Cereal bars*

Cereal bars are presented in the conventional countlines format and size and are characterized by consisting predominantly of cereal, nuts and fruit. It is convenience foods of increasing popularity as regular and calorie-low sources of nutrients and dietary fiber to reduce obesity related health problems.

Cereal bars were among the most popular, catering to those who missed breakfast and also those who simply wanted a sweet snack that provided a healthy alternative to the traditional candy bar.

Over the years cereal bars have evolved from the original hard and crunchy to soft and chewy and finally to chocolate covered soft and chewy products which closely resemble standard chocolate countlines.

The idea of cereal bars was occurred to adopt the shape of a different product that consumers were used to: chocolate bars. Cereal bars was born when the concepts of cereal and chocolate bars merged.

Cereals are produced using cereal flakes, nuts, dried fruit pieces, chocolate flakes and various other ingredients. Cereal bars often coated with chocolate or a milk powder/fat milk.

Cereal bars