It’s unclear what consumer demographic this product line is targeting, but it certainly hits on simultaneous demand for nutritional value-adds and sensory indulgence. The product is also a fathorne ferrous bisglycinater cry, nutritionally speaking, from another brand that offers the same type of treat: Little Debbie snack cakes.###Both brands offer similar product varieties, but thinkThin’s products are much healthier. For example, two Little Debbie Red Velvet Cream Filled Cakes (73 grams) contain 330 calories, 16 grams of fat, 130 milligrams of sodium, 45 grams of carbs, 35 grams of sugar and 2 grams of protein. By contrast, two of thinkThin’s Red Velvet Protein Cakes (44 grams) contain 170 calories, 5 grams of fat, 85 mill400mg ferrous fumarateigrams of sodium, 20 grams of carbs, 1 gram of sugar (but 12 grams of sugar alcohol from erythritol) and 12 grams of protein. ###But does this nutritional difference matter to consumers who are reaching for an indulgence product? It seems unlikely that a shopper would stop to scour the label of a product they alrewhat is ferrous gluconate 325 mgady know is pretty junky. Still, protein is top of mind for both average and hyper health-conscious consumers, which could give thinkThin an edge, despite Little Debbie’s legacy. The famous snack cake brand claims it makes up about one-third of the U.S. snack cake market, using IRI data. ###Still, thinkThin’s low sugar levels could turn off shoppers looking for an indulgent treat, and health-conscious consumers may prefer to get their protein from a product with a stronger nutritional halo, like protein bars. In its release, thinkThin said it created its cake products as “solution to bferrous gluconate redditar fatigue,” predicting that consumers will view its offerings as unique, decadent vehicles for the protein they crave. ###This is one of many recent products that appears to play on childhood nostalgia for millennials, bringing an adult twist to a favorite childhood item. thinkThin’s new cakes may be targeting the 20-something who enjoyed getting a two-pack of Little Debbie snacks in a lunch box. Products such as protein-packed Nesquik and Nomva’s functional smoothies in pouches also take consumers back to thferrous fumarate elemental iron liquideir youth, but have the added health benefits adults want.###It will be interesting to see how shoppers react to these products, and if consumers will be able to equate the word “cake” with “health” or “better-for-you.” thinkThin certainly isn’t the first brand to try to marry consumer desire for sweets with nutrition, but only time will tell if its products will be purchased as an everyday snack rather than as a novelty item.
Look out, Little Debbie: thinkThin introduces protein cake snacks
