Twiglets fans are fuming that the classic recipe has changed | Virgin Radio UK (2024)

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Has the Twiglets recipe changed? ›

A Pladis UK&I spokesperson told Metro.co.uk: 'We have reformulated the recipe for Twiglets to meet the needs of consumers choosing healthier diets. 'In doing this, we always look to ensure that the defining characteristics of a product with the heritage of Twiglets are maintained.

Pladis is reformulating Twiglets to make the longstanding snack brand HFSS-compliant. Twiglets has been given a new recipe containing 60% less salt, alongside a major rebrand playing up “the benefits the snack can offer shoppers”, according to Pladis.

Twiglets are made with wholegrain, providing bran, as well as yeast extract — both are high in zinc. A 40g serving also provides nearly a third of your daily vitamin E, another nutrient important for immunity, but also 1g of salt, so do keep an eye on your portion size.

Twiglets are a wheat-based snack marketed in the United Kingdom that have a "distinctive knobbly shape" similar to that of twigs and a speckled-brown-over-pale-colour appearance.

Jacob's Twiglets Snacks 150g | Sainsbury's.

Open up a Twiglets bag and enjoy the rich, wheaty and savory smell! Twiglets are great as dips and are an alternative to bread sticks or carrot sticks.

The change is apparently down to a lower sodium content - which is great, but that doesn't explain why they burn them to a crisp?! The overcooking burns the yeast extract coating which makes the taste horrible and bitter. They used to be unbeatable, now they're inedible!

Yes, you can keep eating Twiglets as much or as little as you like because they contain no animal products. They're officially labelled as 'suitable for vegetarians' but this is because they're made in a factory that also produces non-vegan foods too. So if that is something to consider.

In the black and blue bag with a red swirl which is recognisable to everyone who either loves them or hates them. Jacobs Twiglets contain no artificial flavours or colours, and - as they are baked and not fried - they have the edge on crisps health-wise.

What is the unhealthiest crisp? ›

Pringles Salt & Vinegar

Health: It won't surprise you that these are ultra-processed and at the higher end of the scale for sat fat and salt. Not the worst offender, but very little to recommend them nutritionally.

The distinctive flavour of the crunchy sticks is similar to Marmite, and certainly tends to be something you either love or hate. The recipe for Twiglets was changed significantly in 2022, with the new version containing 60% less salt and being baked rather than fried.

Baked instead of fried, Twiggies now boast 60% less salt and higher levels of fibre and wholegrain . According to Leighton Wall, the brand's marketing director, the new changes have 'enhanced' their love-it-or-loathe-it taste.

snack in British English

(snæk ) noun. 1. a light quick meal eaten between or in place of main meals.

The overcooking burns the yeast extract coating which makes the taste horrible and bitter. They used to be unbeatable, now they're inedible! Disgusted to open the package to find the seal broken on both tubs, to the extent that it's clearly on purpose.

Whilst they do have a distinctly Marmite-taste, the crisps haven't gone near a jar of the stuff. They are however coated in yeast extract which explains the flavour (and their divisive nature).

The much-loved Marmite flavoured Walkers crisps were on supermarket shelves for more than 20 years, before they were axed at the end of 2023. However, less than two weeks after it was announced they're being scrapped, Marmite have hinted that they may be making a return.

Wholewheat Flour (80%), Vegetable Oils (Sunflower, Palm), Flavouring [Yeast Extract (Barley), Salt, Vegetable Extract (Carrot)], Salt, Potassium Chloride, Magnesium Chloride, White Pepper. Contains: Wheat.