Biogen Bars Underfilled

[OVERDRIVE]

Easy solution: 

Skratch Labs | Hydration, Nutrition, Recovery, Energy

Dump the USN 

[Dicky DQ]

You do know that this is a totally mechanical process. It is not as if someone sits there checking each bar. I don't know the bars, but of it is chocolate coated or has largish bits in it the weight will always differ and damn 9g is so easy to have a deviation in weight. 

When the items are tested for accuracy I am sure the do bulk testing so then weights would even out. 

 

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Looking at the testing methodology required for checking weights are you sure your scale meets the requirements?

 

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Edited April 5, 2022 by TDFN

[Steady Spin]

That is 9g of filler you aren’t eating. Be glad. 

USN and Biogen is garbage in my opinion. 

[Jewbacca]

Is this the right time to open up the whole 'I usually exercise way more than 12 hours a week and haven't eaten a bar in decades' discussion? 😶

[Mamil]

  On 4/5/2022 at 5:30 AM, Jewbacca said:

Is this the right time to open up the whole 'I usually exercise way more than 12 hours a week and haven't eaten a bar in decades' discussion? 😶

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Neither have I. But I do drink liters of hammers perpetuem fuel to augment my salty baby spud regime on long days out.

[mazambaan]

  On 4/4/2022 at 3:24 PM, love2fly said:

Nope. Package weight statement nust be Nett. My weights include packaging  so the others are about on. The one is close to 9g under. That's a fair %. Imagine you pay to fill your cars tank but rather than 50 litres you get 43 but pay for 50. I know it's a little but their refusal to reply gets me annoyed.

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Don't get me started; fuel should also be sold by mass as there is expansion (and contraction) related to volume.

[Titleist]

  On 4/5/2022 at 4:59 AM, Steady Spin said:

That is 9g of filler you aren’t eating. Be glad. 

USN and Biogen is garbage in my opinion. 

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What is better which are manufactured in SA? The imported bars/gels costing over R30 each is way too expensive. 

[The Ouzo]

  On 4/5/2022 at 7:15 AM, Titleist said:

What is better which are manufactured in SA? The imported bars/gels costing over R30 each is way too expensive. 

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I'm using Fastbars in conjunction with GT Gel. Just to mix it up between gels and bars.

Whether they're good or not I could not tell you, they do what they need to for me.

[wolver]

  On 4/5/2022 at 7:15 AM, Titleist said:

What is better which are manufactured in SA? The imported bars/gels costing over R30 each is way too expensive. 

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Make your own with dates, oats and various combinations of nuts and seeds, cocoa etc for flavour variety. They work out to about R1 per bar.

[Steady Spin]

  On 4/5/2022 at 7:15 AM, Titleist said:

What is better which are manufactured in SA? The imported bars/gels costing over R30 each is way too expensive. 

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A peanut butter and jam sandwich, or banans to be honest or home made date bars with seeds, nuts, etc as wolver said.. 

If I really push a very long ride and I don't have space I use Scratch. I don't cheap out on nutrition. 

[Titleist]

USN gels works fine for me. I prefer something to chew, but when I do a road ride with a few hasty friends, chewing doesn't work.

[love2fly]

  On 4/5/2022 at 7:23 AM, wolver said:

Make your own with dates, oats and various combinations of nuts and seeds, cocoa etc for flavour variety. They work out to about R1 per bar.

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I'll search online for recipes as baking/cooking is something I do a lot of. My immediate interest is getting it to set but not melt on hot days. Been taking a breadroll with ham made in 2 portions and works well.

[wolver]

  On 4/5/2022 at 9:07 AM, love2fly said:

I'll search online for recipes as baking/cooking is something I do a lot of. My immediate interest is getting it to set but not melt on hot days. Been taking a breadroll with ham made in 2 portions and works well.

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I've been making my own for a while and no two batches are ever the same, even if i try😂  Keeps it interesting i guess.

You must have big pockets to fit a ham roll into! The nice thing about the date bars is that you can pack the nutrients you need into a matchbox sized snack.

[Shebeen]

  On 4/5/2022 at 7:23 AM, wolver said:

Make your own with dates, oats and various combinations of nuts and seeds, cocoa etc for flavour variety. They work out to about R1 per bar.

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  On 4/5/2022 at 7:30 AM, Steady Spin said:

A peanut butter and jam sandwich, or banans to be honest or home made date bars with seeds, nuts, etc as wolver said.. 

If I really push a very long ride and I don't have space I use Scratch. I don't cheap out on nutrition. 

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  On 4/5/2022 at 5:30 AM, Jewbacca said:

Is this the right time to open up the whole 'I usually exercise way more than 12 hours a week and haven't eaten a bar in decades' discussion? 😶

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all of this.

OP eats bars regularly for training purposes?

[Shebeen]

i will be very disappointed if someone ever tells me these are not loaded with goodness.

Haribo is all Sagz wants, but pricey here

 

https://youtu.be/vNNs3-2Vbp4

[love2fly]

  On 4/5/2022 at 9:51 AM, Shebeen said:

 

 

all of this.

OP eats bars regularly for training purposes?

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I eat a variety about 10 min into start of a 50km plus ride then eat something else later on