Pros/cons of pre-fab cinnamon rolls…

A good friend (Frannie! ) inquired on our FB page about how the Pillsbury cinnamon rolls in a tube compared to the Trader Joe’s brand. Great question! I had actually thought about that breakdown myself so I thought, after some research, that I would provide the info in a quick blog. Here ya go!

Trader Joe’s Nutritional Info:

Calories: 320 g

Fat: 15 g

Trans fat: 0 g

Sat. Fat: 6 g

Cholesterol: 40 mg

Sodium: 270 mg

Carbs: 42 g

Fiber: 2 g

Protein: 4 g

Ingredient list: Enriched Flour, Unsalted Butter, Water, Brown Sugar, Sugar, Nonfat Dry Milk, Cinnamon, Yeast, Salt, Dough Conditioner (Soy)

 

For Pillsbury, I went online to look it up and couldn’t “copy and paste” sections of it, so I just copied the whole thing. Understand I have nothing against Pillsbury, they are just the other version of refrigerated cinnamon rolls that I have typically purchased in the past.

I used the “Grands” version since the Trader Joe’s rolls are jumbo. As you can see, they are fairly close in some areas and quite a bit different in others. The TJ’s version had a few more calories, a little more fat, almost half the sodium, fewer carbs, more cholesterol, more fiber, and a teeny bit less protein.

For me, the big difference is the ingredient list. If I have to choose between a product with 10 ingredients (all of which I can pronounce AND recognize) and one with 30 ingredients (of which 4 are corn starch and different forms of corn syrup) and multiple preservatives, I’ll take the former.

So, there ya have it. I really do believe that what we put into our bodies DOES matter and if I have a choice between something more natural and something laden with artificial ingredients & preservatives, I will always take the more natural version.