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Bakers Delight Handmade Traditional Fruit Hot Cross Buns review

Traditional. Priced at $9.5

CHOICE Expert Rating

55%
What is the CHOICE Expert Rating?

Type

Flavour
Traditional

Recommended products

Recommended
Not recommended

Test results

CHOICE Expert Rating
55%
Toasted score
57%
Fresh (untoasted) score
53%

Comments

Taste test notes
  • "Texture looks quite fluffy but dough balls on eating, a little dry flavour and quite bland." n
  • "Fruit unevenly distributed and not enough so when eating it tastes more like a toasted bread roll." n
  • "Aroma is more like a bread roll." n
  • "There could be more fruit content." n
  • "Lacks flavour." n
  • "Feels like this is a bread that's been dressed as a hot cross bun." n
  • "Tastes like a dinner roll, not a hot cross bun, dry, airy and crumbly."

Sustainability

Shop Ethical rating
C
Percentage of Australian ingredients
0%

Cost

Price
$9.50
Price per bun
$1.58

Nutrition

Energy per 100g (kJ)
1220
Protein per 100g (g)
6.2
Fat per 100g (g)
4.7
Saturated fat per 100g (g)
0.5
Carbohydrates per 100g (g)
53.9
Sugars per 100g (g)
22.5
Fibre per 100g (g)
2.8
Sodium per 100g (mg)
356
Percentage of chocolate
NA
Percentage of fruit
25%
Ingredients
Wheat Flour, Fruit (25%) [Sultanas, Currants, Vegetable Oil (Cotton Seed, Sunflower)], Water, Sugar, Yeast, Vegetable Oil (Canola),Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Gelling Agent (440 407, 415), Acidity Regulator (330, 331, 341), Spices, Iodised Salt, Wheat Starch, Soy Flour, Vegetable Gum (415, 412), Mineral Salt (541, 500), Flavour, Emulsifier (471 – Canola), Colour (171), Vitamins (Folic Acid, Thiamin).

Specifications

Buns per pack
6
Good to know
Baked on premises

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Rebecca Ciaramidaro CHOICE content producer
Rebecca Ciaramidaro

Rebecca Ciaramidaro is a Content producer in the Household team at CHOICE. Rebecca writes about a wide range of children’s and household products, ranging from cots and strollers to ovens, BBQs, espresso machines and electric blankets. And also grocery items such as nappies, sanitary pads and laundry detergents. Previously at CHOICE, Rebecca worked as a  Test officer in the kitchen lab. Rebecca has a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition and Food) from the University of Western Sydney.

Rebecca Ciaramidaro is a Content producer in the Household team at CHOICE. Rebecca writes about a wide range of children’s and household products, ranging from cots and strollers to ovens, BBQs, espresso machines and electric blankets. And also grocery items such as nappies, sanitary pads and laundry detergents. Previously at CHOICE, Rebecca worked as a  Test officer in the kitchen lab. Rebecca has a Bachelor of Science (Nutrition and Food) from the University of Western Sydney.