Comparison of "Plant-Born Puchin Pudding" and "Puchin Pudding
Ezaki Glico is now selling "Plant-Born Puchin Pudding". This is the first "Puchin Pudding" brand to use only vegetable ingredients instead of animal ingredients. We compared the taste of the new product with that of the regular "Puchin Pudding.We prepared the regular "Big Puchin Pudding" and the "Plant-Based Big Puchin Pudding. Both are priced at 140 yen. I got them at a supermarket sale for 98 yen each.
Puccin Pudding
The classic "Puccin Pudding" is a delicious, milky pudding with sweet caramel. Ingredients include dairy products, sugar, caramel syrup, vegetable oil and fat, raw milk, roasted sugar, cornstarch, egg powder, salt, and agar agar. Calories are 226 kcal per serving.
puckered-up pudding
Plant-Born Puchin Pudding
The "Plant-Born Puchin Pudding" is made without using animal ingredients, and contains soy milk (produced in Japan), sugar, syrup, vegetable oil and fat, roasted sugar, almond paste, salt, and agar agar, among others. We have conducted extensive research to create a product that satisfies both texture and taste, and have maintained the "springy" texture of the long-time favorite "Puchin Pudding Original Series. The new product is said to be surprisingly tasty. The calorie count is 213 kcal.
Plant-Born Pucin Pudding
Differences in color
When placed side by side, the regular Puchin Pudding is more vibrant in color, while the plant-born one has a more subdued hue.
First, let's start with the regular Puchin Pudding! It is smooth and pliable, with a rich caramel and moist sweetness. Yup, tasty as usual!
On the other hand, both the pudding and caramel of the plant-born Puchin Pudding are less sweet than the regular ones. While regular pudding is sweet from the start, the plant-based pudding is sweeter, and the sweetness gradually follows. The flavor of soy milk and almonds spreads softly. The gentle sweetness derived from cane sugar is then added. If you like soy milk or almond milk, this is a must-try!
The editorial staff who participated in the taste comparison said
The plant-based Puccin Pudding has a gentle overall flavor, so you don't get sick of it.
The plumpness of both puddings is perfect! It's nice to be able to eat pudding even if you are allergic to it.
The plant-based pudding has a lot of soy milk and almond flavor, so it may not be suitable for those who don't like them.
I think the taste of plant-based pudding is a little bland compared to the regular pudding. But I guess it doesn't bother me as long as I eat it by itself.
Some of the comments were as follows. Personally, I was surprised that the "plant-based" pudding was more "pudding" than I had imagined. I think it is a great point that children who are allergic to pudding and cannot normally eat pudding can easily purchase it.
The "Plant-Born Puchin Pudding" offers a new appeal to "Puchin Pudding. Why don't you compare them and see which one you prefer?
