Ok, so I'll start by saying that I LOVE that these candies have no artificial colors or flavors, no hydrogenated oils, no corn syrups, no preservatives, and no GMOs. That fact on its own gives this candy a lot more room for less-than-awesome flavor, and the fact that it was SO hard for me to find in store! Even stores that were supposed to have UNREAL brand candies seemed to be out of stock or didn't even know what I was talking about.
Now onto the good stuff... and some not so good stuff.
First I tried the UNREAL77. It's their peanut butter cups. I have never really liked Reeses, and in fact, the taste of chocolate with peanut butter has never been that appealing to me. But, for the sake of the Bzz Campaign, I tried it anyway. I was surprised to find that I really did like it! It has a great texture and isn't greasy and "fake-tasting" like Reeses. The only down side is that because it is made with pure cane sugar, it is realllllyyy sweet. But that's ok- makes for easier portion control in my opinion.
Next I tried UNREAL54. It's the equivalent to peanut m&ms. Again, it's really sweet, but it tastes great. They are very similar to peanut m&ms, but the shell doesn't have that yucky chemical taste. My favorite part is that the bright beautiful colors are all natural and made of beetroot juice, turmeric extract, and purple cabbage juice.
These and the UNREAL77 are tied as my favorite.
The 3rd candy I tried was the UNREAL5. I think it's supposed to be equivalent to Milky Way? It's a chocolate, caramel, and nougat bar. Let me just tell you I plan to stick to Milky Way. I just didn't like this at all. The caramel wasn't impressive, the nougat was very gritty, and it all left a strange taste in my mouth. A positive note: the chocolate was very smooth.
Next I tried the UNREAL8, which is like the Snickers bar. It's chocolate, caramel, nougat, and peanuts. This was was just like the UNREAL5, but they added peanuts. The texture in the nougat is somehow better in this one I think, but the nougat is still gritty.
The last candy I tried was the UNREAL41, which is equivalent to m&ms. The colors aren't vibrant, but that really isn't a big deal to me. I prefer regular m&ms to these, they just don't taste right, and I wish I could put my finger on it. I think it might be that they remind me of those cheap little foil-wrapped chocolate eggs you get at Easter. Yeah. Not good.
After trying the first two, I was like "wow, they're really on to something!" Anddd then I tried the last 3. I will probably be buying the UNREAL77 and UNREAL54 again in the future when I have a sweet tooth- if I can still find them!
(left to right: UNREAL41, UNREAL8, UNREAL5, UNREAL54, UNREAL77)
(I would have included a picture of how pretty the UNREAL54 was... but I ate them all)
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