Everything about Nutro Vanilla Wafers | Review
Everything about Nutro Vanilla Wafers | Review

Everything about Nutro Vanilla Wafers | Review

Wafers are one of the bakery products mostly liked by all age groups. It’s like a thin flat sheet and is easily breakable in fingers. Australia is the origin of wafers; the product quickly gets popular in all other countries. We are here to experience Nutro Vanilla Cream Wafers. It is imported. What is special about these cream wafers? Let’s find it out in this article.

Why people love Nutro Vanilla Wafer?

It is because of their rich vanilla flavour, creamy taste and crunchy wafers.

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Wanna Know About The Brand?

Wanna Know About The Brand?

Brand Name
Nutro
Launched
2010
Headquarters
UAE
Area Served
Website
www.targetfoodco.com
Parent Company
Target Food Company
Founded
2002
Headquarters
UAE
Area Served
Website
www.targetfoodco.com
Parent Group
Strategic Food International Company L.L.C
Founded
1994
Headquarters
Dubai, UAE
Area Served
70+ countries
Website
www.sfic.ae

Basic Overview

Creamy layers of crunchy fun!!
Category
Bakery Products
Sub category
Fine bakery wares – Wafers
Type
Vegetarian
Flavour
Vanilla
Shelf Life
18 months
Net Quantity
75 g
MRP
Rs. 45
FSSAI License Information
Parent unit
10012022000915

Important Images on the Pack

The brand logo of Nutro is illustrated. Under this brand, biscuits and wafers are served. It is one of the leading biscuit and wafer brands in the Middle East.

The flavour of the wafer is illustrated. This is vanilla flavoured cream wafers.

The wafer present inside is illustrated on the pack. Behind the wafers, the illustration of vanilla flower  indicates  that wafer is vanilla flavoured. And three layers of cream is an additional speciality  of Nutro Wafers. It is indicated by No. 3 on the pack. As per  the illustration, is the vanilla flavour here extracted from vanilla flower?

The other flavours of Nutro cream wafers are illustrated. There are totally five flavours of Nutro cream wafers. They are Vanilla, Chocolate, Hazelnut, Orange and Strawberry. Let’s unpack this Nutro Vanilla Wafers pack.

Unboxing of Nutro Vanilla Wafer

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Details on the Pack

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Taste Experience of Nutro Vanilla Wafer

From opening the tertiary to primary packaging, vanilla aroma revealed from the pack with increase in strength stage by stage. Sniffing the treat gives milk aroma followed by vanilla aroma.

The treat is a yellowish white rectangle bar like wafer. Each treat contains four wafers and in between those wafer sheets vanilla cream is present in 3 layers. Normally, cream wafers contain 2 layers of cream. But, these 3 layers of mild white cream make it feel yummy and creamy. In the treat, the top surface of the wafer sheet has several numbers of square moulds and the bottom has rhombus moulds.

Touching the top and bottom surface of the treat has rugged sense. After separating the wafers vanilla cream is present, which has the waxy feel and easily sticks to the fingers. On breaking the treat, it  divides into two halves.

In taste attempt, the treat is easy to cut in teeth and it is crunchier. The crunch sound is heard when biting. When crushing the treat, it quickly delivers the sweet feel in tongue because of the vanilla cream. On separating the cream and eating, it delivers the taste of milk powder, but the real taste can be found when eating the whole treat. After eating the treat, it quickly dissolves in the mouth within a  few seconds.

Dry and light mouthfeel is observed. After eating the treat, the sweet sense presents in the tongue for a few seconds and  the vanilla aroma is sensed when breathing out.

Nutro Vanilla Wafer’s Ingredients

The Ingredients are listed as a  whole and no individual  ingredients is  listed for cream and wafer. So, we have separated the cream ingredients based on other products which have cream in them. This ingredient separation is completely based on mr_crunchy perspective.

Vanilla Cream

Source : Palm Kernel
How : Palm kernel oil is extracted from the palm kernel. 
Why : Palm kernel oil gives creaminess and softness to the cream. It also extends the shelf life of the cream as they don't spoil easily.

Source : Sugarcane
How : Sugarcane is crushed and juice is extracted. The extracted juice is heated and filtered. Then it is crystallized to produce sugar.
Why : Sugar gives sweetness and good texture to the cream.

