Trail Mix vs Fruit Mix: What Is Actually Different
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Habbitree’s two ready-to-eat blends look similar on a shelf but differ a lot on the label. The Trail Mix is mostly nuts and seeds, and the Premium Fruit Mix is entirely dried fruit.
What is in each
Trail Mix (10 ingredients): pumpkin seeds, almonds, watermelon seeds, cashews, sunflower seeds, flax seeds, raisins, dried cranberries, walnuts and pistachios.
Fruit Mix (6 ingredients): black kishmish (30%), sweetened cranberries (25%), dried apricot (15%), sweetened dried cherry (10%), sweetened dried kiwi (10%) and aam papad (10%).
Per 30 g serving
| Trail Mix | Fruit Mix | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 159.7 kcal | 91 kcal |
| Protein | 5.0 g | 0.5 g |
| Total fat | 13.0 g | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 8.0 g | 23.3 g |
| Total sugars | 3.1 g | 18.4 g |
| Added sugars | see the pack label | 6.8 g |
| Dietary fibre | 2.5 g | 1.3 g |
| Servings per 250 g pack | about 8 to 9 | about 8 |
| Best before | 6 months | 18 months |
How to read the difference
The Trail Mix gets most of its energy from the fat in nuts and seeds, and it carries the protein. The Fruit Mix gets its energy from carbohydrate, most of it sugar, and has almost no protein or fat. Some of the Fruit Mix’s sugar is added, because several of its fruits are sweetened.
Neither is better in general. It depends on whether you want a filling, nutty snack or a sweet, light one, and how you plan to use it.
Ways to use them
The Trail Mix page suggests breakfast bowls, smoothies, salads or a snack. The Fruit Mix page suggests a snack, breakfast cereals, yoghurt, salads, desserts or a travel snack.
Allergens
The Trail Mix contains tree nuts (almonds, cashews, walnuts and pistachios). The Fruit Mix may contain traces of tree nuts, peanuts and sesame. Check the label on your pack.