Since 1904, Planters has provided consumers with smart snacking options, focusing on authentic ingredients from the earth. The company continues this tradition by announcing it is reducing sodium across its entire portfolio by an average of ten percent by 2012. While more than one-third of Planters products are already considered “Low Sodium”, “Very Low Sodium” or “Sodium Free,” this reduction highlights the company’s ongoing commitment to making healthy, plant-based snacks. Additionally, more than half of the portfolio’s products contain no more than three basic ingredients – nuts, sea salt and oil.
In line with this announcement, Planters recently introduced new sodium-friendly products including:
- Planters NUT•rition Bone Health Mix (low sodium)
- Planters NUT•rition Omega-3 Mix Multipacks (sodium free)
- Planters NUT•rition Heart Healthy Mix Multipacks (50% less sodium than Regular Planters mixed nuts)
NUT•rition Bone Health Mix
Combining the delicious flavors of almonds, granola clusters, yogurt-covered raisins, peaches, raspberries and cashews, this mix provides a good source of calcium and magnesium to support bone health.
Good source of the following:
- Calcium
- Magnesium
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin E
- Iron
- Phosphorus
- Copper
- Manganese
Nutrition information:
(per 1/2 cup [35g] serving)
- 170 calories
- 10g total fat (2.5g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 2.5g polyunsaturated fat, 5g monounsaturated fat)
- Low sodium
NUT•rition Heart Healthy Mix
If you love nuts, you'll be happy to know that they can fit into a heart healthy diet. Over the past decade, research has shown that eating nuts in moderation - including peanuts and most tree nuts - can help keep your heart healthy.
Scientific evidence suggests but does not prove that eating 1.5 ounces per day of most nuts, such as almonds, peanuts, hazelnuts, pecans, pistachios, and walnuts, as part of a diet low in saturated fat & cholesterol and not resulting in increased caloric intake may reduce the risk of coronary disease. See nutrition information for fat content. (1.5 oz. is about 41 whole nuts.)
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Good source of the following:
- Dietary Fiber
- Vitamin E
- Copper
- Magnesium
- Manganese
- Niacin
- Phosphorus
Nutrition information:
(per 1 oz. serving)
- 170 calories
- 15g total fat (1.5g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 4.5g polyunsaturated fat, 8g monounsaturated fat)
- 45mg of sodium (50% less sodium than Regular Planters mixed nuts)
NUT•rition Omega-3 Mix
We're bringing you the ALA benefits of walnuts in our delicious new Omega-3 Mix, a tasty blend of walnuts, cranberries, and dark chocolate-covered soy nuts. You're getting 960 mg of ALA Omega-3 per serving in a delicious sodium-free and cholesterol-free food.
Contains 960 mg of ALA Omega-3 per serving, which is 60% of the 1.6g daily value of ALA Omega-3. ALA Omega-3 is a fatty acid found in walnuts.
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Good source of the following:
- ALA Omega-3
- Copper
- Manganese
Nutrition information:
(per 1/2 cup [31g] serving)
- 160 calories
- 10g total fat (1.5g saturated fat, 0g trans fat, 6g polyunsaturated fat, 1.5g monounsaturated fat)
- A sodium-free food
- A cholesterol-free food
My Take on the Nuts
If you are looking for some great snack mixes that are healthy and filling, look no further than planters. While I have eaten their nuts in the past, these mixes take the nuts to the next level. With so many companies now making snack mixes, it seems only to make sense that planters would also do the same. What I liked though about these mixes, besides the flavor, was how healthy they were. Planters has brought together some great flavors and items in one place to make some great mixes that will suit any discerning taste.One thing that I will mention is that you do have to watch the calories with some of these though as the serving sizes are small enough that you can easily eat quite a bit and rack up some serious calories because the mixes are so good!
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