Source : Cow and Buffalo Milk
How : The milk in which the fat is removed by processing steps is called skimmed milk. This milk is further evaporated by spray drying techniques to obtain skimmed milk powder.
Why : Skimmed milk powder adds flavour to cream. It also provides richness and good mouthfeel.

Source : Corn Starch
How : Dextrose is produced by hydrolysis of corn starch with acids or enzymes. Then it is purified, concentrated, crystallized and dried.
Why : Dextrose is added to give bulkiness and sweetness to the cream.

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Name : Soya Lecithin
Source : Soybeans
How : Soya lecithin is a by-product of soybean oil production. The soya lecithin is extracted from soybean oil as a  by-product by using different solvents (ethanol/chloroform).
Why : Soya lecithin helps to mix and hold all ingredients together. It improves the quality of the vanilla cream.

Flavour : Vanilla
Type : Artificial
Source : Industry
How : The artificial flavours have a chemical structure which does not resemble the chemical structure of any ‘Natural flavours’ that exist in nature and is completely made in an industry or a laboratory.
Why : Artificial flavours enhance the flavour of the cream.

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Wafer

Source : Coconut
How : Coconuts are pressed to extract the oil and undergo refining steps and they are hydrogenated by passing hydrogen gas into the oil.
Why : Coconut oil gives creaminess and softness to the wafer.

Source : Wheat Grain
How : The wheat bran is separated from wheat grain. Then the starchy white part of the wheat grain is ground to produce refined wheat flour.
Why : Wheat flour forms the base ingredient where other ingredients are added and mixed to make the dough. It gives the structure for the wafer.

Source: Cow and Buffalo Milk
How: Milk is taken and mixed with acid where the solid and liquid part gets separated. The liquid part is separated and removed. The solid part is cooled down and then processed in spray drying to obtain whey powder.
Why: Whey powder improves, strengthens to wafer and provides a good mouthfeel.

Source : Cow and Buffalo Milk
How : The milk in which the fat is removed by processing steps is called skimmed milk. This milk is further evaporated by spray drying techniques to obtain skimmed milk powder.
Why : Skimmed milk powder adds flavour to wafer. It also provides richness and good mouthfeel.

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Name : Soya Lecithin
Source : Soybeans
How : Soya lecithin is a by-product of soybean oil production. The soya lecithin is extracted from soybean oil as a  by-product by using different solvents (ethanol/chloroform).
Why : Soya lecithin helps to mix and hold all ingredients together. It improves the quality of the wafer.

Source : Sea Water
How : Sea water is evaporated under sunlight to produce salt.
Why : Salt improves the overall flavour and acts as a preservative to the wafer.

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Name : Sodium Bicarbonate
Source : Industry
How : Sodium bicarbonate is produced when sodium carbonate reacts with water and carbon dioxide.
Why : Sodium bicarbonate releases CO2 during baking  which in turn  increases the volume of the wafer.

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Protease
Source : Microbes
How : Protease is produced  the fermentation of nutrient rich substrate by fungi such as Aspergillus Oriyzae or bacteria such as Bacillus subtilis.
Why : Protease is an enzyme that  is helpful for improving dough quality and strength. Then the wafer would be strong and of good quality.

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Nutritional Information - Per Pack/Per Serve

Nutro Vanilla Wafers nutritional information
Energy
Carbs
Protein
Fat

Per pack = 75 g

423.75 kcal
41.25 g
165 Kcal
3.75 g
15 Kcal
26.25 g
236.25 Kcal

Per serve = 30 g

175 kcal
17 g
68 kcal
1.5 g
6 kcal
11 g
99 kcal

Health Check

Complex Carbohydrates
Low Sugar
Low Saturated Fat
Low Sodium
Cholesterol Free
Trans fat Free
Caffeine Free

Dietary Check

Vegan
Vegetarian
Non-Vegetarian
Keto-Friendly
Gluten free
Lactose free
Tree Nut free*
Maybe
Peanut free
Soya free
Sugar free

*Note
Why is it ‘maybe’ a tree nut free product?
It is because the ingredients are processed in the equipment where the products containing  hazelnut in them are also processed. So it cannot be concluded that Nutro Vanilla Cream Wafer is a tree nut free product.

