Thursday, October 18, 2007
Review: Welch's Dried Fruit and Dried Cherries
I received some samples of snacks from a PR firm working for Welch's. The first, Welch's Dried Fruit, are mixes of chopped fruit pieces. I liked the flavors - particularly the ones with bits of pineapple - but didn't like a couple of thing. One is that they add sugar to the fruit, to tone the tartness that consumers might find objectionable. The other is that you need to read the warning label about bits of nuts appearing in the snack bags. I took a nibble of some and almost chomped down on a fragment. Because the fruit is also chopped, that may make them harder to spot - especially for the younger set, at suggested by the packaging and marketing slant. A set of 9 single servings (0.9 or 1.5 ounces each) runs $3.99 suggested retail price, or you can get a 6 ounce bag.
I also received a 5.5 ounce pouch of Welch's Dried Cherries, suggested retail price of $3.99. The fruit wasn't dried as much as you might normally expect, leaving it a little softened. These I liked quite a bit, although they also add sugar to them, as well.
The company does say that a quarter pound of either product will equal one serving of fruit. Check the bag before you depend on that, because I think that 4 ounces will end up being more calories than you might realize.
I also received a 5.5 ounce pouch of Welch's Dried Cherries, suggested retail price of $3.99. The fruit wasn't dried as much as you might normally expect, leaving it a little softened. These I liked quite a bit, although they also add sugar to them, as well.
The company does say that a quarter pound of either product will equal one serving of fruit. Check the bag before you depend on that, because I think that 4 ounces will end up being more calories than you might realize.
