These were so goddamn yummy. The packaging was stunning. I'm a bit obsessed with fruit snacks of all kinds, so I was really excited to try these. Sometimes freeze-dried / dehydrated fruit snacks have a weird musty preservative flavor/after-taste, and I didn't get that at all with Tala.
The other issue I sometimes find with dried fruit snacks is that they lose a lot of sweetness/flavor — not an issue with these either. All the flavors I tried — banana, pineapple, and mango — were rich and sweet and wonderful. Texture was perfect.
Packaging was stunning, also.
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My only hangup is — obviously, drumroll — the price. These end up being around $2.50 a packet, with around 10-15 lil fruit chunks per pack. Obviously for the quality of product and the elevated packaging, it's not unreasonable. Just something to consider when doing price comparisons. Def a luxury snack and perhaps not a sustainable habit for most folks. *snorts mango powder off the coffeetable*
One other thing — and this isn't a dig @ Tala, just a (maybe obvious) critique of freeze-dried fruits being touted as substantial "snacks" in general — I positively inhaled these. They're VERY light, not filling in any way, and one evening I accidentally ate through like 5 packs, like an animal, just sitting on my couch surrounded by wrappers.
So if you're buying these to get like any meaningful ~calories~ or ~protein~ maybe stick to beef jerky or something.