9 Bar is a snack bar manufacturer from the UK, producing bars based on their "super-seed" base, of sunflower, pumpkin, sesame and hemp seeds. They make 4 different product lines.
The "Original Lift" series I believe is the first line they made, and includes mix-ins like cashews, almonds, brazil nuts, and pumpkin. Slightly more interesting is the "Carob Hit" line, again with a super-seed base, obviously carob, and other mix-ins like flax, pumpkin, apricots, dates, and chia. I'm not quite sure what is breakfasty about the "Breakfast Boost" range, but these include dried fruits (apricot, strawberry, raspberry, raisins) and oats in the base. I guess oats are for breakfast? The most exciting line is "Cocoa Kick", available in 4 flavors: hazelnut, coconut, raspberry, and cashew, all of which have a super-seed base, cocoa mixed in, and a chocolate layer on top. I went for the raspberry.
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| Cocoa Kick: Raspberry. |
I almost liked this bar.
The layer of chocolate on top was dark chocolate and seemed to be decent quality. It was thick and generous, and didn't leave me wanting for more. The seed mix had cocoa mixed in as well, so, this delivered in the chocolately department, I did indeed get my "cocoa kick".
The raspberry flavor went well with the chocolate, but, I really didn't care for the raspberry seeds. I have this problem with raspberries and blackberries, I just can't stand the seeds when I eat the fruits, and here there was tons of raspberry seeds mixed in. That was off-putting to me.
But finally, I just didn't like the flavor of the seed mix, predominantly sunflower seeds. A bit bitter, and just not a taste I like.
So, not the bar for me. If you like seeds (both sunflower AND raspberry), then perhaps this is the bar for you.
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