Chocolate protein granola (24% protein) Organic

What is in this chocolate granola?

Soya flakes at 23%, apple purée, linseed, textured soya protein at 9%, gluten-free oat flakes, sunflower seeds, inulin powder at 6%, walnuts, dark chocolate at 5%, hazelnuts, pea protein, high-oleic sunflower oil and cocoa powder. Pulse Protein makes it in Belgium, in a 350 g bag.

Chocolate granola or walnut granola: which one?

Both share the same soya flake and apple purée base at Pulse Protein. The chocolate version adds dark chocolate, cocoa powder and hazelnuts, and states 24% protein. The walnut version stays on a plain profile, keeps the almonds, and states 26% protein instead.

Does the chocolate add sugar to the recipe?

Yes. The dark chocolate Pulse Protein uses is made of cocoa mass, cane sugar and soya lecithin as an emulsifier, so sugar enters the recipe through that ingredient, present at 5%. No other sugar appears anywhere in the ingredients list on the bag.

Is this granola suitable for people with allergies?

The packet needs reading. The Pulse Protein recipe contains soya, walnuts, hazelnuts and soya lecithin, and flags possible traces of mustard, sesame seed and other tree nuts. The gluten-free mention does appear on the product sheet, with gluten-free oat flakes in the recipe.

How do I eat it?

In a bowl with a plant drink, over a yoghurt, on a compote or fresh fruit, or dry by the handful. The Pulse Protein bag holds 350 g, to be closed after each use and kept dry. The pieces of chocolate soften if the bag sits in a warm spot.