ANNIE’S ORGANIC BERRY BERRY GRANOLA BARS VS SPECAIL K’S RED BERRIES GRANOLA BARS

FOOD NUTRITION LABELS

COMPARISON  Both have a serving size of one bar. However Annie’s has 120calories per bar while Special K only has 90. The total fat in Annie’sis 3.5g but the Special K’s total fat is 2g less. The saturated fat inAnnie’s is 1.5g and in Special K’s it’s 1g. The Sodium in Annie’s is5mg while in Special K’s it is 85mg. The total Carbohydrates inAnnie’s are 20g with 1g of dietary fiber and 7g of sugars. While inSpecial K’s there are18g of total carbohydrates with 3g of dietaryfiber and 8g of sugars. Special K’s has less than 1g of protein whileAnnie’s has 2g of protein. Both have 0% of Vitamin A and VitaminC. Annie’s has 2% of Calcium and Iron while Special K’s has 0%.

ANNIE’S INGREDIENTS ORGANIC TOASTED WHOLE OATS ORGANIC WHOLE OATS ORGANIC CANE SYRUP ORGANIC EXPELLER-PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP ORGANIC RICE CRISP ORGANIC PALM OIL ORGANIC DRIED BERRIES ORGANIC BLUEBERRIES ORGANIC CRANBERRIES ORGANIC CANE SUGAR ORGANIC EXPELLER-PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP SOLIDS ORGANIC CANE SYRUP NATURAL FLAVOR ORGANIC SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER) SEA SALT ORGANIC ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR)

SPECIAL K INGREDIENTS CEREAL RICE WHOLE GRAIN WHEAT SUGAR WHEAT BRAN SOLUBLE WHEAT FIBER SALT MALT FLAVORING MALTODEXTRIN THIAMIN MONONITRATE [VITAMIN B1] RIBOFLAVIN [VITAMIN B2]) CORN SYRUP SOLUBLE CORN FIBER FRUCTOSE STRAWBERRY FLAVORED FRUIT PIECES SUGAR CRANBERRIES CITRIC ACID NATURAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR WITH OTHER NATURAL FLAVORS ELDERBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE FOR COLOR SUNFLOWER OIL SUGAR VEGETABLE OIL SOYBEAN AND PALM OIL WITH TBHQ FOR FRESHNESS PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED PALM KERNEL OIL MALTODEXTRIN CONTAINS TWO PERCENT OR LESS OF DEXTROSE SORBITOL GLYCERIN NONFAT DRY MILK NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL STRAWBERRY FLAVOR SOY LECITHIN SALT NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR NIACINAMIDE COLOR ADDED PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), BHT (PRESERVATIVE).

TASTE Annie’s bars are very chewy. They taste like oats and the fruit pieces taste like dried pieces of frit. Special K’s bars are crunchier and have pieces if fruit that taste like candy. I could not taste the oats and thought it was much sweeter than Annie’s. Annie’s tasted much more natural and I could taste the ingredients it said it had. I thought Special K’s tasted like a strawberry pop tart, so I liked it more.

RESEARCH ARTICLE How Genetically Modified food affect our lives The side effects can already be seen: there have been increased allergic reactions, antibiotic resistant bacteria and other toxic hazards (Safe Food). Lab animals tested with GM foods had stunted growth, impaired immune systems, bleeding stomachs, abnormal and potentially cancerous cell growth in the intestines, impaired blood cell development, misshapen cell structures in the liver, pancreas, and testicles, altered gene expression and cell metabolism, liver and kidney lesions, partially atrophied livers, inflamed kidneys, less developed brains and testicles, enlarged livers, pancreases, and intestines reduced digestive enzymes, higher blood sugar, inflamed lung tissue, increased death rates and higher offspring mortality.