Rootless reviews and discussion

I have iodine deficiency (thyroid struggle is real) and usually I have to sprinkle seaweed 🌊🌿 on everything I eat which isn’t always a flavor I want to experience haha. It’s so nice to get most of my iodine in a natural way in one delicious bite. Will report back in a few weeks! Reporting back after 22 days, as promised. My iodine levels are good and my iron went up a bit which is fantastic and curious. 🥼🩺 I feel less fatigued and my skin is less dry 🌟 - I haven't changed anything else in my life significantly. BONUS: I have tried all 3 flavors of rootless and here's my expert and entirely personal opinion:😋 1. pistachio orange 2. coconut chai (pro tip: let the bites aerate for a few minutes after first open) 3. strawberry

I ordered the double strawberry flavor and I think they taste nice. It’s sweet, salty and honestly a little decadent. Only a slight hint of seaweed. The texture is akin to a dried fruit or date and nut bar which I personally love but is something to keep in mind. The metal tin they come in is stunning and I look forward to reusing it for something else once I finish the supplements. Overall I like the taste, texture and packaging but I personally will be following the companies suggestion of eating one in the evening as a sweet treat rather than in the morning with my other vitamins because these are 40 calories for one which is much higher than any other vitamin/supplement I’ve tried. *editing to say that I was super busy and didn’t finish them for 60 days and they did dry out quite a bit and lose a lot of their flavor. If you are buying them definitely try to use them within 30 days.

Picked these up during a #thingdrop and have been pleasantly surprised how charming these little things are in the morning with my coffee. I'm not much of a breakfast person during the work week, so these are perfect little bite to start the day. I love that I can just keep them on my desk. I remember reading a New Yorker article a few years ago about how seaweed (or was it kelp? are they the same thing?) could revolutionize food consumption, waste, hunger, etc. so I totally buy what Rootless is selling.

Ordered this through ThingDrop and was excited to try it. Flavor sounded good, packaging and branding is gorgeous. However I was a bit underwhelmed by the actual product. I thought it smelled like a freshly unwrapped fruit by the foot, however tasted really off. It was dry and underwhelming. I will caveat this that I don't love seaweed snacks, so there's something there. But boy did these smell great. I do love the sustainability mission with the ingredients and the refill product.

I absolutely loved the packaging and presentation of the brand but the product really wasn’t for me. I got the Double Strawberry starter kit and the taste really wasn’t there - so much so that I couldn’t get myself to have more than a couple

A little underwhelmed by this product. I bought it with a Thingdrop discount and was excited to try, though I am not sure I would have otherwise ordered it. I actually thought the taste was fine, and it definitely grew on me. It sort of became crave-able. But I don't notice any sort of difference in regards to anything it advertises, and weighing that against the cost and environmental impact, it's a pass for me. ADDED NOTE: a couple weeks in, and these little nuggets got stale. With just a few left, the taste has basically disappeared. Not the most shelf-stable container apparently.

I tried their double strawberry flavor! I was excited to try these myself after our team put the brand on my radar. The sustainable tin packaging and beautiful branding really sold me, so I purchased a box to test for our Tiktok account. Unfortunately, the bites were extremely dry and not tasty to me in the slightest :( I gave them a couple of tries to see if the pieces were just inconsistent, but that wasn't the case. I should also note that I am really not the biggest fan of nuts in general, but I was expecting the overall bite to taste a lot better than this. I will be repurposing the tin though!

I like this company and their mission. Conceptually this product is quite innovative. Instead of taking multi-vitamin pills that have a nasty-metallic after taste and give your fluorescent urine, or sugar-laden gummies, using whole food ingredients to deliver essential nutrients for optimal absorption sounds great! The good: the whole food ingredients especially use of seaweed. The room for improvement: However, they didn't deliver on taste! I tried all three flavors, and orange pistachio was the closest to decent. The strawberry or coconut chai were not flavor profiles that I cared for. Think of the former as seaweed covered in strawberry dust and two things that don't belong together coconut and chai! C'mon, you're speaking to a South Asian here!! I don't know why people automatically go for sweet taste with seaweed, when it is meant to be paired with savory, spicy, sour, etc.

