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Time for a review of some food that I’ve actually seen in a grocery store. (My primary store, Harris Teeter, has recently started carrying the bars.)
Have you seen them?
Please note that the products mentioned in this post were sent to me, free of charge, for the purpose of reviewing on Unusual Passions. This is my attempt to present an unbiased analysis. I did not consider cost in my evaluation.
The company:
The "spirit and purity" of Bora Bora (a French Polynesian island) inspired some people to create a company based on those principles. At least, that’s the premise of Bora Bora Organic Foods.
All bars boast the following:
- USDA Certified Organic (at least 95% organic ingredients)
- contain no refined sugars (fruit, agave syrup, honey and brown rice syrup, all organic, used to sweeten)
- no preservatives
- gluten free
- non-GMO (genetically modified organisms)
- vegan* + non-dairy
- kosher
- free of trans fats
- soy-free
According to their website, Bora Bora Ltd. donates 10% of profits back to initiatives that support sustainable farming and renewable energy resources. They pledge to minimize waste and even their corrugated packaging supports and uses wind power, through the Forest Stewardship Council.
*Two flavors, Exotic Coconut Almond and Paradise Walnut Pistachio use honey.
The goods:
Bora Bora Organic Foods kindly sent me 5 bars, a tube of Wild Pomegranate lip balm, and three stick-on tattoos (those were FUN!). 
The bars are created with three different objectives—to get going, feel great, and live long. I can’t vouch for those claims, but I can for the gustatory experience! My mom reluctantly offered her opinion as well.
Now I bet they wish they sent me 6 bars! (You know, to make it even…)
As you can see, these toothsome bars are replete with chunky nuts and moist dried fruit. Most are made with puffed rice, adding to the texture profile. Despite the varying degree of sweetness (from brown rice syrup, honey, agave nectar, and dried fruits, including dates) none of the bars are saccharine or cloying.
superfood.
- Wild Pomegranate Pecan – The favorite of both my mom and I, this is a very balanced bar in terms of taste and texture. The crisp rice offers a light crunch while the rich pecans and cashews make for a firmer bite. The nuts are in perfect proportion to the dried cherries and sultana raisins. I like how Audrey described them:
When I first bit into it I was almost knocked over with the intense, chewy, fruity taste that exploded in my mouth. This bar had a pliable and toothsome consistency that was neither too squishy nor too hard. Every bite was delicious! With buttery pecans complementing plentiful dried fruit, you really can’t go wrong—BIG yum!
- Exotic Coconut Almond – Despite my mom’s aversion to coconut (the flavor was quite present), she thought it was perfectly sweet. The whole, dry-roasted almonds and toasted coconut contributed to the excellent texture, although I must say the bar is slightly oily.
- also: Tropical Sesame Cranberry and Native Acai Walnut (coming soon)
antioxidant.
Just how much do I like this “Bora Bora” stuff?
Enough to put it on my face?
- Paradise Walnut Pistachio – This bar is definitely very colorful and visually appealing. I detected a predominant raisin flavor—it reminds me of trail mix.
- also: Tiki Blueberry Flax (they’ve got some, umm.. creative names!) and Pacific Mango Macadamia (coming soon)
energy.
- Island Brazil Nut Almond – My mom liked it, but I was disappointed. This bar boasts brazil nuts, pumpkin seeds (pepitas), almonds, and sunflower seeds, but all I could taste were the peanuts. This is nuttiest bar of the bunch.
- Volcanic Chocolate Banana – Appropriately complex flavors are present in this one. Paired with an underlying coconut flavor, the tropical dried bananas are intense, along with antioxidant-rich cocoa powder. The downside? An oily mouthfeel.
- also: Tribal Cinnamon Oatmeal
They have some new flavors coming soon—Native Acai Walnut and Pacific Mango Macadamia. That last one sounds really good—you know I like mango!
They also sent me some “Wild Pomegranate”-flavored certified organic lip balm. I don’t know where (or if) you can buy it, but I like it. (It sort of makes me want a Wild Pomegranate Pecan bar.) The ingredients are as follows: cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, olea europaea (olive) fruit oil, beeswax, simmondsiea chinesis (jojoba) seed oil, flavor, butyrospermum parkii (shea butter), helianthus annus (sunflower) seed oil, stevia rebaudiana (stevia) leaf extract, punica granatum (pomegranate) extract, tocopherol. Let me know if I spelled any of those wrong—my spell checker (and brain) definitely cannot handle all that Latin!
visit the website to:
- search by ingredient
- learn specific nutritional information
- find out where to buy (psst! Harris Teeter carries these now…)
- view a detailed picture and description of each bar
- enter for a chance to win 3 free cases of bars
PS – I love doing entire posts for product reviews, but it makes me feel a tad silly because I see other bloggers just slipping the reviews into other posts. I’m not too concerned which method is more effectual, because I’m having fun eating and reviewing; I’m doing my best. However, when I get short on time (i.e. when school starts in the fall), I might resort to quicker reviews. Until then… enjoy!
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