Things to know before buying

Veg/Non-Veg Symbol
Green colour V symbol indicates that Nutro vanilla cream wafers is vegetarian. It is mentioned on the back side.

Ingredients
The multiple sources used in the production of Nutro Vanilla Wafers are listed.it is mentioned on the back side.

Nutritional Information
The Nutrients present in the Nutro Vanilla Wafers are listed. It is  mentioned on the back side.

Per Serve
This is the recommended per serve value on the pack and it is mentioned on the back side.

Must See
The info which needs the most concern. It is  mentioned on the back side.

Manufacturing/Packed Date
The date on which Nutro Vanilla Cream Wafers was manufactured/ packed. It is mentioned on the front side.

Best Before/Expiry Date
For the best experience of the treat, consume it before the given date. It is mentioned on the front side.

Ingredients to Know Before Buying

This 75 g Nutro Vanilla Wafer contains about 32 grams of sugar. For sugar concerned people, this is valuable info for consideration.

Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat are highly processed oils that can have trans fat in them. This trans fat can increase LDL cholesterol level and also reduces the HDL cholesterol. FSSAI and WHO recommend [1] not to take more than 1% of energy of your daily calories from trans fat. It is roughly about 2 grams (2000 calories diet). The 75 g of Nutro Vanilla Cream Wafers pack contains 1.6 g of trans fat.

Warnings on Nutro Vanilla Wafer Pack

Nutro Vanilla Wafers warnings
Contains
Why?
Gluten
Gluten Intolerance
Celiac Disease
Wheat Allergy
Milk
Milk Protein Allergy
Milk Lactose Intolerance
Soya
Soya Allergy
Hazelnut
Tree Nut Allergy

Nutro Vanilla Wafer’s Packaging

The recycle number is not mentioned on the pack which indicates the material used for packaging. But, the primary packaging material appears to be  foil lined paper material and  is sealed properly with the treat. Because of this sealed packaging, the treat is safe and stable inside. This foil type packaging acts as a barrier to light, moisture and gas. It closely protects the cream wafers. The pack which keeps the treat fresh inside it leads to the long shelf life of the treat.

The secondary packaging looks  as if it is made up of lightweight cardboard paper. The recycle number is not mentioned on the pack which denotes the material used for packaging. It protects the shape of the treat from physical impact. It is also  designed to protect the treat from damages, as the  treats are light weight and easily breakable if they are handled improperly.

Here also, the recycle number is not mentioned. But, the tertiary packaging looks as if  it is made up of plastic. This packing helps  the wafers fresh for longer shelf life and protects from moisture  not letting  the aroma outside.

The company illustrated a man throwing the pack into the dustbin; it means that after consuming the wafers an empty pack should be thrown into the dustbin.

Claims on Nutro Vanilla Wafer

No claims.

Other Breakdowns in Nutro Vanilla Wafer

What makes the cream so creamy?
The creaminess is provided by the hydrogenated oils, these are oils which are chemically altered to reproduce the nearby sensory profile of how the butter fees. Thus the creaminess is produced by the hydrogenation of other oils, which also increases shelf life of cream by preventing oxidative rancidity.

Where & How to Store Nutro Vanilla Wafer?

Before Opening the Pack

Expectation Vs Reality

APPEARANCE
PER SERVE

Some Interesting Facts Before You Leave

Fact 1
Neapolitan wafers are the first wafers made in Austria in 1898. It has five wafer sheets and four layers of chocolate cream filling.
FACT 2
Strategic Food International Company L.L.C (SFIC) is a fully owned subsidiary of Britannia Industries Limited.
Fact 3
July 3rd is the National Chocolate Wafer Day.
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Frequently Asked Questions

Yes. It is imported from Dubai, UAE.

No. It contains whey powder and skim milk powder.

No. Artificial vanilla flavour is used.

No. 4 cream wafers are the recommended serving size.

Yes. It contains wheat, soya, milk and traces of hazelnut.

Disclaimer: The information in this page is mr_crunchy’s perspective and is fully for information purpose only, not for any nutrition or doctor’s advice. Mr_crunchy completely recommend you to consult a nutritionist or a doctor.

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