Yu Foodlabs Oats Bowl Review – All Variants Reviewed

Oats are often associated with adjectives like bland, boring, tasteless. Sounds familiar?

Yu Foodlabs have introduced a range of flavored oats bowls that can be prepared in a few simple steps. All you need is boiling water, and voila! Your bowl of flavored oats is ready. For our Yu Foodlabs Oats Bowls review, we ordered the Berry Apple Cinnamon, Banana Caramel, and Golden Corn Spinach variants.

Sweet or savory, which did we like better?

Here’s a quick glance at how we rated the oats bowls.

Flavors, consistency, convenience, and economic value were the prime focus of our review.

1. Flavor

Each variant uses a minimum of two ingredients. Do all ingredients shine through equally? Are the flavor profiles desirable? What about freshness? 

2. Consistency

After following the brand-recommended suggestions, did our bowl of oats have the gloopy, porridge-like consistency? Were the oats cooked through?

What about the toppings and flavorings? Had these ingredients rehydrated well?

3. Convenience

At work or after a workout- do the Yu Foodlabs Oats Bowls make for a quick and convenient meal?

Does it call for items from the pantry?

4. Other Parameters

Ingredients

Clean or full of additives? 

Price

Would you be saving some bucks preparing oatmeal from scratch? Or is this an economically-friendly option?

Packaging

Can the bowl hold the water well? Leaks, spills, is this a travel-friendly cup meal?

Shelf Life

‘Prepared without additives or preservatives’ what is the shelf life of these oats bowls?

The cups hold 2-3 sachets, each with oats, dehydrated fruits and flavoring, and dry fruits. 

PS- only the Berry Apple Cinnamon variant had the third sachet.

Cooking Instructions

Empty the contents of the pouch in the bowl and add boiling water up to the mark. Stir the contents, ensuring all food is well immersed. Cover and set the bowl aside for three minutes. Stir once again, add the toppings, and it’s ready.

Price & Packaging

The bowl comes with a reclosable lid and has three sachets inside. A 55-gram bowl is priced at Rs 75/- and has a shelf life of 12 months. 

Main Ingredients

Wholegrain oats, apple, strawberry, cinnamon, sugar, butter, milk, condensed milk, fresh cream, sea salt, almond, cashew nut, raisins, chia seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, water.

All ingredients used are natural and available in most home kitchens too. There are no added flavors, preservatives, or additives. Mishry gives this the green light. 

After rehydration, a serving size is 175 grams. 

Per serve, this offers 295.6 Kcal of which 8.4 grams is protein, 37.2 grams is carbohydrates (6.7 grams is sugar), and 12.6 grams is fat.

Taste & Texture

Within the given time frame (3 minutes), the oats looked well-cooked. Our bowl emitted a fresh, natural aroma of cinnamon. The oatmeal had a delightfully creamy consistency that we liked.

The overall flavor and texture of ingredients were commendable. It tasted fresh and had a pleasing fruity flavor. There was a subtle flavor of cinnamon that enhanced the meal. The nuts and seeds did not have any undesirable taste and best of all- their crunch was retained. The raisins had a plump chewiness we liked.

The ‘25 grams protein and fibre’ claim is true.

Price & Packaging

This had two sachets- one with oats and the other one with toppings and the flavoring. The pricing and shelf life are the same as above.

Main Ingredients

Wholegrain oats, banana, sugar, milk, condensed milk, fresh cream, sea salt, almond, cashew nut, raisins, chia seeds, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, water.

A 175-gram serve offers 259.2 Kcal with 8.3 grams of protein, 28.6 grams of carbohydrates, 12.4 grams of fat, and 15.5 grams of fiber. 

The 24-gram protein and fiber claim is met.

Taste & Texture

Like the above variant, this developed a porridge-like consistency in three minutes. We stirred the contents before starting the taste test.

This variant had a slight ‘laciness‘ that we think was a result of starchy bananas. The pieces of banana had rehydrated quite well. The seeds lent a crunchy bite whereas the raisins had a chewy, plump bite. 

Primarily, this had a natural banana sweetness. The raisins had absorbed this flavor. The seasalt added a slight saltiness that balanced out the sweetness. This did not really have the caramel-like sweetness but was pleasing, nonetheless. 

Price & Packaging

This 45-gram cup is priced at Rs 75/- and has a shelf life of 12 months. The container had two sachets, one of oats, and the other with dehydrated spinach and the flavoring mix.

Main Ingredients

Wholegrain oats, spinach, corn kernel, fresh thyme, milk, fresh cream, butter, salt, refined flour, garlic, chilli flakes, black pepper, oregano, water.

Post-rehydration, a 175-gram serve offers 262.7 Kcal with 9.1 grams of protein, 29 grams of carbohydrates, and 12.2 grams of fat.

Taste & Texture

In three minutes, this developed an oatmeal-like, gloopy consistency. It emitted a fresh and herb-dominant aroma. In the three-minute time frame, the oats had cooked well, but the corn kernels had not rehydrated properly. They lacked the juiciness and had a dry bite. Visually, there was a generous quantity of unevenly chopped spinach leaves. The characteristic astringent flavor of spinach was beautifully (and subtly) masked by cream, milk, and herbs, and turned desirable. The seasoning was spot-on, neither oversalted nor under. The herby flavors of thyme and oregano felt fresh and natural. To add to this, the coarsely crushed black pepper added a pleasing kick of heat.

Here are some interesting FAQs on Yu Foodlabs oats bowl.

Yu Foodlabs Oats Bowls are very effortless to prepare, they are fresh and full of flavors. The macronutrient distribution is also quite good but what we liked best were the clean ingredient lists! 

Sweet or savory, how do you flavor your oatmeal?

Our reviews are unbiased and all samples used during the reviews were paid for by us. Read our entire ethics statement here.