These are fine! Uh-oh, am I suffering pumpkin seed burnout? I'm not sure that the cinnamon sugar really "goes", especially without salt or shells. It's a very savory inside with a breakfasty outside. It's not bad, but it's not excellent either. Also 160 cals seems high comparatively. Anyway, these are a fine snack, but unlike the other flavors I didn't like them more as I got going, they just stayed "fine".
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 6/10
At first bite I thought "god, all these flavors just taste overwhelmingly of pumpkin seed, and I'm getting sick of pumpkin seed", but the crazy thing is, after eating a few more, the pumpkin flavor becomes backgrounded and I start to notice (and appreciate) the other flavors instead. Like wine, in a way! So then I got just basic sweet & salty vibes, which was good, but nothing novel. I was just about to think there's no maple flavor at all, when it hit me! Breakfast syrup (positive)! Really nice if you stick with it. I think these tie the choco ones for my favorites. No wonder they're premium!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
These are a fancy seed! You can tell they're premium not only from the black bag but because they have 1/5 fewer seeds than the other normie flavors. In the end, they are pretty similar to the other flavors of seeds -- you really taste the pumpkin seed underneath, but there is a little choco flavor and the salt flavor comes in at the end. I like them the more I eat them. Pretty good sweet little snack!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
As the name implies, these are, indeed, somewhat spicy pumpkin seeds. They have all the perks (protein, nut free, snack, lots of them) of the flavorless version, plus the added enjoyment of some flavoring (mostly hot pepper in my perception). I enjoy them a lot, although my criticism of I Would Rather Have Shells still stands, as well as the fact that I think a sweet+spicy flavor (like cinnamon sugar + cumin) would be tastier still.
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
Pumpkin seeds are one of the great snacks that make me feel like a normal human! The only seed I eat, I think. I actually like biting the shell off (or eating it), so these shell-less pumpkin seeds are actually not my preference, even though I get why people prefer it. Anyway, these are a fun, not sweet snack that is nut free (and actually says so on the packaging!). They mostly taste like salt, and I like that. You can also eat a bunch of them, and I like that too. Cute packaging, decent company, I hope they stick around!
Overall
Cost: 5/10
Taste: 7/10
