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Tastykakes[1] are about the same price as Twinkies but have half the shelf life (or less, depending on the product) due to fewer preservatives and better ingred

Tastykakes[1] are about the same price as Twinkies but have half the shelf life (or less, depending on the product) due to fewer preservatives and better ingredients. They don't have the distribution that Twinkies have, but it's grown to include the entire East Coast at this point, I think. Still pretty bad for you but several rungs up the garbage ladder, for sure. I don't understand how Twinkies are able to compete in their market. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastykake https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tastykake

ChoGGi 9mo ago
> I don't understand how Twinkies are able to compete in their market. Branding is very powerful. (Never rebrand, it'll just disturb pleasant memories)
- alamortsubite 9mo ago
  True, I imagine the Twinkie Pavlovian response is a tough one to shake.
nebula8804 9mo ago
I don't think thats true, I looked them up and this looks just as processed: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/tastykake-butterscotch-krimpets/1558612 https://www.heb.com/product-detail/tastykake-butterscotch-kr... (scroll down to see the ingredients) Perhaps you are referring to a Tastykake from a bygone era?
- alamortsubite 9mo ago
  It is true. The shelf life of those Tastykakes is three weeks. A Twinkie's is six. The shelf life of a Tastykake pie is seven days. They haven't changed much or at all since I was a kid. Have you tried a Tastykake (and a Twinkie)? The difference is obvious if you can spare the calories.
  - nebula8804 9mo ago
    I have tried almost all of the Tastykakes that I could purchase here on the east coast. They seem quite average in terms of quality. While I have never eaten a Twinkie and Tastykake side by side I do concede that Twinkies these days are a bottom of the barrel level of quality and TastyKakes are at least a small level above. I'm just looking at that ingredient list and it seems quite processed.
    - alamortsubite 9mo ago
      I think you misinterpreted my original comment, but I applaud your diligence in sampling the entire Tastykake product line. The pies are my favorite, though I rarely eat them as I value my health. I would not touch a Twinkie unless I were starving, or perhaps as part of a paid stunt if the money was right.
      - nebula8804 9mo ago
        Understood. I do enjoy the coconut juniors Tastykake but I am focused on cutting out all processed and unnatural ingredients so I am forced to produce more at home. Its just the world I feel we are stuck in now. Regarding Twinkie, did you see my other comment on producing them at home using natural ingredients? https://youtu.be/lD2OOTx2G9k?t=592 https://youtu.be/lD2OOTx2G9k?t=592 You may be able to hopefully recreate the original quality using this(if this is something you'd like to try).

ChoGGi 9mo ago

> I don't understand how Twinkies are able to compete in their market. Branding is very powerful. (Never rebrand, it'll just disturb pleasant memories)

alamortsubite 9mo ago
True, I imagine the Twinkie Pavlovian response is a tough one to shake.

nebula8804 9mo ago

I don't think thats true, I looked them up and this looks just as processed: https://www.heb.com/product-detail/tastykake-butterscotch-krimpets/1558612 https://www.heb.com/product-detail/tastykake-butterscotch-kr... (scroll down to see the ingredients) Perhaps you are referring to a Tastykake from a bygone era?

alamortsubite 9mo ago
It is true. The shelf life of those Tastykakes is three weeks. A Twinkie's is six. The shelf life of a Tastykake pie is seven days. They haven't changed much or at all since I was a kid. Have you tried a Tastykake (and a Twinkie)? The difference is obvious if you can spare the calories.
- nebula8804 9mo ago
  I have tried almost all of the Tastykakes that I could purchase here on the east coast. They seem quite average in terms of quality. While I have never eaten a Twinkie and Tastykake side by side I do concede that Twinkies these days are a bottom of the barrel level of quality and TastyKakes are at least a small level above. I'm just looking at that ingredient list and it seems quite processed.
  - alamortsubite 9mo ago
    I think you misinterpreted my original comment, but I applaud your diligence in sampling the entire Tastykake product line. The pies are my favorite, though I rarely eat them as I value my health. I would not touch a Twinkie unless I were starving, or perhaps as part of a paid stunt if the money was right.
    - nebula8804 9mo ago
      Understood. I do enjoy the coconut juniors Tastykake but I am focused on cutting out all processed and unnatural ingredients so I am forced to produce more at home. Its just the world I feel we are stuck in now. Regarding Twinkie, did you see my other comment on producing them at home using natural ingredients? https://youtu.be/lD2OOTx2G9k?t=592 https://youtu.be/lD2OOTx2G9k?t=592 You may be able to hopefully recreate the original quality using this(if this is something you'd like to try).