I like it in concept, but dont see myself eating these on an ongoing basis. I dont have a good sense of why the seaweed is so beneficial, so it sort of just feels like a (sort of) yummy snack to eat in the afternoon so I don't eat a bar of chocolate instead. The flavor is okay (I got the chai) but a little dry. Cute branding. The packaging and shipping experience was lovely.

Order and delivery were quick and easy. Packaging was really lovely, I'd like to keep using the box in the future. I enjoy seaweed and am interested in supporting the cultivation of seaweed for multiple industries so I was excited to try these. I got the Coconut Chai flavor and its fine. I taste both Coconut and Chai, but I don't think the flavors blended super well with each other or with seaweed. It's not integrating well into my daily routine. I found myself wishing for a savory or salty flavor because this flavor felt like it didn't quite work. I do not notice any change in energy or health after taking these.

Quite tasty! I got double strawberry. Love that it's packed with nutrition,

I got these as part of a Thingdrop and was super curious. The branding and art direction got me, and I've got such a sweet tooth that anything that looks like dessert means I will be trying it. I ordered the Double Strawberry Starter Kit and when they arrived, the packaging was just as lovely IRL as it was in the pictures. The little bites smelled divine, too! I actually really enjoyed the flavor and texture - a nice treat in the morning that had just enough sweetness and substance without being too much for first thing in the morning. My dad is currently going through chemo and also enjoyed having one every morning, as it helped with his iron deficiency from treatment quite a bit.

I bought the Double Strawberry Starter Kit, based on the reviews from the Rootless website. The other current flavors are Coconut Chai and Orange Pistachio. My initial reaction was... not pleasant (I mean, it does taste like seaweed but looks like a dainty chocolate truffle). But, these have really grown on me and I look forward to eating my bite each day. It is seaweed that has chic branding. I do believe that we absorb more nutrients through food than through the usual supplements and vitamins so this is a really unique take on this. The website has a ton of great information on the benefits of seaweed. However, I'm not sure if I'm seeing or feeling anything (this is hard to quantify), which is reflected in my rating, as well as the price (see below for more detail).

Delicious and unique - such a fun find. I love the combination of sweet fruits, savory nuts, and salty seaweed. I can't wait to try new flavors, bravo to the Rootless team for their focus on nutritious sustainability!

I tried a 30-day box as part of Thingtesting's Drops series (so paid for it but discounted). Most of the experience exceeded my expectations: the Coconut Chai bites stayed fresh in a well-packaged metal tin. They were tasty and bite-sized. For someone who wanted a small snack that seems to pretty natural and healthy, would recommend.

I got the Coconut Chai bites and wasn't a fan. The taste wasn't great - it was a bit dry and underwhelming. I've always enjoyed seaweed snacks and have heard they're a good food to have in rotation so I really wanted to like these, but I wouldn't get them again.

Was super excited to try these in my quest to find a whole-food option to supplement nutrient gaps. Packaging is super-chic and the ingredients are top of line.

They are not great tasting. The packaging I love, the ingredients are great but overall it’s the taste that matters and they missed the mark there.

No lie I gagged and vomited from the taste. Extremely shocking as I expected wonderful things from the product but was unable to swallow and left very disgusted. I had to throw away $47 of product as no one in our household found this edible. Unsure how you can make a product so disgusting without having just dumped dish soap in which is how it tasted - like soapy soap

Love getting my seaweed. Taste was not bad! Maybe a little room for improvement with the texture and flavor combination. It could use more salty seaweed and sweet chocolate flavor to mask the almond and date taste imho. I tried the Cocoa Crunch; it's still pretty good... Looking forward to trying new flavors!