeds, milk are important sources of vitamins necessary for normal heart function, bone skeleton building, strengthening of the nervous system;
• Thanks to the bar Corny increases vitality, increases efficiency, there is strengthening of immunity, the mood improves.

Meanwhile, delicious bars can bring the body not only good, but also harm, since such nutrition often leads to weight gain. This, in turn, can adversely affect health. Bars of "Roots" are contraindicated:

• People with diabetes, because such products are characterized by high sugar content and have a high glycemic index;
• To persons with diseases of the stomach and intestines, bars can be allowed to use only after consultation of the attending physician.

All other people are recommended to use them as a snack in a moderate amount.

Corny Bars: customer reviews

Most of the reviews that customers leave on the Root bars are positive. They consider them to be the most useful snacks, unlike chips, crackers, etc. Buyers consider the composition of "Roots" bars balanced, with a high content of cereals and a minimum amount of vegetable fats. Bars have practical packaging, they are convenient to take with them to work, to study and at any time to use as a snack. Their taste is pleasant.

A large bar of "Roots", reviews of which are often found positive, like the customers of cereals. It is a source of simultaneously fast and slow carbohydrates, which satisfy hunger for a long time. In addition, gross dietary fiber has a positive effect on the functioning of the intestine.

Negative feedback from customers about the bar is associated, mainly, with its high caloric content. Therefore, anyone who follows their weight, it is better to refuse such a snack.

How much is the Root bar?

The cost of "Roots" bars is acceptable for most citizens of the country. So, the price for a large candy from a German manufacturer is set at 60 rubles per unit. At the same time, he is quite capable of satisfying the hunger of an adult. A small bar of "Roots" with milk or cocoa weighing 30 g is about 45-50 rubles. It is worth noting that he enjoys no less demand than the products of Corny Big.

How to choose the most useful bar-muesli?

Among the whole assortment of "Roots" bars with different tastes, choosing the best one will not be easy. And yet, everyone who follows their health and adheres to the principles of proper nutrition, should give preference to bars:

• Without glaze, because they have the most natural composition and the least calorie content. For example, a bar with a cranberry flavor has a caloric value of 338 kcal, which is much less than that contained in a bar with taste of peanut chocolate (482 kcal).
• The best are the bars in the composition, which in the first place are indicated cereal crops. Root products fully meet these requirements
• It is desirable that the number of calories is less than 400 kcal, and the amount of carbohydrates in the composition is not more than 70 g.