Cheap and Tasty Chocolatey Treat! (Asda Smartprice Chocolate Swiss Roll)

Member Name: kellface

Product:	Asda Smartprice Chocolate Swiss Roll
Date:	14/04/09 (116 review reads)
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Advantages: 13p! What a bargain! They also taste yummy!

Disadvantages: None!

A cheap and tasty chocolatey treat! With no artificial colours or hydrogenated, they're not as bad for you as you might think!

The soft chocolatey sponge melts in your mouth to reveal a yummy vanilla creamed flavoured filling. Just because the price is so small, doesn't mean that the quality of the product is in any way bad. They taste just as good as the more expensive ones.

The swiss roll also comes in a plain sponge flavour with raspberry jam in the middle, it's just as nice as, but I love chocolate so always choose the chocolate ones. hehe!

- Packaging -

The packaging is a simple clear wrapper with the white and green Asda SmartPrice colours on the label. The ingredients and allergy advice are clearly stated on the back of the packet, with the sell by/best before date.
The packaging advises you to consume within 3 days of opening obviously the longer you leave it the dryer it will become.

- Price -

It's an absolute bargain at 13p for the roll. It's quite small in size, but perfect! You could cut it in half and save some for another time, or if you're feeling extra naughty then go for the whole roll! If you don't eat it all, you're certainly not going to complain about it going to waste as it costs so little.

- Ingredients -

Sugar, Wheat Flour, Egg, Vegetable Oil, Glucose Syrup, Fat Reduced Cocoa Powder (3.4%), Modified Maize Starch, Dried Egg White, Vanilla Flavoured Filling (27%), Soya Flour, Flavouring, Milk Proteins, Humectant (Glycerol), Raising Agents (Diphosphates, Potassium Carbonate), Emulsifiers (Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Polyglycerol Esters of Fatty Acids, Polyoxythylene Sorbitan)

- Allergy Advice -

Contains gluten, milk, wheat egg and soya. May also contain traces of nuts and/or seeds.

- Nutritional Value -

Per 1/4 of the roll ;

Energy : 341kj/81 calories
Protein : 0.9g
Carbohydrate : 12.2g (of which sugars = 6.1g)
Fat : 3.2g (of which saturates 1.3g)
Fibre : 0.3g
Sodium : Trace

There are no artificial colours or flavouring, and all the hydrogenated fat has been removed, making it a good chocolate treat, so don't feel so guilty for having some as it's not AS bad for you, as you may think.

- Overall -

I've always been a fan of Asda SmartPrice products, and believe that more people need to try own brand products from supermarkets, it saves you so much money, as half the time your paying for a brand and label. The food is pretty much the same.

I absolutely love these swiss rolls as a treat, I normally have half of the roll with my boyfriend and we'll have it with some warm custard. It makes the sponge go even softer and soak up the custard a little bit, it's sooo nice!

As for the price, well you simply can't complain! Compared to the more expensive swiss rolls out there, the Asda SmartPrice ones are just as good. Just because it's cheap doesn't mean the quality is bad, because these swiss roll's are gorgeous!

Summary: Serve with warm custard for added yummyness!