Ritchies Fine Food & Wine Merchants (IGA) Chocolate Hot Cross Buns review
Chocolate hot cross buns. Priced at $4.99.
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Flavour
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We tested traditional fruit buns and chocolate buns, plus their gluten-free varieties.
- Chocolate
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Recommended
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We recommend traditional and chocolate hot cross buns with a CHOICE Expert Rating of 70% or more, and gluten-free hot cross buns (all varieties) with a score of 60% or more.
- No
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CHOICE Expert Rating
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The CHOICE Expert Rating, our overall score, consists of 90% sensory and 10% nutrition (based on the Health Star Rating). For sensory, 50% of the score represents the toasted bun sample and the other 50% represents the fresh (untoasted) bun sample.
- 39%
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Taste test score
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A panel of three experts independently tasted and judged all hot cross bun products, both toasted and untoasted. The taste test score is weighted as follows: flavour (50%), appearance (20%), aroma (15%) and texture (15%).
- 38%
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Toasted score
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This score is based on how nice each hot cross bun tasted when toasted.
- 42%
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Fresh (untoasted) score
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This score is based on how nice each hot cross bun tasted when fresh (untoasted).
- 34%
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Nutrition score
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This score is based on the product's Health Star Rating (HSR). The HSR is calculated from the details in the nutrition information panel and converted to a percentage.
- 40%
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Taste test notes
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A collection of taste test comments from our panel of three expert judges.
- • Little chocolate aroma when fresh, and unpleasant chemical flavour and aftertaste; good amount of chocolate, evenly distributed.
• Toasts well with good texture balance; choc flavour comes through more than when untoasted.
• The aroma was not pleasing when broken open; chocolate was not evident in aroma.
• The texture was quite good. Toasting did not improve the product.
• Short, round pale brown bun, thin piped white cross. Weird smell. Dry, not much taste.
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Price
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Price is for the pack size specified and bought in Sydney stores in February 2024 (not on special).
- $4.99
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Price per bun
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Based on the pack size purchased.
- $0.83
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Health Star Rating
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Score out of five. The Health Star Rating system ranks food products on a scale from half a star (least healthy) to five stars (most healthy), allowing you to make healthier choices at a glance.
- 2
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Energy per 100g (kJ)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 1200
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Protein per 100g (g)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 8.2
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Fat per 100g (g)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 7.4
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Saturated fat per 100g (g)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 4.5
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Carbohydrates per 100g (g)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 45
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Sugars per 100g (g)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 13.5
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Fibre per 100g (g)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 0
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Sodium per 100g (mg)
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As per the nutrition information panel on the pack purchased.
- 338
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Percentage of chocolate
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As per the pack purchased.
- Not stated
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Percentage of fruit
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As per the pack purchased.
- N/A
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Ingredients
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As per the pack purchased.
- Wheat Flour, Water, Dark Chocolate Budlets (Sugar, Cocoa Mass, Cocoa Butter Anhydrous Milk Fat, Emulsifiers (322-Soy,476)), Yeast, Sugar, Emulsified Vegetable Fat(Water, Palm Oil, Sugar, Emulsifier (471)), Egg, Cocoa Powder, Gluten, Improver (Soy Flour, Emulsifier (472E, 481,471), Wheat Flour, Enzymes, Food Acid(300), Thiamine), Iodised Salt (Sodium Chloride, Anticaking Agent (535)), Softener (Soy Flour, Emulsifier (Vegetable Origin, SSL (481), Mineral Salt (Calcium Carbonate (170), Enzyme), Spice Mix (Cinnamon All-Spice, Coriander, Ginger, Clove), Folic Acid Mix (Wheat Flour, Folic Acid).
- Buns per pack
- 6
- Good to know
- Nothing to mention
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Shop Ethical rating
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Shop Ethical rates the environmental and social impact of the company (not the product) using independent sources. This rating is not included in our total score. The rating ranks from A (highest) to F (lowest); N/A means there is no rating for that company.
- C
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Percentage of Australian ingredients
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As per the pack purchased.
- 42%
